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Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol expects the restaurant industry to adopt more emerging technologies to deal with challenges like supply chain snags, worker turnover and inefficiency.

San Antonio just got two new drive-thru Chipotle locations, also known as Chipotlanes, and a third is set to open in the next few months.

“Somebody better give me my food,” the armed customer said as an employee completed the order, according to the Philadelphia Police Department.

“Somebody better give me my food,” the armed customer said as an employee completed the order, according to the Philadelphia Police Department.

After Cowen gave Chipotle stock a street high price target, Katie Stockton of Fairlead Strategies shared her outlook on the name.

Residents of South San Antonio will soon gain a Chipotle, complete with a drive-thru, MySA reports. The build-a-burrito chain operates 14 locations in San Antonio, though...

"We always hear about these executives who say a crisis is a terrible thing to waste. Most of the time they're just blowing smoke. Not Chipotle," Cramer said.

On Tuesday, stocks rebounded sharply from Monday's sell-off triggered by a Covid-inspired global growth scare.

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Chipotle and Target are among the companies teaming up with TikTok Resumes, a pilot program that lets job candidates submit video resumes.

Major employers like Chipotle and Target are now using the platform to recruit tech-savvy job seekers.

Is Chipotle healthy? Here's what a nutritionist wants you to know about the chain's popular menu items.

Covid unemployment payments have not caused a labor shortage – Chipotle simply chose not to chop executive pay A burrito being made. Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock House Republicans are blaming Democrats for the rise in Chipotle burrito prices. You heard me right. The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) issued a statement on Wednesday claiming that Chipotle’s recent decision to raise prices on their burritos and other menu products by about 4% was caused by Democrats. “Democrats’ so

Chipotle is raising menu prices to make up for increased employee wages, it said.

The Labor Department will report the latest inflation data on Thursday. It comes after the consumer price index rose 4.2% in April from a year ago, the highest in more than a dozen years.

​Chipotle pledged to pay hourly workers an average of $15 dollars an hour by the end of this month.

As the hospitality industry struggles to fill positions, workers around the country see it as their opportunity to make changes.

Employers are giving workers raises, which could ultimately nip companies’ bottom lines.

Gina Sanchez of Chantico Global and Lido Advisors and Michael Binger of Gradient Investments pick out top food trades after several analyst buy calls.

U.S. restaurants and stores are rapidly raising pay in an urgent effort to attract more applicants and keep up with a flood of customers as the pandemic eases.

McDonald’s is raising pay at 650 company-owned stores in the U.S. as part of its push to hire thousands of new workers in a tight labor market.

This will happen by the end of June according to the company.

This will happen by the end of June according to the company.

As Chipotle gears up for its first-quarter earnings report, two market analysts check in on the fast-service food stocks and flag their top trades.

The restaurant's parent, Cava Group, acquired Zoe's Kitchen in late 2018, taking the company private. Last year, the Washington, D.C.-based company did seven conversions of Zoe's locations and there are 12 in development for 2021. "We see the ability to unlock significant revenue growth in Zoe's real estate when we convert it to a Cava location," CEO Brett Schulman told CNBC. As a privately held company, Cava does not publicly report its annual revenue. Shack Shack recently said in its earnings report that suburban Shacks were performing better than those located in cities.

The PEJ entertainment and leisure ETF, which holds Disney, Airbnb and Live Nation, hit a record high on Thursday for the third day in a row. One of the high flyers has been AMC Entertainment, buoyed by interest from retail and Reddit investors. Danielle Shay, director of options at Simpler Trading, said it would be wise to wait on some of the names. Stocks in that area stand to benefit from that for quite a while more," he said during the same segment. To Chiavarone's point, Shay says another stock, Airbnb, could benefit from consumers' desire to travel.

On Thursday, the Denver, Colorado-based company announced in a news release it plans to donate nearly 250,000 pounds of produce to food banks across Texas. The restaurant chain said it will give the San Antonio Food Bank 67,000 pounds of mixed greens, which will provide almost 58,500 meals to the local community. To accomplish this, the chain said it teamed up with The Farmlink Project, which is a nonprofit grassroots movement founded by college students who connect farms with food banks to help eliminate food waste and feed those in need. These efforts are coming to help Texas during a time when many are still scrambling to find food and water after the freezing temperatures created chaos in the state. With Chipotle stepping in, it will help limit the food scarcity in Texas.

