Chipotle Mexican Grill 1 a) Do you think CMG ought to consider an advertising campaign? Why or why not? If so‚ what should be the focus of the ads? Celebrity endorsements‚ the humane treatment of animals in its beef‚ etc…? CMG should consider an advertising campaign in order to increase awareness about the Mexican food industry and about the CMG chain. There is a relatively small market for authentic Mexican food in the United States and CMG can increase this market by having a good marketing
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favorite restaurant. The company I chose was Chipotle Mexican Grill‚ Inc (CMG). I know that this is crazy because its fast food‚ but I work less than 1 mile from one and I eat there at least 2-3 times a week. So as much money as I have invested in with just lunch a week. I was dying to find out their financial information and this assignment gave me my opportunity. Chipotle Mexican Grill‚ aims to do a few things but do them exceptionally well. When Chipotle (pronounced chi-POAT-lay) opened its first
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Chipotle Mexican Grill Chipotle Mexican Grill is an example of a relatively recent entrant in the national fast-food space that has provided exceptional quality to customers. Chipotle started as a one-shop burrito restaurant in Denver in 1993 that today is a publicly traded company with $1.3 billion in revenues from 1‚000 restaurants. The company offers fast-casual‚ fresh Mexican food restaurants in the United States‚ UK‚ and Canada. In 2010 it had revenues of $1.74 billion. Chipotle has differentiated
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Chipotle was established in 1993 with the idea to demonstrate that fast food does not have to come with the typical “fast-food” experience. Chipotle’s niche market prefers high quality ingredients that’s healthy‚ tastes good‚ and uses classic cooking methods with unique interior design. Chipotle has changed the fast food market and uses the short and sweet mission statement to “forever provide food with integrity”. The company’s vision statement is “to change the way people think about and eat
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Company Background Chipotle Mexican Grill was a concept turned reality by a gentleman by the name of Steve Ells. Chipotle Mexican Grill provides excellent Mexican cuisine driven by a concept of “Food with Integrity”. The first chipotle Mexican grill was opened in 1993 in Denver Colorado. By the end of 1995 there were three. In 1996 alone‚ Steve Ells opened five more Denver-area restaurants growing by a total of eight stores in three years. By 1998 Chipotle Mexican Grill was showing much
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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 strength
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Chipotle Mexican Grill in 2012 Corporate strategy: Growth strategies: related diversification- opening new restaurants and starting with new concept of ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen. Corporate strategic intent: Grow and Build Business strategy: Differentiation/ best cost: Chipotle Mexican Grill provides upscale products at fair price and give customers value for their money. Using organic produce and meat in the meals Chipotle creates the value for customers. Functional strategies: Human
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even restaurant. All of these restaurants compete based on a number of factors‚ including taste‚ quality‚ speed of service‚ price and value‚ name recognition‚ restaurant location‚ customer service and the ambience and condition of each restaurant” (Chipotle‚ 2010). The QSR industry is seeing growth due to the fact that today’s society is more strapped for time than ever. According to the American Sociological Review‚ “more than 50% of American families are dual earner household…multitasking allows
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Chipotle Mexican Grill Incorporated Amber Haring‚ Christy Swyres‚ Christy Baze SU 2015 Section 9B Webster University William Cornwell June 22‚ 2015 Chipotle Mexican Grill 1. Do you think CMG is a successful company? The Chipotle mission statement: “Food with integrity is our commitment to finding the very best ingredients raised with respect for the animals‚ the environment and the farmers. It means serving the very best sustainable raised food possible with an eye to great taste‚ great nutrition
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John Hawer Herrera February 21‚ 2013 MGMT 561 Chipotle Mexican Grill‚ Inc.: “Food With Integrity” I. Key Problem What Steven Ells began with a small taqueria in Denver‚ Colorado in 1993‚ one may not have foreseen this venture to become the fastest growing restaurant chain in the last decade. By 2006‚ Ells’ idea made its initial public offering with 535 restaurants throughout the world. Things were going tremendously well for CMG until late afternoon on October 18‚
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