Even crazier, January 2016 saw a 36% decrease in sales. Dropping like a brick.
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Chipotle reveals food preparation tweaks in response to E. coli outbreaks
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Even crazier, January 2016 saw a 36% decrease in sales. Dropping like a brick.
PhoncipleBone
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Ouch.
DiscoJer
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They didn't change their name, but they did radically change their brand, changing their menu and their look and their advertising. That was the whole reason they brought Jack back (after blowing him up in the '80s)
That's cool but the closest one to me is about a 6 hour drive. I've got several Chipotles within a 10 minute drive. One is 2 blocks away.
Good that they've changed their food prep procedures. I had it the other day and it was great. Had it the week before as well.
I mean, with the extent of outbreaks seen from Chipotle in the last quarter of 2015, I'd be stunned if this wasn't the result. It'll be a long time before they recover.
teruterubozu
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They need to do something drastic. I don't see a Jack in the Box or Taco Bell type recovery anytime soon either. The whole point of their image is that they're not those kind of fast food places.
ZombiePlatypus
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Which was crazy cause apparently there was no leadership or management shake up. They just had an ad that showed him being blown up. Apparently that was enough for people to feel like they were truly gonna change things.
wild wild rice
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But if they can turn this around now might be the time to buy some stock...
...as if I have any clue what I'm talking about.
...as if I have any clue what I'm talking about.
tiggerkiddo
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Ahh yes the Jack n the Box scandal, I remember they all but vanished from the state and didn't return for over 10 years later. Didn't realize how badly Chipotle was hurting, looks like it'll be quite a while before they recover.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Basically all of the stuff they do to justify charging 10 bucks for a burrito they aren't gonna do but also raise prices
hydragonwarrior
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Oh gawd, that plastic technique is going to clog our landfills with even more plastic
Boogie9IGN
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My man.
I've never liked Chipotle, all this mess just gives me another reason to say no whenever my girl is craving it.
I envy your Pollo Tropical though, the nearest Pollo Tropical to Cali is Texas ): All we have here is El Pollo Loco and that shit is hoooooorrible
Yeah
Everyone I know simply stopped eating there
Was weird too. No one even talked about not going anymore. It just happened.
I haven't eaten there in like a year since this shit went down. Fuck all of that. I mean I'm in LA so it's burritos everywhere anyway but still why take a chance. To me they've proven to be abject failures in maintaining safety whereas the countless other taco joints in LA haven't had a lick of trouble.
nocturnalis
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Wait whaaa????
Massive Duck. C.M.
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Didn't notice at first but spread over 14 states is more expansive than I thought. Forget that
Perks of living in South Florida. But I honestly don't see Chipotle that much higher than Taco Bell when it comes to taste
A Fish Aficionado
I am going to make it through this year if it kills me
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_Jack_in_the_Box_E._coli_outbreak
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/meat/safe/o157.html
it was huge in the '90s
Even had a lot of changes in the way meat is inspected and brought e coli to the public's attention
BoboBrazil
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? Chipotle workers don't have a bad attitude.
CrackaF3tt
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Just had some today. Yolo!
CrocMother
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It must be such a fucking pain in the ass to work for chipotle now
Never been to a location where they did. That takes anti-skill.
IchigoSharingan
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With these new safety procedures,.......doubt they will ever recover.
Pejo
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This is exactly the same line of thinking I have. It's just a subconscious thing for me now that when I'm considering Chipotle, my brain just automatically goes "nah, not worth it". Plus I'm trying to eat out less so either way they're probably not getting my business anymore.
Also screw cilantro being cooked with the rice. It tastes like dish soap to me, if I can't get plain rice it's an extra reason to not go back.
732 people were infected with E. coli, 4 children died and 178 other victims were left with permanent injury including kidney and brain damage.
In response to the outbreak Jack in the Box formulated the most extensive food safety program that many other companies adopted shortly after: (The) hazardous analysis of critical control points (HACCP).
ZombiePlatypus
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Not to derail but these E.coli outbreaks really seem to happen too often. Makes me think that maybe the way meat is produced, grown and distributed really isn't a healthy and sustainable status quo.
wild wild rice
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"Is this the one that had the stomach thing in it or is it this one??"
teruterubozu
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Actually there are many vegetables, fruits and nuts E. Coli recalls as well. Not to mention samonella.
IchigoSharingan
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LOL.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/chipotle-mexican-grill-huntington-beach-3?q=rude
It's a Chipotle near my house that I sometimes go to and I can attest to the reviews.
entremet
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It's also because unlike meat many of these veggies are served raw.
Yes, thank you! It's mind boggling how other places do not charge you $2 just for guacamole...
Pocky4Th3Win
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Why not require gloves and better washing of hands and the produce? Wendy's already does those two and you never heard about this sit from there.
SpanishExplorer
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I miss when their workers used to be the older abuela types. Now it's just college aged dipshits as far as the eye can see.
A Fish Aficionado
I am going to make it through this year if it kills me
Minimal washing and prepackaging makes it an easy vector, it's why a lot tend to be prepackaged salads. It's why "organic" is such a misleading label.
I think meat wasn't the primary cause. Veggies are prone to ecoli, especially if they are organic - as many organic farms use manure as fertilizer
BoboBrazil
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Well of course there will be locations with bad employees. I meant as a whole franchise. You can find bad locations of any restaurant. As a whole though from the ones I've been to in Texas, I've never noticed anything that could be described as rude. Being stingy with meat? Sure.
Those sales drops... what the fuck?
We don't have Chipotle over here but the idea of any incident having that significant of an impact seems unreal to me.
Something like this broke the appeal of eating there for so many people? I'm glad people are so safety conscious but I'm equally surprised.
We don't have Chipotle over here but the idea of any incident having that significant of an impact seems unreal to me.
Something like this broke the appeal of eating there for so many people? I'm glad people are so safety conscious but I'm equally surprised.
entremet
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This made me laugh lol. I remeber that too.
Well in my city for example, we have a dozen different burrito places, and really they're all good. You hear about one of them getting ecoli, you just go to the burrito place down the street for lunch from now on.
BoboBrazil
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It's definitely real. There are still people eating there, but the ones around me in Texas have lost alot of customers. It used to be packed almost all the time. I ate there a couple of weeks ago and it was still as delicious as ever to me.
Frustrated_Grunt
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I had no idea the outbreak was a big thing, and I've been eating there for months.
Moe's is better anyway.
Moe's is better anyway.
teruterubozu
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There's definitely been an employee image hit after the outbreak. I picture filthy kids handling my food now when I think of chipotle.
Not one location. Ever.
Ask them to toast my burrito, I feel like I oppressed them.
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