The ZK deal ruined CAVA and the C level lost touch with the team - Finance & Accounting CAVA Employee Review

3.0
26 Sept 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Free Food -The culture was great the first 12 months, that is a huge reason why I joined. -The people, the previous CFO was a great leader -Company Events -The team I worked with before everyone started to leave because of the ZK deal. -Benefits were good, unlimited PTO, WFH when needed, casual attire in the office

Cons

-CAVA bought ZK, it ruined the culture and didn't bring us together as ONE team it actually divided us more and blew up everything -They were not upfront and honest about the changes that were going to happen in the future and no incentive to stay to commit to CAVA -No growth in my career if I stayed at CAVA, they don't believe in there people, and they don't trust them either. -The new CFO, runied the entire department and that is why everyone there is a contract employee because all the full-time employees left and they outsourced our jobs. -The culture became a terrible place to work because all they were focused on was ZK -ZK deal was the worst decision ever, in my opinion, that was huge reason why I left. They couldn't figure out how to integrate the finance systems, it was taking forever. -

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5.0
3 May 2026
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Pros

company pays for servsafe certification, accumulate PTO as a Team Lead or higher. 40 hour sick leave for regular team members.

Cons

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4.0
10 Jun 2026
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Pros

free food, great work environment

Cons

long shifts, busy, and can get messy

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