Genetic marker testing is in, no it’s out. Adding cilantro to hot rice is in. Ceviche salsa is in? I can’t keep track of Chipotle’s changes anymore. Centralized sous vide for steak is in and it’s new. Just like the … Continue reading
“We don’t have a good example of something like this (the frequency and duration of food issues experienced by Chipotle) … and (don’t know) how long it takes to rebuild,” That’s what I told Matt Krantz of USA Today when … Continue reading
Denver-based burrito boss Chipotle has enjoyed multiple years of PR joviality. In an attempt to further convince the American public that diarrhea burritos are good for them – and healthy — Chipotle has hired Burson-Marsteller to replace previous AOR Edelman over what … Continue reading
It was a food safety juxtaposition in Scottsdale, Arizona I couldn’t help but photograph. Jimmy Johns and its sprout-laden subs, Chipotle and its mystery E. coli and Salmonella and Norovirus. Jimmy Johns was empty; Chipotle, not so much. If Chipotle … Continue reading
Rise of the marketers. In 1990, I was working as a journalist – today it would be a content providerer – at a computer magazine. I had my genetics degree, I’d built some journalism skills, I got to write about … Continue reading
Chipotle by the numbers: Over 490 illnesses linked to 6 outbreaks in 6 months. Stock down 40% 1 fired manager and 1 fired food handler Almost 2000 sites closed for 4 hours to change their food safety culture 3 Billerica Chipotle employees with norovirus And, according … Continue reading
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc received praise for its handling of potential Norovirus infections at a Boston-area restaurant, as sick employees stayed home and the burrito chain quickly cleaned the restaurant. Shares of Chipotle fell as much as 6.1 percent early, … Continue reading
In keeping with the theme coined by the Huffington Post — all the ‘next Chipotles’ want to make sure they’re not the next Chipotle — a Chipotle restaurant in Billerica, Mass. has temporarily closed after one of its workers was … Continue reading
Food Safety Talk, a bi-weekly podcast for food safety nerds, by food safety nerds. The podcast is hosted by Ben Chapman and barfblog contributor Don Schaffner, Extension Specialist in Food Science and Professor at Rutgers University. Every two weeks or … Continue reading
It’s a question I never ask myself: what would jesus do? But the Christian Post wants to know, should Christians eat Chipotle’s organic food? Dr. James A. Wanliss, professor of physics at Presbyterian College, Clinton, SC. writes in this opinion … Continue reading