secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CAVA GROUP, INC. (CAVA)
CIK:        0001639438
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-12T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-001818
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

CAVA appoints Doug Thompson as COO effective March 2, 2026; base salary $550k
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- Doug Thompson appointed COO effective March 2, 2026; reports to CEO Brett Schulman.
- Annual base salary of $550,000; target cash bonus of 75% of base salary.
- One-time RSU grant valued ~$500,000 vesting over 4 years; annual equity awards ~$1,200,000 starting FY2027.
- Relocation/sign-on bonus of $200,000; eligible for Executive Severance Plan.
- Thompson previously CEO of Tumble 22, COO at Texas Roadhouse (20+ years).

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1639438/000162828026001818/0001628280-26-001818-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1639438/000162828026001818/cava-20260112.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-001818

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