patrick.net

Why the fuck can't Chipotle prevent disgusting bacteria from proliferating in its cooked and served food?

Does it want to really re-create an authentic Mexican experience?

Overpriced shitty burritos mostly stuffed with rice and deadly bacteria.

AllTruth says

Does it want to really re-create an authentic Mexican experience?

Probably poop-laden Mexican veggies. We should really let 18-wheel trucks operated out of Mexico by Mexicans drive on our highways.

https://www.thestreet.com/story/14064318/1/massive-numbers-of-people-will-never-return-to-chipotle-and-that-should-terrify-investors.html

Massive Numbers of People Will Never Eat At Chipotle Again And That Should Terrify Investors

Chipotle (CMG) may have finally removed preservatives from all of its food, but investors should be wary of the company that once served up E. Coli to 60 burrito-hungry customers. That's especially so after shares of the embattled burrito giant have surged about 5% over the past month on a lack of any upbeat news.

"We have always used high quality ingredients and prepared them using classic cooking techniques," Chipotle Founder and CEO Steve Ells said in a statement Tuesday highlighting the chain removing preservatives from its tortillas. "We never resorted to using added colors or flavors like many other fast food companies."

Ells may want to consider refraining from dissing rival fast food chains until Chipotle stabilizes its own business.

While Wedbush analyst Nick Setyan views Chipotle going "clean" with its food as a way to "get them back on the right path," he told TheStreet that challenges still lie ahead for the company.

"Obviously there are headline risks," Setyan said. "There's probably some five to 10 percentage of customers that will never return."

While Setyan, which has a neutral rating on Chipotle stock, expects the burrito chain's same-store sales to improve slightly - in the low- to mid-single digits - in the first quarter, profit margins will remain pressured throughout the year due to the resulting company turnover from the E. Coli scandal.

Setyan suggests "holding off" on buying shares of Chipotle until 2018, at least, as the company continues to invest in hiring and training.

The analyst's views are held elsewhere on Wall Street.

"We expect a slower than targeted same-store sales recovery along with higher costs associated with new food safety programs to keep margins below historical levels of 20% plus," wrote Jefferies analyst Andy Barish in a February note. "We believe current valuation is not capturing the fundamental operating changes and potential risks."

Barish has an underperform rating and $300 price target on Chipotle, implying a 31% decline.

Yeah who want's food shot out of Oil Change guns?

That's why we go to Moes

Chipotle is freaking delicious!

Y'all must not watch Southpark. People eat Chipotle even if it makes them crap blood.

http://www.businessinsider.com/chipotle-closes-restaurant-where-customers-got-sick-2017-7

Chipotle shuts down restaurant after customers get severely ill

Chipotle has closed a restaurant in Sterling, Virginia, after multiple reports of customers getting sick after eating there, the company told Business Insider.

Customers reported symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, severe stomach pain, dehydration, and nausea to the website iwaspoisoned.com, which first alerted Business Insider to the issues at the Sterling restaurant. One person reported two hospitalizations as a result of the illnesses.

In total, eight reports were made to the website indicating that at least 13 customers fell sick after eating there on Friday or Saturday.

Chipotle told Business Insider that it was aware of the illnesses and had notified local health officials.

"We are working with health authorities to understand what the cause may be and to resolve the situation as quickly as possible," Jim Marsden, Chipotle's executive director of food safety, said. "The reported symptoms are consistent with norovirus. Norovirus does not come from our food supply, and it is safe to eat at Chipotle."

He said the illnesses were isolated to the Sterling restaurant and the company planned to reopen that location on Tuesday after sanitizing it.

Customers who fell sick after eating at the Sterling restaurant reported "vomiting violently," fevers, "violent stomach cramps," and dizziness for several days.

"Friday 7/14 Daughter and friends went to Chipotle," one customer wrote on iwaspoisoned.com. By the next morning, the person said, the daughter was "violently sick, puking, diarrhea, severe pain, overnight into Sunday." The customer added: "Friends ill as well with one friend also in ER."

The daughter was hospitalized Sunday for dehydration, nausea, and pain and on Monday was still in "severe pain," according to the customer.

"This is the worst that I have ever seen," the customer wrote.

Norovirus is different from E. coli, the bacteria that led to a widespread outbreak at Chipotle restaurants in 14 states two years ago.

