Coalition of Franchisee Associations

December 7, 2015

Chipotle Mexican Grill to Tighten Food Safety Standards

I've always considered McDonald's to be the world's safest place to eat because of the 
relatively small number of closely controlled suppliers. The idea of a large restaurant 
chain "sourcing locally" sounded risky - and for Chipotle it has been.

In addition, Chipotle does not have an army of locally based franchisees helping to keep 
an eye on the suppliers, it all has to be done from the corporate office(s).

Chipotle Mexican Grill to tighten food safety standards for produce
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8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Always got indigestion when I ate at Chipotle. Now I know why.

Richard Adams said...

I've never gotten ill at Chipotle (or any other restaurant) but I am one of those who
sits down with that huge burrito telling myself I'll eat half and save half for later.
A few minutes later all I have is the foil wrapper.

Anonymous said...

Boston College said Tuesday the number of students complaining of gastrointestinal symptoms after eating at a Chipotle this weekend has climbed to 80, up from the 30 it reported the previous day. I guess I'm not alone!

Richard Adams said...

Former McDonald's VPs Pat Flynn and John Charlesworth still sit on the Chipolte board of directors.

Anonymous said...

Good for Pepto Bismol sales.

Anonymous said...

Instead of sitting on the board, they may be sitting on the "john".

Anonymous said...

Took years for Jack in the Box to recover from a similar event.

Anonymous said...

http://www.forbes.com/sites/henrymiller/2015/12/14/chipotle-the-long-defeat-of-doing-nothing-well/