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Chipotle Mexican Grill

Chipotle posts comps of 19.8%

 Oct. 21, 2014

Most of the increase came from traffic increases, a result in part of cranking six more customers per hour through the line during the lunch and dinner rushes.

Chipotle creates clean-eating education campaign

 By Kelsey Squire on Jul. 15, 2015

The “Friend or Faux” campaign teaches consumers about fast-food ingredients through an online game.

Chipotle’s brand perception still taking hits

By Kelsey Squire on Dec. 17, 2015

The burrito chain’s reputation has been knocked as hard as General Motors’ was in 2014, a recent survey shows.

Feds respond to Chipotle's criticism of E.coli response

By Peter Romeo on May 09, 2016

After four months, the CDC defends what and when information was aired about the December outbreak.

Restaurants hit pause button on expansion

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 07, 2016

With new outlets providing less of a return, operators are directing capital elsewhere.

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Chipotle Mexican Grill

Jun. 12, 2017

The fast-casual icon is climbing back from a series of food safety fiascos that crippled sales

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Steve Ells says Chipotle's new CEO should be in charge

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 07, 2018

The company didn't put a timeline on when its new executive would be in place, says RB's The Bottom Line.

The week in ideas, December 16, 2011

By Restaurant Business Staff on Dec. 16, 2011

This week McDonald’s answers the question with a “yes, we do actually use potatoes in our French fries.” Chick-fil-A is back in the news and not for good reason. An idea for crowdsourcing restaurant ideas. And a holiday spirit-type idea from an awesome restaurant in Illinois.

Restaurant trends from across the pond

By Patricia Cobe on May 27, 2014

The British restaurant scene is booming, according to Peter Backman, an annual visitor to the National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago. Backman sat down with Senior Editor Pat Cobe to share some other insights into what's trending in the U.K. Did someone say "fast casual"?

Your picks of the year’s top chain CEOs

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 16, 2014

We offered our choice of the year’s best restaurant leaders last week. Here are the ones you would have put on the list.

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