The virus is highly contagious and causes symptoms like stomachaches, nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting. It's the most common cause of foodborne illnesses in the US, with more than 21 million cases annually.

Cases of norovirus stemming from restaurants can often involve a worker who failed to wash his or her hands after going to the bathroom.

Chipotle has closed a restaurant in Sterling, Virginia,

---------

Nice having known you @yesynot

This whole chipotle thing has me thinking about an episode of BILLIONS, the golden frog, and ICE JUICE.

What is it with this place that causes all these issues, is it where they source the food from?

rpanic01 says

What is it with this place that causes all these issues, is it where they source the food from?

Yes. Duh.

APOCALYPSEFUCK_is_ADORABLE says

Shitotle hires homeless people for $13 a day and they shit in the beans because they're charged for lunch and don't eat there.

What about Del Taco? Is that safe at least?

mexicans never wash their hands. remember smallpox.

another type of restaurant to never visit: indian. if they don't even bathe what makes you think they'll wash their hands?

I'm probably in the minority, but Chipotle is still delicious and I'm still eating there.

If I ever get sick, I'll just run to the local realtors office.

RealEstateIsBetterThanStocks says

mexicans never wash their hands. remember smallpox.

another type of restaurant to never visit: indian. if they don't even bathe what makes you think they'll wash their hands?

They don't. I've seen co-workers. Its fucking gross.

UPDATE!!!:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/over-100-report-being-sickened-at-virginia-chipotle-1500559449

Over 100 Report Being Sickened at Virginia Chipotle

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. CMG -1.50% reopened the location it temporarily closed this week in Sterling, Va. after learning of a small number of customers who complained of getting sick after eating there.

But its latest food safety incident may be worse than expected, as the number of reports of illness associated with that store last week continue to rise.

Chipotle closed the Sterling location on Monday for a “thorough sanitization” after learning of anonymous complaints posted on iwaspoisoned.com, saying it suspected the culprit was norovirus, a common virus that can be spread through food that has been handled by people who are sick. The location reopened on Wednesday.

As of late Wednesday night, Patrick Quade, the founder of the food poisoning website, said the site had received reports of 133 people sickened at the Sterling Chipotle.

$324.30/sh
+3.85 (1.20%)
After Hours: 293.28 -31.02 (-9.57%)
Oct 24, 7:59PM EDT

Down even more today!!!
$276.16-48.14 (-14.84%)

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG)
NYSE - Nasdaq Real Time Price.
270.86-33.47 (-11.00%)
As of 12:24PM EST.

komputodo says

They've found a new niche. For those with chronic constipation, it's faster and easier than under cooking a chicken.

great med for ibs-c

Man, I'm done with Chipotle.

Goran_K says

Man, I'm done with Chipotle.

I like to eat there once in a while, like their bowls. Never got the shits. Fingers crossed!

TwoScoopsPlissken says

AllTruth says

Does it want to really re-create an authentic Mexican experience?

Probably poop-laden Mexican veggies. We should really let 18-wheel trucks operated out of Mexico by Mexicans drive on our highways.

I think that's the main issue, but could also be unsanitary workers. Maybe having lived in the SF bay area among feces for so long gives you some sort of immunity.

mell says

Never got the shits. Fingers crossed!

Don't believe I've read a line like this before. LOL! More like crossing your legs.

I've only ate there once, did fine. Didn't really like it to be honest though as far as flavor goes. And I'm sure everyone here cares about what I think of Chipoltle.

WookieMan says

I've only ate there once, did fine. Didn't really like it to be honest though as far as flavor goes.

It's overpriced Taco Bell, and in the one I went to it had only one bathroom, and it was a single person bathroom too. Not good when you consider what they serve gives you the runs.

zzyzzx says

It's overpriced Taco Bell

While I'm sure it's awful for you and totally processed, I've had some decent tasting Taco Bell before at least. I'll give Chipotle another chance, but after 2 or 3 times and the product is what it is, I'm done. I'll send my report back in 3-4 years as that I believe was about the last time I went to one.

Chipotle is now rolling out $1000 cash bonuses and enhanced paid and parental leave to everyone, specifically citing this is due to tax reform.

http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2018/02/07/chipotle-rolls-out-new-benefits-cash-bonuses-due-to-tax-cut.html

I'm pretty sure they're sourcing the veggies from abroad, and it's being handled by Dreamers.

