Chipotle, Dog Haus among fast casuals giving freebies on National Burrito Day

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

National Burrito Day is April 4. Here's what some fast casuals are offering up for the annual celebration.

Chicken al Pastor returns to Chipotle menu

March 12, 2024

Chipotle Mexican Grill is bringing back Chicken al Pastor to restaurants around the world for a limited time. Prepared fresh daily in small batches, Chicken al…

Chipotle adding $50M to Cultivate Next

February 28, 2024

Chipotle Mexican Grill is increasing its commitment to its Cultivate Next venture fund by $50 million, which brings the investment pool to $10…

4 restaurant trends staying beyond 2024

by Julie Gregg — Director of Market Insights and Competitive Intelligence, Toast

After polling nearly 1,000 restaurant operators, Julie Gregg, director of Market Insights and Competitive Intelligence at Toast, reveals four strategies that…

Chipotle adds 19K jobs

January 24, 2024

Chipotle Mexian Grill is looking to hire 19,000 employees for its upcoming "burrito season," the company's busiest time of year running from March to May…

FastCasual reveals 10 most-read stories of 2023

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

The holidays are upon us and 2023 is almost over, which means it's time for us to reveal the year's most-read stories.

Chipotle invests in regenerative farming robots

December 13, 2023

Through its $50 million Cultivate Next venture fund, Chipotle Mexican Grill is investing in Greenfield Robotics, a company focused on making regenerative…

Chipotle drives holiday gifting with car napkin holders, mystery shirts

November 29, 2023

Chipotle Mexican Grill has designed a line of merchandise for holiday gifting, which includes Car Napkin Holders and Mystery Tees available for purchase…

KC Chipotle renames store in honor of Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift

November 20, 2023

A Chipotle in Kansas City is renaming itself "Chipolte" in honor of Travis Kelce, a two-time Super Bowl-winning tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs and new…

Chipotle hires 2 human resources VIPs

November 9, 2023

Chipotle Mexican Grill has hired Ilene Eskenazi as its chief human resources officer as well as Lois Alexis-Collins as chief people officer, field operations.

Chipotle meeting Gen Z needs with later hours on Halloween

October 18, 2023

Chipotle Mexican Grill's Halloween tradition, Boorito, is back with a national $6 digital entree offer for its rewards members. The deal is available on…

Chipotle rollling out a digital-only item

October 17, 2023

Chipotle, an official sponsor of the MoneyGram Haas F1 Team, is wheeling out a digital-only menu item inspired by Team Principal Guenther Steiner's go-to…

Chipotle testing digital makeline

October 3, 2023

Three months after unveiling the Autocado, an avocado-processing cobotic prototype that cuts, cores and peels avocados, Chipotle Mexican Grill announced that…

Chipotle hooks up with Clemson Tigers

September 18, 2023

Chipotle has partnered with Clemson Tigers running back Will Shipley to temporarily rename the Chipotle restaurant at 393 College Ave., in Downtown Clemson…

Chipotle recruiting 7K workers via social media

August 29, 2023

With fall being the start of the Chipotle Mexican Grill's second-busiest season combined with the opening of over 250 restaurant this year, Chipotle is using…

Sweetgreen hires 2 former Chipotle execs

August 25, 2023

Los Angeles-based Sweetgreen has added two people to the leadership team — Chad Brauze as head of culinary, and Michael Kotick, as VP and head of marketing.

Chipotle launches BOGO trivia

August 21, 2023

Chipotle Mexican Grill is bringing back Chipotle IQ, a trivia game that tests fans' knowledge of Chipotle's ingredients, food standards, culinary techniques…

Are Chipotle price increases back on the table?

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

July 27, 2023

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. may be raising menu prices after noting food costs were up during Wednesday's second-quarter earnings call with investors. Total…

Chipotle celebrating National Avocado Day with free concert tickets

July 25, 2023

In partnership with the Peruvian Avocado Commission, Chipotle Mexican Grill is turning up the volume for National Avocado Day — July 31 — by giving fans…

Chipotle teams up with soccer stars

July 19, 2023

Chipotle Mexican Grill, a partner of U.S. Soccer, is bringing back "Bowls for Goals," a promotion for the U.S. Women's National Team's upcoming matches in New…