If you are into saving money with rewards programs and have a CAVA near you, you will want to check out this limited time offer from CAVA! I think it’s smart on their part because if you are a loyal customer somewhere else, you just might become a loyal customer of theirs if given the chance.
What is the CAVA Status Match?
CAVA has 3 levels of customer loyalty: Sea, Land, and Sun. From now through December 31, 2025, you can use rewards programs OUTSIDE of CAVA to get a match up to the Sun level.
What are the CAVA Sand and Sun benefits?
Here is the full list of benefits that you will get through the end of the year:
Sun
▪ $1 = 12 Points
▪ Birthday Gift: Half-off Bowl or Pita
▪ Surprise Offers + Challenges
▪ End of Year Gift
▪ Early Awareness for New Items + Locations
▪ Multiplier Events (4x points)
▪ $0 Delivery Fee – 3x/quarter ($15+ min. order)
▪ Exclusive Events
Sand
▪ $1 = 11 Points
▪ Birthday Gift: Drink, Pita Chips, or Dessert
▪ Surprise Offers + Challenges
▪ End of Year Gift
▪ Early Awareness for New Items + Locations
▪ Multiplier Events (3x points)
▪ $0 Delivery Fee – 1x/quarter ($15+ min. order)
How Do You Complete the Status Match?
You will need to submit proof of your other status to CAVA on this page. I submitted a screenshot of my Hilton Honors. They told me to allow up to a week for it to be reviewed, and then it can take 24 hours to show up in your account. So the sooner, the better! You can use airline, cruise, hotel, restaurant, or retail rewards programs to try to match.
What Programs Will Match?
There are a LOT of programs you can use to match! The ones listed below all say that they match to Sun but that other levels may match for Sand.
| Category | Company | Matching Loyalty Tier (or requirement) | CAVA Status Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel / Cruise | American Airlines | Gold and higher | Sun |
| Travel / Cruise | Delta Airlines | Silver and higher | Sun |
| Travel / Cruise | United Airlines | Premier Silver and higher | Sun |
| Travel / Cruise | JetBlue Airways | Mosaic 1 and higher | Sun |
| Travel / Cruise | Southwest Airlines | A-List and higher | Sun |
| Travel / Cruise | Amtrak | Select Executive | Sun |
| Travel / Cruise | Royal Caribbean | Diamond Plus and higher | Sun |
| Travel / Cruise | Virgin | Deep Blue Extras | Sun |
| Travel / Cruise | Norwegian Cruise Line | Diamond and higher | Sun |
| Travel / Cruise | Celebrity Cruises | Elite Plus and higher | Sun |
| Hospitality | HYATT | Discoverist and higher | Sun |
| Hospitality | Marriott | Silver and higher | Sun |
| Hospitality | HILTON | Silver and higher | Sun |
| Hospitality | IHG | Silver and higher | Sun |
| Restaurant | Starbucks | 300+ Stars or legacy Gold Card | Sun |
| Restaurant | Crumbl Cookies | Pink | Sun |
| Restaurant | Noodles & Company | Premier | Sun |
| Restaurant | Chick-fil-A One | Signature | Sun |
| Restaurant | CHOPT | Elite | Sun |
| Retail / Beauty | SEPHORA | Rouge | Sun |
| Retail / Beauty | Nordstrom | Influencer and higher | Sun |
| Retail / Beauty | ALO | All Access and higher | Sun |
| Retail / Beauty | BR / Gap / Old Navy / Athleta | Enthusiast and higher | Sun |
They say that if you are not in one of these, you can submit what you DO have and it may qualify you for either Sand or Sun.
I’m excited about the possiblity of the status match for something so easy, especially since I have recently started eating at CAVA about once a month. Even for just a few months, it would be nice to have the higher point potential to carry over into next year’s rewards.
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