Chipotle and Creative Artists Agency Win 2012 GRANDY Award
Animated Short Film Takes Top Honor at This Year’s International ANDY Awards Denver, CO (RestaurantNews.com) Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG)…
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Burrito Giant Primed for Future Growth
Some investors may say that Chipotle is overvalued with a price-to-earnings ratio north of 60 and a five-year stock price…
Chipotle Will Plant a Free Burrito in Your Lunch Bag to Celebrate Earth Day
Restaurant to offer free food on Earth Day with online purchase of a Chipotle lunch bag made from “upcycled” billboards…
Technomic Top 500 Annual Report Details Signs of Improvement in Chain Restaurant Growth
Chicago, IL (RestaurantNews.com) The 500 largest U.S. restaurant chains registered a 3.4 percent annual sales increase in 2011, a sharp…
Fast food culture slowing down, classing up to compete
There’s been a shift in the culture at the counter of U.S. fast food restaurants. To compete with fast casual…
‘Fast Casual’ Restaurants Continue to Defy Poor Economy
Fast-casual restaurants now account for 14 percent of all sales in the quick-service industry (which includes fast-food restaurants), nearly triple…
Chipotle Bucks Fast-Food Convention While It Still Can
Chipotle CMO Mark Crumpacker is in an enviable position. He leads marketing for one of the best-performing fast-food chains in…
Chipotle to Air “Back to the Start” During GRAMMY Awards
Two-Minute Animated Short Film Illustrates Farmer’s Journey Away from Sustainability and Back Again Online Hit is Company’s First National TV…
Fast Casual Restaurants Hold Bright Spot in the Restaurant Industry, Says Technomic
Chicago, IL (RestaurantNews.com) The lackluster economy may have dampened growth for the restaurant industry at large, but fast casual restaurants…
Taco Bell Sees Market Share Recouped With Chipotle Menu
For Yum! Brands Inc.’s Taco Bell, thinking outside the bun means going gourmet. The chain that once used a talking…
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Results on February 1, 2012
Denver, CO (RestaurantNews.com) Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG), the national chain of burrito restaurants known for serving Food With…
Fast-casual restaurants gobble up market share
Fast-food eateries are in the throes of drive-through Darwinism as more upscale upstarts, such as Chipotle Mexican Grill and Panera…
McDonald’s, Chipotle, Starbucks Try Getting Greener
Restaurant chains like Chipotle Mexican Grill, McDonald’s and Starbucks are making efforts to go greener by sourcing natural ingredients and…
Taco Bell wants to be more than ‘food as fuel’
Glenda King, a 58-year-old college administrative assistant, used to frequent a Taco Bell near the University of Louisville “at least…
Technomic Looks at the Future of Fast Casual and Forecasts Its Growth Through 2020
Chicago (RestaurantNews.com) Fast-casual growth continues to outpace that of quick service and full service. Though it’s still a small segment—comprising…
Chipotle Mexican Grill Announces Third Quarter 2011 Results
Chipotle Mexican Grill has reported financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2011. Highlights for the third quarter…
Chipotle Cultivate Foundation Releases Short Film to Promote Halloween Fundraiser
The Chipotle Cultivate Foundation, in cooperation with Chipotle Mexican Grill, has produced a short film to help promote a fundraiser…
Restaurant News Bites: Friendly’s, KFC, Veggie Grill
The Friendly’s Ice Cream restaurant chain has laid off an estimated 1,260 employees. This came last Tuesday night after an…
Chipotle underscores sustainability to draw customers
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.’s success with hormone-free dairy products, naturally raised meat and local produce has the restaurant chain taking…
Chipotle ups the ante on its marketing
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.’s success with hormone-free dairy products, naturally raised meat and local produce has the restaurant chain taking…
Chipotle Mexican Grill Shines in Sluggish Economy – Wendy’s Lags
NEW YORK, NY (RestaurantNews.com) As the global economy begins to sputter and US unemployment in the pivotal 18- to 24-year-old…
Test-Driving Chipotle’s New ShopHouse Eatery
New restaurants aren’t particularly newsworthy, but this is the first concept that Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) has introduced outside of…