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This is how the game usually works. Nobody wanted to chase Chipotle near the highs. Now the stock is down roughly 46%, and suddenly it’s a “rare valuation opportunity.” JPMorgan just upgraded the stock to overweight. The timing is interesting. Chipotle spent four straight quarters losing customer traffic. It posted its first annual same store …
We need to have a serious discussion about how to fix these teen takeovers. Nearly EVERY time, the crowd is OVERWHELMINGLY Black, but we are not allowed to notice that because that's racist… …so how do we fix this? Seriously, what is the ACTUAL solution here??? pic.twitter.com/RJmv2wjT6r — Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) May 18, 2026 …
Chipotle stock falls -11% after reporting another sharp drop in restaurant traffic byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts Chipotle confirmed that fewer people are visiting its restaurants — a trend that has now lasted an entire year. Traffic dropped again in Q4. Same‑store sales declined 2.5% in the quarter. Full‑year 2025 same‑store sales fell 1.7%, the first annual decline …
For $3.82, Chipotle is now selling high protein chicken cups, starting next Tuesday. No more indicators, the recession is here. byu/TonyLiberty inFluentInFinance
via WSB Position: 10x DASH 11/7 $222.5P Chipotle’s third guidance cut this year just exposed how fragile the fast-casual ecosystem really is. Margins are collapsing under tariffs, wage pressure, and consumer fatigue. DoorDash depends on those same restaurants and that same consumer base. When the restaurants break, the delivery app follows. Thesis 1. Restaurant margin …
This is how recessions start, one empty table at a time. If 30-year-olds can’t afford Chipotle, what happens when the real slowdown hits. Either Chipotle has collapsed as a brand or young Americans are out of money. Or, both. What is happening here? pic.twitter.com/1gIAEzmrf1 — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) October 30, 2025 They tried college …
by Michael If you recently graduated from college, good luck trying to find a decent job. What we are experiencing right now reminds me so much of the early 1990s. If you were a new college graduate in those days, it was extremely difficult to even get an interview for a good job. Sadly, we …
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🇺🇸 IDAHO SALON OWNER LEARNS TRASHING TRUMP SUPPORTERS IS BAD FOR BUSINESS Tiffney Prickett, owner of Voiage Salon in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, took to TikTok to call Trump supporters “racist, homophobic, and misogynistic,” and it didn’t take long for the backlash to hit like a bad… pic.twitter.com/8tXi0KeBfZ — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) December 4, 2024
Starbucks announced Tuesday it’s replacing CEO Laxman Narasimhan with Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol. Shares of Starbucks rose 10% in premarket trading on the news, while Chipotle’s stock fell 10%. Narasimhan took over as chief executive in March 2023. The coffee giant’s performance has struggled this year, hurt by weak sales in the U.S. and China, …
It turns out that Chipotle customers were right in their complaints about skimpy portion sizes at some locations. On Wednesday, CEO Brian Niccol disclosed that a company investigation found that 1 in 10 of its restaurants were too meager with their servings. Chipotle looked into the issue after rumors of shrunken portions circulated on social …
They are just employees. There’s currently a “method” going around for Chipotle, basically you film them while they make your food which makes them not skimp out on the portions because they don't want the bad publicity or reviews 😭😭😭😭 https://t.co/VU4NX7a9hz — FearBuck (@FearedBuck) May 26, 2024
via Mike Shedlock Food away from home has risen at least 0.3 percent for 34 out of the last 36 months. CPI data from the BLS, California Fast Food Prices Gordon Haskett Sticker Shock in California Higher state minimum wage went into effect April 1; chains say burritos and burgers are getting more expensive in …
Fast-food workers in California will start making at least $20 an hour in April due to a compromise between the restaurant industry and labor groups. Both McDonald’s and Chipotle Mexican Grill said customers in California will pay more to offset the rise in labor costs as a result. McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski said the …
Chipotle Mexican Grill plans to raise menu prices for the fourth time in two years. Millennials and Gen-Zers will have a shitfit when they discover additional price hikes. “For the first time in over a year, we will be taking a modest price increase to offset inflation,” Chipotle Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Laurie Schalow wrote in …