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☆ Chipotle says California customers will soon be paying more for their burritos
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Chipotle customers in California should brace themselves for higher menu prices this year. The law will put fast-food workers' wages up to $20 an hour from April. Minimum wages for California fast-food workers will increase to $20 an hour in April under a law signed by Gov. The new legislation, known as AB 1228, won't just bring a wage increase in April. Chipotle, which has roughly 115,000 workers, spent $2.44 billion on labor in 2023, up about 11% from the previous year.

Persons: Chipotle's, —, Jack Hartung, Gavin Newsom, Hartung, Laurie Schalow, Chipotle, Chris Kempczinski, Brian Niccol Organizations: Service, Gov Locations: California, —

☆ The mystery of Chipotle's 'burrito season,' solved
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Once again, Chipotle is staffing up ahead of " burrito season ." And once again, the people are asking: "What the hell is burrito season?" Burrito season, the company says, represents its busiest time of the year. When I asked a spokesperson for Chipotle to shed some light on the mysteries of burrito season, her answer was both straightforward and perplexing. But after confirming the existence of burrito season, I was still left with two big questions.

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☆ We've made 165 recipes from celebrity chefs to find the best ones. Here are the winners in each category.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Business Insider | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +39 min

Read previewBusiness Insider put the best recipes from celebrity chefs head-to-head to find the most delicious salads, desserts, bread, beverages, and more. AdvertisementRead more about the winning recipe and full battle here: I tried 3 celebrity chefs' recipes for blueberry pancakes, and the best used whipped egg whites. Read more about the winning recipe and full battle here: I made 4 celebrity chefs' recipes for overnight oats, and the best was served in a cantaloupe. This celebrity chef's garlic bread was buttery, spicy, and not at all soggyThe texture of Guy Fieri's garlic bread was spot-on. AdvertisementRead more about the winning recipe and full battle here: I tried 3 celebrity chefs' recipes for white sangria, and the best was also the prettiest.

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☆ Chipotle wants to hire 19,000 workers for busy spring season, will offer new financial perks
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A "Now Hiring" sign is displayed in front of a Chipotle restaurant on October 07, 2022 in Washington, DC. Hundreds of thousands of restaurant jobs disappeared as bars and eateries shuttered, either temporarily or permanently. But even before Covid, restaurants struggled to hire and retain younger workers, who often seek internships instead. Chipotle on Wednesday also touted new benefits that aim to help those younger workers tackle financial challenges. Additionally, Chipotle workers can also sign up for a Credi.ai debit card, which builds credit without fees or interest.

Persons: Chipotle Organizations: Industry, of Labor Locations: Washington ,, Covid

☆ Chipotle is going after Gen Z workers with new perks like help with paying off student debt
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Nancy Luna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewChipotle is boosting its worker benefits to attract Gen Z workers as the chain seeks 19,000 new hires in the coming months. One carrot they're dangling before Gen Z applicants is a new perk that will help workers save for retirement while also paying off student loans. Private and federal loans are eligible for the student loan match, Chipotle said. Advertisement"If the employee is paying at least 5% of their salary toward the student loan, Chipotle will match 4% into their 401(k)," Chipotle told BI. The new 401(k) match incentive program is one of four new benefits introduced this week by the chain to help its Gen Z workforce.

Persons: —, Chipotle, Forbes, it's Organizations: Service, Business, Employees

☆ I finally got smarter about my money in my 30s. Here's how I've avoided lifestyle creep.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Jules Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Jules Rogers started earning more money in her 20s when she combined full-time work and freelancing. Although she was making more money, she also bought her first house and had to keep expenses low. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAs a 31-year-old, I'm approaching how I spend my money differently than I did in my 20s. AdvertisementHere's how my budget differs in my 30s compared to my 20s and the strategies I use to avoid lifestyle creep.

Persons: Jules Rogers, —, we're, We're, resealing grout, I've, creamer, it's, It's Organizations: Service Locations: Portland , Oregon

☆ Sweetgreen wants to be the ‘McDonald's of its generation.’ This rival salad chain could beat it
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Source: Salad and GoWhen Sweetgreen went public two years ago, co-founder and CEO Jonathan Neman said the salad chain aspired to be the "McDonald's of its generation." But another salad rival could beat Sweetgreen to the punch: Salad and Go. One of its 48 ounce salads costs less than $7 and comes with chicken or tofu, while a comparable salad from Sweetgreen costs about $12. Two years later, Morrison took over as chief executive, departing Wall Street's favorite chicken wing chain after a decade in favor of a little-known salad chain that then had only 50 locations. Other salad players, such as Sweetgreen, Just Salad or Salata, are usually in the same markets as Salad and Go.

