Question 1: Does Chipotle Mexican Grill have any core competencies and‚ if so‚ what are they? After analyzing the case‚ I have came to a conclusion that Chipotle Mexican Grill has four core competencies that make the company more superior than its competitors: 1. Focused Menu The first core competency of Chipotle Mexican Grill is its focused menu‚ which offers a fairly limited dishes – burritos‚ burrito bowls‚ tacos‚ and salads‚ along with soft drinks‚ fruit drinks‚ and milk. Its customers‚ nevertheless
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Chipotle Mexican Grill in 2012 Corporate strategy: Growth strategies: related diversification- opening new restaurants and starting with new concept of ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen. Corporate strategic intent: Grow and Build Business strategy: Differentiation/ best cost: Chipotle Mexican Grill provides upscale products at fair price and give customers value for their money. Using organic produce and meat in the meals Chipotle creates the value for customers. Functional strategies: Human
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Policies and rules are placed ahead of personal needs with impersonality while replaceability ensures that staff can be replaced to keep the bureaucracy running (Larkin‚ 2015). Chipotle exemplifies impersonality when they put more emphasis on the team and performing best for customers rather than on individual needs. Should an individual need to get a water break or use the restroom‚ they must wait for another free individual who
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sell each meal with a main dish‚ a beverage‚ and sometime an additional dessert. Customers‚ vary from individuals to families‚ always make payment before receiving their meals. In such a competitive industry‚ Chipotle Mexican Grill earns a great profit by placing itself apart from others. Chipotle‚ a popular fast food restaurant‚
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Chipotle: Food with integrity The strategy implemented by Chipotle is one that promotes their increasingly green “from Earth to table” supply chain. Chipotle serves “food with integrity” that is comprised of naturally raised beef‚ chicken‚ pork and organic vegetables. Their philosophy helps set them apart from competitors by creating a unique taste that is difficult to imitate. Another key part of Chipotle’s strategy is employee satisfaction. They believe that employee satisfaction will also lead
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Chipotle Mexican Grill Chipotle Mexican Grill is an example of a relatively recent entrant in the national fast-food space that has provided exceptional quality to customers. Chipotle started as a one-shop burrito restaurant in Denver in 1993 that today is a publicly traded company with $1.3 billion in revenues from 1‚000 restaurants. The company offers fast-casual‚ fresh Mexican food restaurants in the United States‚ UK‚ and Canada. In 2010 it had revenues of $1.74 billion. Chipotle has differentiated
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One of the immediate effects is shortage of raw ingredients which might either create an increase of the menu prices or a change in menu options as a way the substitute the unavailable ingredient. Either option could drive some customers away from Chipotle and revenues and sales would suffer. Climate changes and increasing global temperatures affect not only the company but the industry as well. Recent increase in global temperature‚ rising water levels‚ and low availability of fresh water represented
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fast-casual Mexican food‚ Chipotle has played an important role in developing this category. Currently‚ Chipotle’s direct competitors include Taco Bell‚ Qdoba Mexican Grill‚ Moe’s Southwest Grill‚ so on. Their competition also includes a variety of locally owned and franchised restaurants. Many of Chipotle’s competitors have more financial resources‚ greater name recognition‚ or are better established in the markets in which their restaurants are located. However‚ Chipotle has their competitive strength
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Oluyinka Fadahunsi Chipotle Mexican Grill “Food with Integrity” I. Key Problem Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) “Food with Integrity” founded in 1993 with the aim of reinventing Mexican food with a policy of Food with integrity and the commitment to finding the very best ingredients raised with respect for the animals‚ the environment‚ and the farmers. The company witnessed a tremendous growth over the years until October 18‚ 2012 when its stock price suffered a significant decline from a 52-week
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November 11‚ 2013 Table of Contents Country Analysis 2 1. General 2 2. Economic/Business 5 3. Political 9 4. Social & Cultural 11 Market Entry Strategy 12 References 15 Appendix 17 Country Analysis 1. General South Africa is a medium sized country that occupies a total land area of slightly more than 1.2 Million square kilometers. It stretches more than 2‚500km from the desert boarder with Namibia
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