Chipotle vs. Panera Bread Company Introduction Fast Casual Restaurant fast casual restaurant is a type of restaurant that does not offer full table service but promises a higher quality of food and atmosphere than a fast food restaurant. In the USA it is a relatively new and growing concept to fill the space between fast food and casual dining. The typical cost per meal is in the US$8–$15 range. Two emerging fast casual restaurants are Chipotle Mexican Grill and Panera Bread. When Chipotle
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most of the victims ate Chipotle Mexican Grill before. They think two outbreaks may relate to Chipotle Mexican Grill. Chipotle Mexican Grill voluntary closed 43 restaurants located in Washington and Oregon in early November (FDA‚2016). On November 4 Public health officials in Washington and Oregon began to investigate the outbreak about STEC
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pioneer in fast-casual Mexican food‚ Chipotle has played an important role in developing this category. Currently‚ Chipotle’s direct competitors include Taco Bell‚ Qdoba Mexican Grill‚ Moe’s Southwest Grill‚ so on. Their competition also includes a variety of locally owned and franchised restaurants. Many of Chipotle’s competitors have more financial resources‚ greater name recognition‚ or are better established in the markets in which their restaurants are located. However‚ Chipotle has their competitive
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Chipotle’s History: Chipotle Mexican Grill was originally opened in 1993‚ in Denver‚ Colorado. By 1996‚ there were eight Chipotle serving the Denver area. Chipotle brings on outside investors in 1998‚ and by 1999 McDonald’s became Chipotle’s majority holder. The company went public in 2006 and listed under NYSE with symbol: CME. As of Dec 2011‚ the company operates 1‚230 restaurants in the U.S.‚ two in Toronto‚ Canada‚ and two in London‚ England. The founder and CEO‚ Steve Ells‚ started with
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Question 1: Does Chipotle Mexican Grill have any core competencies and‚ if so‚ what are they? After analyzing the case‚ I have came to a conclusion that Chipotle Mexican Grill has four core competencies that make the company more superior than its competitors: 1. Focused Menu The first core competency of Chipotle Mexican Grill is its focused menu‚ which offers a fairly limited dishes – burritos‚ burrito bowls‚ tacos‚ and salads‚ along with soft drinks‚ fruit drinks‚ and milk. Its customers‚ nevertheless
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In such a short span of time Chipotle has established itself as one of the fastest growing fast food chains in the World today. Since its inception‚ Chipotle has been known for its imagery‚ décor‚ innovative recipes‚ hybrid American-Mexican ambience and other trademark features that exert a structuring influence on other fast food chains and the consumption experience that they afford to their clientele Figure 1: Showing the factors influencing a BRAND. (Explained in the next page) Brand Culture
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sell each meal with a main dish‚ a beverage‚ and sometime an additional dessert. Customers‚ vary from individuals to families‚ always make payment before receiving their meals. In such a competitive industry‚ Chipotle Mexican Grill earns a great profit by placing itself apart from others. Chipotle‚ a popular fast food restaurant‚
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Chipotle operates under a single business strategy in which it generated at least 95% of revenue from corporate owed restaurant. The advantage of having a single business strategy is that Chipotle focused their operation on one idea to expand their opportunity and growth. They focus their growth on Chipotle Mexican Grill domestically and internationally. Chipotle devoted their effort to one concept allowed them to create a more comprehensive plan. All their departments are working towards the same
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in need of quick meals‚ gives an opening for fast-food restaurants like Taco Time‚ Chipotle‚ and Taco Del Mar to spot light their greasy-burger-free‚ and sometimes organic‚ menus. In 2010 Chipotle released a commercial called “Scarecrow” showing an animated scarecrow witnessing the cruelness and fraud and of big food corporations‚ and then starting his own organic restaurant‚ which the audience assumes is Chipotle; all to the tune of “Pure Imagination” covered by Fiona Apple. Funny or Die‚ a well
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Part 1: Company Information: The company selected for our financial analysis project is Chipotle Mexican Grill. Chipotle (for short) is a company that is a major player in the fast food and restaurant industry. The name “chipotle” is derived from the Mexican Spanish name for a smoked‚ dried Jalapeno pepper. The restaurant sells large burritos and bowls in an assembly line production system where all the condiments are arranged and all the customer has to do is request what they want their burrito
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