Persons: Sweetgreen, Jonathan Neman, Charlie Morrison, Morrison, Wall, Adam Jeffery, Go, We've, Nicole Portwood, Portwood, hasn't Organizations: Volt Investment, CNBC Locations: Arizona , Nevada , Oklahoma, Texas, Southern California, Englewood Cliffs , New Jersey

☆ From a date shake to fast-food burritos, here are the best things I ate on a 2-week road trip across America's West
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-08 | by ( Monica Humphries | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Hands down, the best thing I had were fry bread tacos at Tiwa Kitchen in Taos, New Mexico. Dessert fry bread and a blue corn taco from Tiwa Kitchen. When Tiwa Kitchen was the only place that popped up on Google Maps for fry bread in Taos, I headed straight there. Sandoval, who is a member of the Taos Pueblo, handed me a cookie while we waited for my food. The fry bread was just as tasty as I remembered, and the lemonade had a tart flavor I was unaccustomed to.

Persons: Monica Humphries, Fry, Ben Sandoval, Sandoval Organizations: Google Locations: Taos , New Mexico, Salt Lake City , Utah, North America, Salt Lake City, Taos, Taos Pueblo, Pueblo

☆ He Sold Burritos Out of His Apartment Window. Now He’s Running a $7 Billion Startup.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Julie Wernau | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Pivot Point is a new Wall Street Journal feature in which executives reflect on the successes and setbacks of their careers. The first Pivot Point installment is here. Zach Reitano was the only one in his cohort of a dozen summer interns at Booz & Co. a decade ago who didn’t get a full-time job. The failure set him up to lead a $7 billion healthcare company.

Persons: Zach Reitano Organizations: Booz & Co

☆ A $1 burrito promotion at Northwestern backfires explosively after a norovirus outbreak
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Jake Swearingen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

An outbreak of norovirus among the students at Northwestern is tied to a $1 burrito promotion. The Evanston Department of Health say the outbreak is linked to Big Wig Tacos & Burritos. The $1 burrito promotion offered by local "no-frills" Mexican restaurant Big Wig Tacos & Burritos on November 18 has reportedly triggered a minor outbreak of norovirus among Northwestern University's student body. With Big Wig Tacos & Burritos' cooperation, investigators are working to pinpoint the specific origin of the contamination. Big Wig Tacos & Burritos did not respond to a request for comment.

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☆ How Chipotle’s Founder Is Moving Beyond Burritos
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Heather Haddon | Photographs Lanna Apisukh For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Chipotle Mexican Grill founder Steve Ells built an empire on chicken and beef burritos made in assembly-line fashion. Now he’s dropping the meat and is adding machines. Ells early next year will open in Manhattan the first location of Kernel, serving meat-free sandwiches, salads and sides made to order. A skeleton crew will run the restaurants alongside robots, making faux chicken sandwiches and sides such as cucumbers with wild rice.

Persons: Steve Ells, burritos Organizations: Grill Locations: Manhattan

☆ Cutting 1 teaspoon of salt works as well as blood pressure meds, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Cutting 1 teaspoon of salt from your diet each day can lower your top blood pressure reading just as much as a typical hypertension medication, even if you don’t have high blood pressure, a new study found. Wirestock/iStockphoto/Getty ImagesNearly half of all Americans live with high blood pressure, according to the American Heart Association. Compared to the high-sodium diet, blood pressure on the extremely low-salt diet dropped 8 millimeters of mercury. “Compared to their normal diet, people reduced their blood pressure by about 6 millimeters of mercury, about the same effect you’d see for a first-line blood pressure medication,” Allen said. “Taste bud adjustment takes a little bit longer, but the blood pressure improvements are pretty quick,” she added.

