CAVA Group, Inc. announced the appointment of Doug Thompson as Chief Operations Officer, effective March 2, 2026. In this role, Thompson will oversee CAVA?s restaurant operations and field teams, helping the company deliver on its mission to bring heart, health, and humanity to food as it continues its rapid expansion across the country. Thompson is a veteran in the industry, spending over two decades at Texas Roadhouse, where he served as COO and VP of Operations.
During his tenure, Thompson oversaw widespread development of new restaurant openings, helped develop two new restaurant concepts and directed operations through 40 consecutive quarters of positive comparable sales. Thompson built a transformational pipeline of restaurant leaders, coaching and training teams to grow into management positions across the organization. Most recently Thompson was CEO of Tumble 22 Texas Chicken Joint, a Texas-based chicken concept.
Throughout his time with the company, Thompson led significant expansion and growth, doubling the number of locations and building the infrastructure and team to support its ambitious plans. Over the course of his expansive career, Thompson also served in roles at Carrabba?s Italian Grill and Outback Steakhouse.
CAVA Group, Inc. operates a category-defining Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant brand. The Company operates approximately 352 fast-casual CAVA Restaurants in 25 states and Washington, D.C. It operates in the growing limited-service restaurant sector as well as the health and wellness food category. The Company’s Mediterranean cuisine unites taste and health, with a menu that features chef-crated and customizable bowls and pitas. Its dips, spreads, and dressings are centrally produced and sold in grocery stores. Its menu fulfills a range of dietary preferences, from hearty and indulgent to vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, dairy-free, paleo, keto, and nut-free diets. It serves guests across gender lines, age groups, and income levels. It has developed multichannel access to in-restaurant dining, digital pick-up, drive-thru pick-up in select restaurants, delivery, catering, and consumer packaged goods offerings.
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