Introduction: Chipotle Mexican Grill‚ Inc. is a chain of restaurants located in the United States‚ United Kingdom‚ Canada‚ and France‚ specializing in burritos and tacos. Its name derives from chipotle‚ the Mexican Spanish name for a smoked and dried jalapeño chili pepper. The restaurant is known for its large burritos‚ assembly-line production and use of natural ingredients. The company has released a mission statement called Food with Integrity‚ which highlights its efforts in using organic
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Chipotle Mexican Grill Strategy Improvements Karla Diaz St. Petersburg College‚ St. Petersburg‚ FL Chipotle Mexican Grill Strategy Improvements The fast-casual dining industry has expanded within recent years‚ but one sub-segment set for the largest growth is the fast-casual Mexican dining niche (LaVecchia‚ 2003). More recently‚ top competitors such as Chipotle Mexican Grill‚ Moe’s Southwest Grill‚ Taco Bell and Qdoba have invested valuable resources in separating themselves from their
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Chipotle Mexican Grill Chipotle had a very positive second quarter result announced in July. The fast food restaurant chain reported total revenue of $ 1.2 billion that is 14.1 % better than that reported for the second quarter of 2014. This phenomenal growth in revenue has the opening of 48 new restaurants during the second quarter behind it. The total restaurant count for Chipotle now stands at 1‚878. On not considering the new restaurants that were not present till the end of the second quarter
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Leadership Philosophy Founded by Steve Ellis in 1993‚ his main focus was to transform "fast food" to an experience more similar to fine dining. Taking inspiration from features commonly found in fine-dining‚ he wanted the strategy for Chipotle Mexican Grill to focus on the following five elements: • Serving a focused menu of burritos‚ tacos‚ burrito bowls and salads • Using high-quality raw ingredients and classic cooking methods to create great tasting‚ reasonably priced meals served in minutes
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Chris Smith Prof. Jones Business Strategy 15 April 2015 Chipotle: Mexican Grill Analysis Introduction Chipotle Mexican Grill is a major restaurant in the category of “fast casual food‚” which is a 4% makeup of the total restaurant industry. Chipotle saw tremendous growth since its initial public offering in 2006‚ going from stock prices of $45 a share‚ all the way to prices of $302.96 in 2012. However‚ Chipotle has seen its share of downturns over the year and may be in danger of a downward trend
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Improving Processes: Chipotle Mexican Grill This report is to discuss the findings from observations made at the Chipotle restaurant on Orange Avenue in downtown Orlando. Observations were made on Monday August 9‚ 2010 with the first time frame from noon to 1 p.m. and the second time frame from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. These observations are used to make recommendations on managing queues‚ process capability‚ and statistical process control. Observations from the two time frames will provide information
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Chipotle Mexican Grill Introduction When Steve Ells decided to create a restaurant concept that combined the quick-serve experience with exceptional quality food‚ he didn’t know it would be an instant hit (Thompson‚ Peteraf‚ Gamble‚ & Strickland III‚ 2015). He was looking for a way to use his culinary training and restaurant experience to elevate the fast-food concept. This transformed the way people thought about fast-food. His concept centered on a focused menu serving only high-quality‚ fresh
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number 10: Chipotle Mexican Grill 2012: Can it hit a Second Home Run? Group number: 3 Group members: * Vu Thanh Loc – accounting * Dang Hoai Nam – accounting * Tran Dieu Linh – accounting * Nguyen Thi Ngoc Diep – accounting * Phan Dang Mai Anh – accounting * Thach Dieu Huong – accounting * Pham Thien Trang – accounting * Dao Khanh Ly – accounting EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This case study is about Chipotle‚ a young fast food company. In 2012‚ Chipotle has shown a
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In the 90’s it was very hard to find a fast pace food environment that could actually serve quality food‚ that’s where Chipotle began to stand out. Bringing authentic and fresh Mexican ingredients is one of the many things that makes chipotle stand out to their competition. Chipotle meats are fresh‚ never frozen‚ left over night to marinate and grilled fresh every hour .They raise their cattle in humane conditions which help the quality of their meat‚ from my experience at dinging in this restaurant
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In 2015 Chipotle Mexican Grill faced an E. coli epidemic in many of its establishments across the country. The fast-food chain has grown rapidly in a short time‚ but the recent bacteria scare is putting strain on Chipotle’s sales. Back in October 2015‚ multiple cases of people getting sick were reported in the states of Washington and Oregon. As of January 2016‚ 55 people had fallen ill across 11 states. Chipotle’s biggest problem is that it had no idea what products were contaminated with E. coli
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