Persons: ”, Norrina Allen, ” Allen, Andrew Freeman, Freeman, bouillon, “, Allen, ” Freeman, Dietitians Organizations: CNN, American Heart Association, Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, World Health Organization, Jewish Health, National Library of Medicine Locations: Denver

☆ I compared breakfast at Taco Bell and McDonald's. The Golden Arches should be worried.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Nancy Luna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Taco Bell is stepping up its breakfast game to compete with McDonald's. But lately, fast-food chains such as Wendy's and Taco Bell have demonstrated that they want to steal breakfast customers from McDonald's. So I decided to put the breakfast menus of McDonald's and Taco Bell to the test. McDonald's and Taco Bell have more than a dozen breakfast items on their menus. Taco Bell leans into burritos and breakfast wraps, while the McDonald's menu is heavy on breakfast sandwiches.

Persons: Taco Bell, —, McDonald's, Wendy's, Mark King, King, I'm, Keith Organizations: Taco Bell's, Service, Egg, Taco Locations: McDonald's

☆ I ate at Cava and Chipotle, and I can see why Gen Z has crowned a new fast-casual king
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Nancy Luna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Cava is billed as the Mediterranean version of Chipotle, and is stealing the burrito chain's fans. Gen Z loves Cava for its bold flavors while some Chipotle fans have grown tired of the fresh-Mex brand. We tried both Chipotle and Cava to see whose food is best. Newcomer Cava, a Mediterranean fast-casual concept, is now turning heads and stealing the hearts of Gen X diners. Cava, billed as a Mediterranean version of Chipotle, went public in June and is red hot.

Persons: Gen Z, —, Chipotle, Cava, I've, doesn't, Chipotle's Organizations: Service Locations: Cava, Canada, France, Germany, Chipotle, Orange County , California

☆ McDonald's, Chipotle to raise menu prices in California next year as fast-food wages rise to $20
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

McDonald's and Chipotle Mexican Grill will raise their menu prices in California next year to offset the state's minimum wage increase for fast-food workers, executives said as both chains announced quarterly earnings in recent days. McDonald's has not decided how much it will hike prices in California as workers' wages rise to $20 an hour, CEO Chris Kempczinski said Monday. Restaurants have been hiking menu prices for more than two years in response to rising ingredient and labor costs. Unlike Chipotle, which owns the overwhelming majority of its locations, most of McDonald's California locations are run by franchisees. "We believe we're in a better position than our competitors to weather this, so let's use this as an opportunity to actually accelerate our growth in California," Kempczinski said.

Persons: McDonald's, Chris Kempczinski, Chipotle, Jack Hartung, Hartung, Kempczinski Organizations: U.S . Bureau of Labor Statistics, McDonald's, National Owners Association, U.S, CNBC Locations: California, McDonald's, McDonald's California, McDonald's U.S

☆ Chipotle workers have to start as early as 6 a.m. to prep food even though the restaurants don't open for 4 more hours
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Shifts for prep workers at Chipotle can start as early as 6 a.m., CEO Brian Niccol told investors. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementPrep workers at Chipotle have to start work as early as 6 a.m. to get food ready for when the restaurants open, company execs revealed at its third-quarter earnings call Thursday. Niccol told investors that Chipotle's staffing and turnover were "back to or better than pre-pandemic levels."

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☆ Chipotle Mexican Grill easily tops earnings estimates, as price hikes help offset higher food prices
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Chipotle Mexican Grill on Thursday reported quarterly earnings that beat expectations, helped by higher menu prices for its burritos and bowls. Shares of the company rose more than 5% in extended trading. Earlier this month, Chipotle raised menu prices for the first time in more than a year, citing inflation. Same-store sales rose 5%, beating StreetAccount estimates of 4.6%. The company credited higher transactions and menu prices for the quarter's same-store sales growth.

Persons: Chipotle, Brian Niccol Organizations: LSEG Locations: Chicago , Illinois

☆ Chipotle quarterly results shine as burrito cravings defy high prices
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Deborah Mary Sophia | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] People are served in a Chipotle outlet in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., February 7, 2022. Chipotle said it has not seen any material impact from weight-loss drugs. While consumers taking weight-loss treatments consume fewer calories, "it's important the calories they do consume are coming from clean food. Chipotle forecast fourth-quarter comparable sales growth in the mid- to high-single-digit range, compared with estimates of a 5.38% rise. Reporting by Deborah Sophia in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri and Devika SyamnathOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Andrew Kelly, Brian Niccol, Chipotle, Sante Faustini III, we're, Niccol, Deborah Sophia, Krishna Chandra Eluri Organizations: REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York City, U.S, California, Bengaluru

