In December 2016‚ Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. was served with a federal grand jury subpoena in connection with a criminal investigation that is tied to an incident at Simi Valley restaurant. The Denver restaurant chain shared with the Securities and exchange commission a broad range of documents that is related to the chipotle restaurant in Simi Valley that has experienced an isolated incident in August 2016. Chris Arnold in an email said that the company does not discuss the legal pending actions
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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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Chipotle Mexican Grill Introduction. Chipotle Mexican grill is an American owned firm which has been in operation for more than two decades. Its main products is tacos and burritos and it is listed on the stock exchange (Fedenia & Hirschey 2009). Competitive advantage A competitive advantage can be described as condition or a factor that enables an organization to offer real or perceived value better than its competitors. (Porter 2008) The first major strength is its product differentiation‚ the
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Chipotle mexican grill was served with a federal grand jury subpoena in connection to a criminal investigation on the outbreak of the norovirus from their restaurant. The U.S. attorney’s office and the FDA are both investigating this case. More scrutiny was placed on food safety after the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act was signed to prevent contamination. The Fda plans on prosecuting restaurants to send a clear message to others that safety is of the utmost importance. This connects to our
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Chipotle Mexican Grill has emphasized on their customers and are not afraid to remain sincere and acknowledge their errors‚ even when they are losing revenue. Last year Chipotle went through a crisis where they force the chains to close serval of restaurants due to a norovirus outbreak. Other food-borne illness cases were also related with Chipotle restaurants that includes E.coli‚ and salmonella. As a consequence‚ the company is under investigation. Also their sales and stocks have decline because
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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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Yes‚ the government of Brussels maintains price controls of many products and services. However‚ Chipotle Mexican Grill will offer a nutritional cuisine like no other Mexican cuisine within the region. Chipotle Mexican Grill continues their pursuit with this embracing quote‚ “DAY AFTER DAY WE’ARE COMMITED” ("Chipotle"). With this commitment to excellence‚ our ever evolving cuisine will be presented to the residents of Brussels and abroad with a whole or nothing
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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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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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Chipotle Mexican Grill‚ Inc. (CMG)‚ a fast casual Mexican restaurant operates its 1‚316 restaurants within four countries; Canada‚ the United Kingdom‚ France‚ and the greatest majority within the U.S. Founded by Steven Ells in 1993‚ CMG performed quite receiving investment support from McDonald’s Corporation‚ which assisted with growth funding. Although it is a competitor within the restaurant industry‚ McDonald’s Corporation noticed the potential of the chain and did not view it as a direct competitor
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