Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Chipotle’s $50 million search for the future of fast food

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Chipotle’s new venture fund aims to ease the margin-squeezing constraints of the restaurant. The company has seen double-digit systemwide sales growth between 2017 and 2020. Chipotle’s stock is down 20% despite expectations of $9.04 per share in quarterly earnings. The long lunchtime lines at Chipotle Mexican Grill are a fitting metaphor for the company’s commitment … Read more

At first for the brand, Chipotle employees are seeking union representation

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Chipotle workers in Maine have petitioned a federal labor board for a union election. It is the first Chipotle location to seek to unionize in the United States. The chain owns its own stores, making unionization easier than at franchised chains like McDonald’s. Workers at a Chipotle Mexican Grill eatery in Augusta, Maine, have requested … Read more