Texas Fast Casual Restaurant Chain to be Scooped Up Into New Mediterranean Giant in $300 Million Deal
By Sarah Sutton • September 4, 2018
You may have seen Cava dips on the shelves of Whole Foods, but you are about to see a lot more of Cava in Texas since Plano-based Zoes Kitchen agreed to an acquisition by the privately-held Cava Group, a D.C. fast-casual Mediterranean restaurant conglomerate. Derived from fine-dining chefs’ recipes, the chain is like a Mediterranean Chipotle with customizable grain bowls, salads and pitas. And Panera Bread founder Ron Shaich is dipping his fingers into this deal.