Cava on Tuesday cut its full-year forecast for the second straight quarter as younger consumers visit its restaurants less frequently.

"When you look at different age demographics of fast casual, the 25- to 34-year-old consumer seems to be impacted a bit more than others, and fast casual tends to have a higher concentration of those consumers within their guest portfolio," CFO Tricia Tolivar said in an interview, adding that the company saw demand fall as it entered the final quarter of the year.

She attributed the pullback from younger consumers to the demographic's higher unemployment rate, plus a higher likelihood of facing the student loan repayments that resumed in the spring. Moreover, tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump "created an overall fog for the consumer," ac

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