Some long-time advertisers are opting out of the this year's Super Bowl LV, including veteran players like Coke and Pepsi. A memorable Super Bowl ad can be worth far more than the investment in airtime, which this year stands at $5.5 million for a 30-second spot. "What you saw and what the brand intended are two different things," Rucker said of Super Bowl ads that misfire. She pointed to Chipotle, which is running its first Super Bowl ad this year. While DoorDash hasn't officially pre-released the Super Bowl ad, it's provided sneak peeks through teasers that feature Sesame Street characters like Cookie Monster (who gobbles cookies ordered from DoorDash, naturally) and Super Grover.

Some long-time advertisers are opting out of the this year's Super Bowl LV, including veteran players like Coke and Pepsi. A memorable Super Bowl ad can be worth far more than the investment in airtime, which this year stands at $5.5 million for a 30-second spot. "What you saw and what the brand intended are two different things," Rucker said of Super Bowl ads that misfire. She pointed to Chipotle, which is running its first Super Bowl ad this year. While DoorDash hasn't officially pre-released the Super Bowl ad, it's provided sneak peeks through teasers that feature Sesame Street characters like Cookie Monster (who gobbles cookies ordered from DoorDash, naturally) and Super Grover.

Some long-time advertisers are opting out of the this year's Super Bowl LV, including veteran players like Coke and Pepsi. A memorable Super Bowl ad can be worth far more than the investment in airtime, which this year stands at $5.5 million for a 30-second spot. "What you saw and what the brand intended are two different things," Rucker said of Super Bowl ads that misfire. She pointed to Chipotle, which is running its first Super Bowl ad this year. While DoorDash hasn't officially pre-released the Super Bowl ad, it's provided sneak peeks through teasers that feature Sesame Street characters like Cookie Monster (who gobbles cookies ordered from DoorDash, naturally) and Super Grover.

Some long-time advertisers are opting out of the this year's Super Bowl LV, including veteran players like Coke and Pepsi. A memorable Super Bowl ad can be worth far more than the investment in airtime, which this year stands at $5.5 million for a 30-second spot. "What you saw and what the brand intended are two different things," Rucker said of Super Bowl ads that misfire. She pointed to Chipotle, which is running its first Super Bowl ad this year. The company said it's also donating $1 for every order starting on Super Bowl Sunday to Sesame Workshop, with donations topping out at $1 million.

Some long-time advertisers are opting out of the this year's Super Bowl LV, including veteran players like Coke and Pepsi. A memorable Super Bowl ad can be worth far more than the investment in airtime, which this year stands at $5.5 million for a 30-second spot. "What you saw and what the brand intended are two different things," Rucker said of Super Bowl ads that misfire. She pointed to Chipotle, which is running its first Super Bowl ad this year. The company said it's also donating $1 for every order starting on Super Bowl Sunday to Sesame Workshop, with donations topping out at $1 million.

The stock rallied more than 1% on Tuesday, adding to a 77% gain over the past 12 months. Menu innovation, a strong digital platform and an affordable price point are setting the company up for a solid quarter. Chipotle trades at 69 times forward earnings. I think that's the big fly in the ointment," Sanchez said during the same interview. To leverage those trends, he prefers a different restaurant chain to Chipotle.

As the Covid vaccine rollout gains steam nationwide, restaurants are weighing options to encourage workers to get the vaccine. The National Restaurant Association requested priority for those who work in foodservice after first responders and the most vulnerable. "The Association continues to engage with the Administration on vaccine distribution planning and the State Restaurant Associations are working to ensure restaurant workers continue to be considered essential to food security and are prioritized in their state vaccine rollout plans." Starbucks lends logistical supportStarbucks last week announced a partnership with its home state of Washington to speed up its vaccine rollout. Chipotle says it will strongly encourage vaccinations by providing workers with resources and access, and Yum!

