Karlene Lukovitz of MediaPost reports that after battling since last summer to recover from a series of food contamination incidents, Chipotle Mexican Grill has released a new long-form video that returns to its pre-crisis brand messaging about the superiority of … Continue reading
Stephanie Strom of the N.Y Times reports Chipotle Mexican Grill was dealt another blow on Thursday after the executive leading many of Chipotle’s efforts to recover from five food safety fuck-ups in six months was charged with drug possession and accused … Continue reading
After all of their food safety issues, Chipotle had to change the way they make a lot of their menu items, including steak. Now, steak is cooked on low heat at an offsite facility, and when it gets to stores … Continue reading
Clint Rainey of Grub Street writes that in January 2016, during the throes of Chipotle outbreaks, angry shareholders slapped Chipotle with a lawsuit claiming executives had obscured the fact that quality protocols weren’t up to snuff. It argued that withholding … Continue reading
Part of our approach on barfblog is to inject surprise and humor, or what some might call shock jockery, into food safety messages to compel folks to employ risk reduction practices. Sometimes we get it right, sometimes we don’t. Linking a … Continue reading
Early coverage out of the Chipotle shareholders’ meeting today from Virginia Chamlee of Eater, who writes, in the wake of a food safety crisis that crippled the company, Chipotle shareholders have voted in favor of shaking up the company’s board, … Continue reading
Reuters reports that David Acheson, a former official at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and David Theno, a food safety consultant and former Jack in the Box executive who is credited with fixing … Continue reading
According to Reuters, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has pushed back against complaints from Chipotle Mexican Grill that the health agency misinformed the public with its reporting of certain E. coli cases linked to the burrito chain. … Continue reading
Kinda like some of the adult hockey teams I’ve been on, Chipotle’s reputation, according to Bloomberg, has gone from first to worst. I don’t know the measures, metrics or scale, so this might fall into the ‘charts and graphs with … Continue reading
USA Today reports that Chipotle posted a double-digit sales decline in the first quarter as the fast-casual restaurant chain works to restore its reputation after a spate of food-related illnesses hit its stores last year. Chipotle was dealt a swift blow when multiple … Continue reading