What are some fun facts about Chipotle?

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8 Fun Facts You Didn’t Know About Chipotle

Build a massive burrito by ordering a burrito bowl with a tortilla on the side.
Chipotle offers discounted ‘booritos’ on Halloween to those who show up in costume.
Chipotle goes through 97,000 pounds of avocados every day.

What’s so great about Chipotle?

Small Menu, Big Choice A smaller menu has three benefits. First, since Chipotle only stocks fresh ingredients, there is always a chance of food spoilage. The small menu reduces the number of ingredients needed on-hand, thus reducing the likelihood of waste. Second, small menus mean quick service.

What is Chipotle’s brand promise?

Chipotle’s brand promise is food with integrity. To deliver on this promise, the chain did many things differently than other fast-food sellers. It placed emphasis on adding fresh, organically-grown vegetables such as cilantro, spinach, tomatoes, and avocados in its menu items.

What is Chipotle’s main business?

(CMG) operates a major restaurant chain serving fast-casual Mexican food, including burritos, tacos, bowls, and similar dishes. The company operated 2,918 domestic locations and 44 international locations as of Dec. 31, 2021.

How many avocados does Chipotle use in a year?

Each batch is hand-mashed and seasoned with freshly diced red onions, jalapeno peppers, cilantro, citrus juice and salt. Each of Chipotle’s 2,000-plus restaurants goes through approximately five cases of avocados a day, amounting to more than 44,000 pounds of avocados in each restaurant annually.

How did Chipotle begin?

In 1993, Chipotle’s CEO Steve Ells opened a small burrito shop in Colorado, a low-risk investment, as a way to fund his own fine-dining restaurant. The first Chipotle Mexican Grill opened in Denver in July 1993 in a remodeled ice cream shop.

What is Chipotle’s mission statement?

Chipotle mission statement is “to provide ‘Food with Integrity’.” The precision in this mission statement is all about the singularity and the high level of focus associated with Chipotle when it comes to what it does.

Is Chipotle real food?

ABOUT CHIPOTLE Chipotle prepares its food using only real, whole ingredients, and is the only national restaurant brand that uses absolutely no added colors, flavors or other industrial additives typically found in fast food.

Does Chipotle use real meat?

Chipotle began its journey to serve Responsibly Raised®-brand meat, from animals raised in more humane ways and without the use of antibiotics or added hormones, when it started serving pork from Niman Ranch in 1999. Today, all of the company’s meat comes from animals raised without the routine use of antibiotics.

Why does Chipotle not have guac?

Chipotle Mexican Grill is on the verge of a guacamole crisis following the U.S. government’s suspension of Mexican avocado imports. The halt of importing the fruit from Mexico comes in the wake of threats against plant inspectors, according to a report.