(Dreaming on knowing to wash their hands, dreaming of soap to do it with)

Chipolte shuts down its subsidiary Farmesa Fresh Eatery

https://unionrayo.com/en/chipotle-shuts-down-farmesa/

My Coworker likes Mexican food, so about 2 out of 5 days of "What are we eating today?" are either Taco bell or Shitpost-a
I loath Taco Bell mostly for their inefficient Kiosk that every customer stands before befuddled and defeated trying their damndest to order a simple taco meal that takes them all of two seconds at the order counter but takes them 10 to 15 minutes of navigating back and forth menus on their god shitful kiosk menu that looks nothing like a classic fast food menu board. Then the whole time were in the 15 minute line for Chipotle I try to throw in as many "Turd in a purse" as I can before we get to the counter to actually order our turd in a purse.

I was at Chipolte in San Diego out for lunch with co-workers. I upgraded. Extra cheese an guac. The person FOLDING it broke it nearly in two. It was a new hire in training.

Manager standing nearby reached over to 'rescue' it or some shit. Scraped the extra cheese and most of the guac into the trash and added a 2nd tortilla around it, folded it and tried to sell that shit to me.

Fuck off ensued. Big debate, holding up the line with my co-workers in it. I settled for a coupon for a free burrito instead of a refund, gave it to my co-workers and will never go back.

Hmmm... gone from goog maps. No wonder.

I really would have been just fine with the broken one. It's not like I was going to deep throat it or something.

Why we were there when Caliente was nearly in walking distance is beyond me:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Caliente+Mexican+Food/@32.916436,-117.2516723,2598m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m10!1m2!2m1!1sburrito!3m6!1s0x80dc065b4a8786c3:0x7e868518f893c7ef!8m2!3d32.916175!4d-117.2367386!15sCgdidXJyaXRvWgkiB2J1cnJpdG-SARJtZXhpY2FuX3Jlc3RhdXJhbnTgAQA!16s%2Fg%2F1hbpwrx0g?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDMxOS4yIKXMDSoJLDEwMjExNjQwSAFQAw%3D%3D

Any local taco shop is way better than Crapotle.

ElYorsh says

Any local taco shop is way better than Crapotle.

This. I ate Chipotle once and had to shit my brains out 45 minutes later. I avoid chains at all costs

In NOLA currently. Most overrated food city I’ve been to. 3 nights and haven’t had one good meal.

A lot of dumb people. A woman asked what a levee was on a tour. I about spit my drink out.

Maga_Chaos_Monkey says

I was at Chipolte in San Diego

Try any Roberto’s. The one near Torrey Pines State park, sitting outside on a nice day - can’t be beat. The carne asada burrito with guac and sour cream will send you to the ER, but its worth it.

Al_Sharpton_for_President says

Try any Roberto’s. The one near Torrey Pines State park, sitting outside on a nice day - can’t be beat. The carne asada burrito with guac and sour cream will send you to the ER, but its worth it

Yep, great place. I do miss the food in SD and being able to eat outside most days.

Chipotle stock craters as company says young people without jobs can't afford their food anymore

Chipotle (CMG) on Wednesday cut its full-year sales outlook for the third straight quarter as the company continues to deal with a traffic decline and economic pressure on its core customer, particularly young people.

CEO Scott Boatwright said in the company's earnings release that the chain continues to see "persistent macroeconomic pressures.”

On a call with analysts, the executive expanded on this idea, noting that Chipotle is "over-indexed" to a younger consumer, who he said are particularly under pressure.

"A particularly challenged cohort is the 25- to 35-year-old age group," Boatwright said. "This group is facing several headwinds, including unemployment, increased due loan repayment and slower real wage growth."

In August, the unemployment rate for Americans ages 20-24 stood at 9.2%, up from 7.9% a year ago.

Boatwright said the pullback in all income cohorts seen earlier this year has now widened, "with low- to middle-income guests further reducing frequency." Households that make $100,000 or less make up about 40% of its total sales.

He later added that Chipotle expects the first quarter to "be the toughest" for middle- and low-income consumers, meaning the company is expecting to endure several more months of pressure on sales attributable to younger, poorer customers who aren't eating there as often.