click to enlarge Brian Schulman / Courtesy of ChipotleChipotle CEO Brian Niccol told CNBC on Tuesday the company won't require workers to get the coronavirus vaccine, despite recent guidance from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission stating companies could require employees to show proof that they have received the shot.The Southern California-based chain will strongly encourage employees to get vaccinated against the virus, even committing to paying for the associated costs, industry website Restaurant Dive reports The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended Sunday that restaurant workers should be next in line to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, just after the elderly and essential workers.Over the course of the pandemic, Chipotle has offered $6.5 million in bonuses to field leaders, apprentices and managers as well as expanded its emergency paid leave benefits to cover workers who have been directly impacted by the pandemic.The chain had already offered an impressive — by industry standards, anyway — sick leave policy that offers three paid sick days, as well as vacation and personal leave options.

Chris Wattie | ReutersA typical holiday season for Shopify involves working with hundreds of thousands of small online retailers to help them prepare for the annual shopping rush. Harley Finkelstein, Shopify's president, said the coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the transition by a decade, and that many of the trends are here to stay. Subscriptions for Shopify's product suite start at $29 a month for small retailers and $2,000 a month for Shopify Plus, its enterprise offering. Finkelstein said that Shopify Plus was the company's fastest-growing segment in the third quarter in terms of gross merchandise volume. Beyond Meat and Pressed Juicery are among the brands to join Shopify Plus, which now has a couple thousand customers, Finkelstein said.

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Monday laid out nine stock plays that could thrive no matter which candidate wins Tuesday's presidential election. "All of these names would work under both candidates," the "Mad Money" host said. "They're Covid winners and Covid will be with us regardless of who wins tomorrow." It's all delivery" or takeout, Cramer said. Estee Lauder"Estee Lauder' is surprisingly essential right now because masks give so many people acne," Cramer said.

That question was key heading into the fast-casual restaurant operator's third-quarter earnings report, out Wednesday after the bell. Chipotle's stock fell 6% after hours in response to the results despite a top- and bottom-line beat as delivery growth kept a lid on profits. And finally, they're able to sustain earnings growth. Plus, if consumers maintain their health-consciousness, Chipotle "fit[s] right into that picture," Bapis said. "It's kind of reinvented itself after that 2016 E. Coli scandal," he said in the same "Trading Nation" interview.

Chipotle and Netflix are doing good deeds for their workforce and business contributors, moves that are creating more value for the companies, CNBC's Jim Cramer said Wednesday. "The stocks of good corporate citizens are thriving here." "In a very tough environment, companies with ingenuous leadership with a heart are doing well by doing good," he said after reviewing their recent earnings reports. "Chipotle paid millions in bonuses to reward workers for ... showing up during the Covid era," Cramer said. As for Netflix, the streaming giant on Tuesday reported a mixed quarterly report alongside a large surge in new subscribers.

CNBC's Jim Cramer suggested investors take advantage of Tuesday's relief rally to protect stocks gains as coronavirus fears linger. The "Mad Money" host explained why short-sellers are giving the market some extra boost after Friday's sell-off. Later in the show, he sat down with Chipotle CFO Jack Hartung to get an update on the company's new loyalty program and digital strategy. Drew Angerer | Getty ImagesCNBC's warned Tuesday that investors should not turn bullish in the midst of a relief rally on Wall Street and take the time to do some profit-taking. Ander Gillenea | AFP | Getty ImagesThe stock market is rallying, and short sellers who reacted to last week's declines are partly responsible for it, Cramer said.

For e-commerce clothing boutique Princess Polly, TikTok's userbase provides the perfect target audience, because 41% are between the ages 16 and 24. Search for "Princess Polly" on the app, and it's clear that the brand has recruited influencers to reach users. Models show off various outfits, with captions in the videos that read, "Princess Polly haul coming soon," and "Here are some of my favorite outfits from Princess Polly." On its website, Princess Polly promotes its affiliate program, saying that it offers gifted clothing and that partners "receive commission on fashion forward apparel, accessories, footwear and more!" Princess Polly didn't respond to requests for comment.

