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CAVA turns to TikTok for its latest custom bowlCAVA turns to TikTok for its latest custom bowl

Three winners of the Mediterranean restaurant’s contest will receive $5,000 in CAVA credit and their custom bowl on the menu for a limited time

Holly Petre, Assistant Digital Editor

April 2, 2024

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CAVA is investing in a TikTok contest.

Washington, D.C.-based fast-casual restaurant CAVA announced Tuesday that it launched a new contest on TikTok through April 21 for customers to get a chance to have their custom CAVA bowl appear on the restaurant menu for a limited time.

The “Guest Customs Contest” allows TikTok users to submit a video explaining why their custom CAVA bowl is the best using the hashtag #CAVACustomContest.

“We believe that consumers shouldn’t have to choose between taste and health, and offer options for everyone, no matter their palate, occasion, dietary preferences, or mood,” said Andy Rebhun, chief experience officer at CAVA, in a statement. “From more than 17 billion possible combinations, we’re seeing guests put together some amazing, sometimes unexpected dishes, so we’re putting their custom creations to the test.” 

CAVA’s social media and culinary teams will judge the submissions based on “video originality,” “culinary uniqueness,” and “deliciousness,” and select the winners.

The three winners will receive $5,000 in CAVA rewards credit and see their winning dishes on CAVA’s app and website from May 20 until June 2. 

About the Author

Holly Petre

Assistant Digital Editor

Holly Petre is a digital editor for Nation’s Restaurant News as well as the host of NRN’s podcast, Extra Serving, and producer for Informa Restaurant and Food Group’s other three podcasts, One On One by Food Management, Off the Shelf with SN and In the Kitchen with Bret Thorn. Holly holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in Sculpture, fibers and Material Studies and Ceramics from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. A native New Yorker, Holly enjoys her place on staff as the resident pop-culture expert and millennial with a sassy attitude and great sense of style.

Holly Petre’s work on Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality often covers marketing and trends, either aimed-at or examined-through the millennial mindset. Holly is responsible for introducing TikTok and Twitch to NRN and RH readers as well as explaining terms like “Karen” to staff and readers alike. She also spends her time on staff trying not to make every headline a pun.

Holly Petre hasn’t spoken at any events or on panels, but she is readily available with a killer shoe wardrobe and several witty quips.

 

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