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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 9 Months Ended
Oct. 01, 2023
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
We were party to a consulting agreement (the “Consulting Agreement”) with CMRG Inc. (“CMRG”), which is primarily owned by certain of the founders of the Company including Theodoros Xenohristos who serves on our Board of Directors. Under the terms of the Consulting Agreement, the founders provided culinary, branding, food products, and restaurant operation services to one of our subsidiaries, CAVA Mezze Grill, in exchange for an annual consulting fee. During the twelve and forty weeks ended October 2, 2022, $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, was paid to CMRG for consulting services under the Consulting Agreement. The Consulting Agreement was effectively terminated as of December 25, 2022.
We were party to a management services agreement (“MSA”) with Act III Management, LLC (“Act III Management”), which is one of our stockholders and is controlled by Ronald Shaich, who is Chair of our Board of Directors. Act III Management provided consulting in the areas of information technology, strategy, finance, off-premises sales, and restaurant operations. During the twelve and forty weeks ended October 2, 2022, $0.2 million and $0.7 million, respectively, was paid to Act III Management under the MSA. The MSA was terminated in accordance with its terms on December 31, 2022.