On Oct. 15, fast-food chain Chipotle announced it would expand its education benefits program. It will now provide employees with the opportunity to earn a degree in 75 different business and technology fields, debt-free. To qualify, Chipotle employees must have worked at the company for at least 120 days and work at least 15 hours approximately two or three shifts per week. The program is run in partnership with Guild Education, a tuition reimbursement and education platform with a list of clients that includes massive employers like Walmart, Disney, Lowe's and Taco Bell. "What's different with us is we've decided to pivot and focus, for now, on business and technology degrees," she says.

"We're not going to be doing breakfast anytime soon," CEO Brian Niccol told CNN's Chief Business Correspondent Christine Romans at a private event in Los Angeles. "In order for us to continue to run Chipotle there, part of the deal is we have to serve breakfast," Niccol said. Instead of branching out into breakfast, Chipotle is leaning into what it knows its customers are after: meat burritos for lunch and, increasingly, dinner. Together, the changes have made it easier for groups to order, Niccol explained, which means more dinner orders. By focusing on lunch and dinner, Chipotle avoids the costs associated with breaking into breakfast.

As fast-food giants like McDonald's and Burger King embrace menu items made with plant-based meat alternatives, Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol remains skeptical. In a new interview with Barron's, Niccol said he sees the plant-based foods movement as a "real trend," but questions whether certain products have staying power. "I'm not sure plant-based foods that look and taste like meat are a long-term trend," Niccol told Barron's. But right now, the way [plant-based meat alternatives are] processed, it just wouldn't match our brand purpose." According to data from the Plant Based Foods Association, sales of plant-based meat alternatives in the U.S. grew 10% in the past year.

(CNN) - Chipotle is adding a new protein to its menu for the first time in a year. The restaurant is rolling out carne asada, a marinated steak, for a limited time at its more than 2,000 stores in the United States beginning Tuesday. The carne asada option was tested in three American cities over the past year, and the company said it performed "incredibly well." In addition to new meat menu items, Chipotle has also recently shaken up its menu for vegetarians. Earlier this year, it rolled out new vegan or vegetarian bowls made from existing ingredients.

The company said that sales at stores open at least 13 months grew 10% in the second quarter. The second quarter, which ended on June 30, marks the sixth-straight quarter of comparable store growth, the metric used for stores open for at least 13 months. It has also expanded its rewards program nationwide, and sales through digital channels have soared. During the second quarter, digital sales grew 99.1% and made up 18.2% of all purchases. During the quarter, Chipotle also added 19 net new stores.

Joe Raedle/Getty Images(CNN) - Chipotle is cutting through a tight labor market with a new incentive: An extra month's worth of pay. The offer is part of a new bonus program for hourly employees at its restaurants, which Chipotle announced Tuesday. If those quotas are met, Chipotle will pay employees a bonus each quarter equal to one week's pay. Chipotle will average the weekly pay that hourly workers make over the quarter to determine the bonus. The unemployment rate fell to 3.6% in April, the lowest level since December 1969.

Chipotle has closed a store outside of Boston because a handful of employees have norovirus; Goodyear is reinventing the tire for self-driving cars. Those headlines and more from CBS MoneyWatch's Jill Wagner at the New York Stock Exchange.

Fast-food Mexican restaurant Chipotle has seen a 14-percent drop in sales in response to multiple E. Coli outbreaks in restaurants around the country. CBS News Moneywatch's Jill Wagner has today's business headlines from the New York Stock Exchange.

Chipotle's founder says he's deeply sorry for the dozens of customers who got sick after eating at the restaurant chain. CBS News Moneywatch's Jill Wagner has today's CBSN business headlines.

On Thursday, the CEO of the Chipotle food chain issued an apology after a Norovirus outbreak sickened at least 140 people at a Chipotle in Boston. This is the latest in a series of health issues for the fast-food chain, including an E coli outbreak. Anna Werner reports.

Health officials say norovirus is likely to blame for the latest illness outbreak at Chipotle. Boston College says about 80 students became sick after eating at the chain about a mile from campus. Chipotle is recovering from an E. coli outbreak earlier this fall. Anna Werner reports.

Chipotle closes a Boston store after students become sick, LeBron James signs a lifetime deal with Nike and more. CBS News Moneywatch's Jill Wagner has today's CBSN business headlines.