Chipotle stock fell as much as 19% on Thursday following the results.

The company said in its third quarter earnings release that it now expects same-store sales to decline in the low-single-digit range this year. This marked the third consecutive quarter the company cut its sales outlook.

Wall Street expected the company's same-store sales to decline 0.7% this year, which was below Chipotle's forecast in July for sales to be flat, but remained a more conservative drop-off than what the company had told investors.

In its third quarter, revenue at Chipotle came in $3 billion against $3.02 billion expected, according to Bloomberg data. Digital sales made up 36.7% of total food and beverage revenue.

Adjusted earnings per share of $0.29 were in line with the Street's expectations. Same-store sales grew 0.3%, less than the 1% expected. Higher menu prices and an increase in the average ticket size offset lower foot traffic in the quarter.

Boatwright said Chipotle is "doubling down on restaurant execution," increasing marketing spend, plans to create more digital experiences, and introduce more innovation.

"As we execute this plan, we are confident that we will return to consistent positive transaction growth," he said.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/chipotle-stock-craters-as-company-says-young-people-without-jobs-cant-afford-their-food-anymore-155415667.html

Al_Sharpton_for_President says

Chipotle stock craters as company says young people without jobs can't afford their food anymore

I don't think it's affordability. I gave it two chances. Both were awful. Worse than Taco Bell if that's possible. Never understood the Chipotle fan boys.

Fact is it's food you can make in the morning and nuke it at work and pay $1 for the food if that. Also I don't understand how Starbucks stays in business. You can brew a cup of coffee for roughly 0.20¢ You can program the coffee maker for the next morning. Less time sitting in a drive thru. Same with a line at Chipotle. I don't think people value their time anymore.

Yeah. We run our dishwasher a lot because we always make food at home. It’s fun throwing things together and coming up with a tasty meal. Last nite, halved red and yellow peppers, removed seeds. Brushed insides with olive oil, seasoned with salt and pepper, baked for 10 minutes. Filling: mixed together shredded chicken, small can of green chils, black beans, and rice, and added one small can of red enchilada sauce and heated on the stove top. Generously filled the halved peppers with the mix, and topped off with cheese. Baked 20 minutes. Simple recipe and dang tasty.

Al_Sharpton_for_President says

Chipotle stock craters as company says young people without jobs can't afford their food anymore

Chipotle (CMG) on Wednesday cut its full-year sales outlook for the third straight quarter as the company continues to deal with a traffic decline and economic pressure on its core customer, particularly young people.

CEO Scott Boatwright said in the company's earnings release that the chain continues to see "persistent macroeconomic pressures.”

Wendy's stock has dropped a lot also to around $8.43 a share and almost same price it was in 1993. Its all time high was around $24 in January 2022.

Granted it has around a 6.5% dividend yield which I wonder how long its going Wendy's is going to pay out that much in dividend per share.

"Wendy’s earnings are dropping due to weak consumer demand, falling traffic, and pressure on lower-income households—especially those earning under $75,000. These factors have led to missed revenue targets and lowered profit forecasts throughout 2025."

.

Al_Sharpton_for_President says

Chipotle (CMG) on Wednesday cut its full-year sales outlook for the third straight quarter as the company continues to deal with a traffic decline and economic pressure on its core customer, particularly young people.

I used to work with a guy that loves Mexican food, so Taco Bell and Chipotle was always a favorite lunch stop for us.
I just didn't get the allure to the place, their product is mostly an instant rice burrito with a spoon full of meat thrown in. And the luke warm meats and beans makes for a cold flaccid shitty burrito. Burritos are supposed to be hot gooey and soft.
And for what they charge, I could go to a counter at a nice American diner and get a proper meal.

WookieMan says

I don't think it's affordability. I gave it two chances. Both were awful. Worse than Taco Bell if that's possible. Never understood the Chipotle fan boys.

My problem with Taco Bell is when did they start putting artificially colored green, purple, red and blue corn chip slivers, and rice(shitty instant rice at that!) in their product? Of course my other gripe with them, is their kiosk where you have to spend 15 minutes to make sure you get a classic Taco Bell item, and not a bunch of other horse shit.

I think if one likes Mexican, you're better off going to one of the hundreds of mom and pop Mexican joints that keeps growing in every town.