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 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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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. This can be attributed to multiple
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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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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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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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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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Introduction In October and November of 2015‚ the food chain Chipotle Mexican Grill experienced an outbreak of E. Coli O26 in 11 states (FDA). This paper will first discuss the bacterium E. Coli‚ then will move on to the main article published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Articles that detail the events after the outbreak will be examined in relation to the fallout Chipotle experienced from this outbreak. Lastly‚ Chipotle’s reaction to the outbreak will be discussed. Background
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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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