☆ Cava could be the next Chipotle. I've tried both chains and the battle is close.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Nancy Luna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Cava is billed as the Mediterranean version of Chipotle, and is stealing the burrito chain's fans. Gen Z loves Cava for its bold flavors while some Chipotle fans have grown tired of the fresh-Mex brand. We tried both Chipotle and Cava to see whose food is best. Cava, billed as a Mediterranean version of Chipotle, went public in June and is red hot. So, I set out to compare Cava and Chipotle in a head-to-head battle.

Persons: Gen Z, —, Chipotle, Cava, I've, doesn't, Chipotle's Organizations: Service Locations: Cava, Canada, France, Germany, Chipotle, Orange County , California

☆ Chipotle is raising prices again
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Chipotle has been raising its prices over the past few years, citing higher costs. In June of 2021, Chipotle said it was raising prices about 3.5% to 4%. So far at Chipotle, the increased prices haven’t scared people off — clearing the way for more expensive burritos. Even companies that have seen customers pull back due to the higher prices reported higher sales, because those higher prices offset volume declines. The snack and beverage company said it increased prices globally by 11% on average, helping nudge revenue higher than analysts’ expectations.

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☆ Chipotle tests automation for burrito bowls and salads
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Chipotle Mexican Grill is testing whether automation can make customers' burrito bowls and salads. It's the second time the burrito chain has publicly announced testing automation at its innovation center. Roughly two-thirds of all Chipotle digital orders are either burrito bowls or salads, according to Chipotle. The Hyphen robot will make burrito bowls and salads for digital orders only. Simultaneously, an employee can assemble digital orders for other items, such as tacos, quesadillas and burritos, on the digital make line.

Persons: Chipotle's, Sweetgreen, Jonathan Neman, Chipotle Organizations: Ono Locations: California

☆ I bought meals from Chipotle, Chick-fil-A, and McDonald's in-store and online. I was shocked by menu markups as high as 38% for the delivered food.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Nancy Luna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

At a McDonald's in Orange, California, Insider found that a Quarter Pounder with Cheese meal cost $10.19. DoorDash said it encourages restaurants to "maintain delivery menu prices that more closely reflect in-store menu prices." "There is a premium associated with the delivery channel," Chipotle told Insider, adding that its delivery prices are about 30% above in-store and order-ahead menu prices. ChipotleInsider food correspondent Nancy Luna found delivery prices about 30% higher at Chipotle compared to in-store prices. "This is one reason – among many – why DoorDash encourages restaurant partners to maintain delivery menu prices that more closely reflect in-store menu prices."

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☆ If you're an American eating beef this weekend, there's a good chance you're a man or age 50 to 65
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Catherine Boudreau | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Just 12% of Americans are eating half of all the beef consumed in the US in a day, a study found. There's a good chance beef is on the menu, especially for men or people ages 50 to 65. Beef produces an estimated 8 to 10 times more emissions than chicken, and 50 times more than beans. "Beef is an environmentally extravagant protein," Rose said. There's a way to cut back on beef in all of those dishes if you're concerned about your health or the environment."

Persons: Diego Rose, Rose, Erin McDowell Organizations: Service, Labor, Center for Biological, Tulane University School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine, Agriculture Locations: Argentina

☆ IHOP rolls out biscuits menu nationwide for the first time as the chain fights slowing sales
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

For the first time ever, IHOP is making its biscuits menu available nationwide. Starting Monday, IHOP's sales — and Dine Brands' stock — could get a boost from its biscuits menu. The breakfast biscuit sandwich, with a choice of a side, will be available until Sept. 26 for $7 to appeal to budget-minded consumers. In line with that trend, IHOP crafted its biscuits menu to be versatile. More than a fifth of IHOP's sales come from to-go orders.

Persons: IHOP, Kieran Donahue, Donahue, Wendy's, Datassential Organizations: Dine, Dine Brands, CNBC, Southern Locations: Datassential, U.S

☆ Will Chipotle Fans Cut Back on Burritos as Student Loans Come Due? Its CFO Says No.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Jennifer Williams-Alvarez | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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