If imitation is the highest form of flattery, Taco Bell should be feeling pretty good. That’s because Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. — its biggest competitor in the U.S. Mexican-inspired dining segment — is taking pages directly from its playbook as it tries to revamp its image. And no wonder: it was Chipotle’s new CEO that […]
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Sea Dogs: Chipotle key to Danny Mars’ success
Chipotle’s food is the secret to Danny Mars’ success this season. Mars, an outfielder in his first year with the Portland Sea Dogs, started eating at Chipotle before games during a road trip early in the season. Now the Mexican grill cuisine is part of his daily routine. “Wake up, I get Starbucks in the […]
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Chipotle to close Feb. 8 for food safety meeting
2015 E.coli Cases Linked to Chipotle | HealthGrove In the wake of a nightmare year for Chipotle, in which hundreds of people were sickened after eating at the popular Mexican-inspired fast food chain, the company says it is taking another step to clean up its act. All of the roughly 2,000 Chipotle restaurants in the […]
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Chipotle contends with falling sales, federal subpoena
NEW YORK — Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., struggling to rebound from multiple outbreaks of foodborne illness, reported a worse-than-expected plunge in fourth-quarter sales and said it was served with a grand jury subpoena in a federal criminal investigation. Same-store sales — a closely watched benchmark — tumbled 14.6 percent in the period, the Denver-based company […]
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80 sick Boston College students say they ate at Chipotle
BOSTON — Boston College said Tuesday the number of students complaining of gastrointestinal symptoms after eating at a Chipotle this weekend has climbed to 80, up from the 30 it reported the previous day. The illnesses come as Chipotle’s sales are already being slammed by a multi-state outbreak of E. coli linked to its restaurants. […]
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E. coli closes all Chipotle in Washington, Oregon
SEATTLE — Health officials expect the number of people sickened by an E. coli outbreak linked to Chipotle restaurants in Washington state and Oregon to grow while they investigate the cause of the infection. As of Friday, three people in the Portland area and 19 people in western Washington had become sick from E. coli. […]