All Chipotle Mexican Grill articles – Page 7
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Opinion
Getting to the core of the Big Apple
Late last month, M&C Allegra Foodservice and Restaurant magazine took 30 leading operators to New York as part of their 72 Hours in… series. Their time was divided between exploring the independent and edgy concept melting pot that is Brooklyn and the more brand-conscious Manhattan. Mark Wingett sahares some of the highlights from the trip.
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News
Five Guys gears up for Paris launch
Five Guys, the popular US burger chain, is set to make its debut in Continental Europe in Paris, in the first quarter of next year, M&C Report understands.
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McDonald’s launches delivery test
McDonald’s has launched a delivery test across 88 sites in New York City
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Analysis & InsightThe Crucible
Catering is the only area of chain shop expansion to have seen unbroken growth in branch numbers for more than two decades. London has become the crucible for change
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Analysis & Insight
Fast casual continues to fuel US restaurant growth
Fast-casual brands in Technomic’s Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report increased their collective annual sales by 12.8% to $30bn in 2014
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NewsChipotle goes GMO free
Chipotle has announced it has become the first major US restaurant chain to make that switch to a menu free of genetically modified organisms (GMO)
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NewsChipotle breaks $1bn sales barrier for single quarter
Sales at Chipotle broke the $1bn barrier for the first time in a single quarter in the three months to the end of March
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Smashburger sets out UK plans
Smashburger hopes to have its first UK site open by the end of this year, as it announced that Tim Lowther would be its UK managing director
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Smashburger signs UK agreement
Smashburger, the US better-burger chain, has signed an agreement with Domino’s Pizza franchisee MSG Group to launch in the UK
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Analysis & InsightBurger giant’s poultry pledge
McDonald’s chief executive Steve Easterbrook’s first act in his new role is potentially one that will benefit not only his company but the entire world
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News
Second Café Ode to open in Devon
Devon-based Ode-True Food is to expand its sustainable café concept through a partnership with The Gara Rock Hotel in the South Hams, Devon in April 2015.
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OpinionWhat's the beef
High beef prices are driving change at the centre of the plate, but to create winning menus, operators must first understand consumer demands. Darren Tristano reports.
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NewsChipotle acquires seventh London site
Chipotle, the Mexican grill brand, has acquired a seventh London site – its first in the Square Mile.
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OpinionAn artisan take on burger and beer
Serving quality refreshment at an affordable price in the wake of the financial crash has seen the Hopdoddy chain expand out of its Texas base. Kerstin Kühn reports.
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News
Smashburger moves closer to UK launch
Smashburger, the US better-burger chain, is understood to have moved closer to launching in the UK
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OpinionSustainable success
At a time when Chipotle’s c1,800-strong estate is averaging nearly $2.5m of sales each, chief executive Steve Ells, its chairman and co-chief executive, highlights how the brand’s vision is really resonating with teens, millennials and Generation X
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OpinionFive stars of 2015
The market is awash with casual-dining brands, large and small, old and new. Here’s a pick of the five you really need to keep an eye on this year
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Analysis & InsightBuilding momentum
For every business momentum is key, whether that is losing, regaining, building up or building on it. Mark Wingett looks at three companies - Bill’s, McDonald’s and Young’s – which currently have different relationships with momentum
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OpinionStreet food focus: Breddos Tacos
In the second of our monthly street food spotlights, Street Feast organiser Adam Layton shares his thoughts on Breddos Tacos and the changing face of Mexican street food
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OpinionMexican standout
There is a Mexican war going on in London at the moment with a number of operators fighting for the burrito pound. New Tortilla managing director Richard Morris talks to Mark Wingett about staying ahead of the pack.