Cava gives away free food. It's CEO explains why

#cava #restaurants #leadership Cava CEO Brett Schulman sits down with Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi and reveals how CAVA leverages AI camera tech and a viral "Love Button" to ensure generous portion sizes that directly challenge their competitors. Timestamps 00:00 Inside Cava 00:58 From 1 to 460 locations 02:20 The origins of Cava 04:15 Leaving Wall Street 05:25 Near-death business moments 07:00 The Zoës Kitchen acquisition 07:55 Lessons from Ron Shaich 09:20 Scaling to 1,000 locations 10:00 Betting on yourself 12:15 Advice for entrepreneurs 13:20 Scaling the Cava model 15:00 Reinventing the restaurant 18:35 Technology and hospitality 20:22 The Cava "Love Button" 23:00 Building food at scale 27:40 GLP-1s and dining habits 29:45 Life as a public CEO #entrepreneurship #fastcasual #businessgrowth #powerplayers #yahoofinance == AlphaSpace by Yahoo Finance: A Professional-Grade Investment Platform Built for Everyday Investors. 👉 alphaspace.finance.yahoo.com — https://www.facebook.com/yahoofinance — https://x.com/YahooFinance — https://www.instagram.com/yahoofinance/ — https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofinance — https://www.linkedin.com/company/yahoo-finance — https://finance.yahoo.com/