CAVA, a Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant brand, announced the official opening of a new, state-of-the-art food production and packaging facility in Verona, Va., located two hours outside Washington D.C., in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley.
As part of its ongoing work to build a scalable infrastructure to support its growth, the company made an initial investment of approximately $35 million in the facility, which manufactures CAVA’s proprietary dips and spreads, including tzatziki, harissa, and Crazy Feta®, as well as select dressings. Along with an existing facility in Laurel, Md., the Verona operation can support at least 750 restaurants and the expansion of CAVA’s consumer packaged goods business.
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The Verona facility has the capacity to produce more than 100,000 pounds of product a day using high-pressure processing, a cold pasteurization technology that retains the flavor and nutritional benefits of CAVA’s fresh ingredients, with no preservatives.
The facility also features ecological landscaping, airy, welcoming spaces for team members, and a custom, state-of-the-art, and environmentally friendly CO2 refrigeration system that cools production and warehouse spaces.
Representatives from CAVA, Augusta County, and the Commonwealth of Virginia, including Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Caren Merrick, are scheduled to give remarks during a ribbon-cutting ceremony today.
