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Is CAVA the next Chipotle?
Photo taken by Jeremy Rosenkranz Background & History With Campus Dining receiving lots of backlash in the first few weeks of the 2024-2025 school year, many students are opting to dine at the multitude of popular chain restaurants surrounding the campus. The most notable of these chains are CAVA and Chipotle, restaurants which specialize in bringing quality ingredients to fast-casual dining. Although their respective cuisines are very different (Chipotle being Mexican while Cava is Mediterranean), the two restaurants have both developed cult-like fan bases, strong social media presences, and have investors throwing money at them. When Chipotle was founded in…