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Rising Food Costs Put Chipotle in a Precarious Position
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc (NYSE:CMG) may find it hard not to pass on the rising costs to consumers this year as rising food prices are affecting its profitability. Chipotle doesn’t plan to increase the menu prices this year and lower marg...
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McDonald’s, Starbucks Jump on Board Chipotle’s Green Machine
Restaurant chains like Chipotle (NYSE:CMG), McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) and Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) are trying to be more green to win the hearts and minds of customers by sourcing natural ingredients and promoting recyclability. Such moves will ...
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After 50% YTD Run, Chipotle’s Stock is Stuffed at $320
Chipotle (NYSE:CMG) has performed exceptionally well this year. The stock is up more than 50% this year, outperforming the market indexes significantly. The last six months in particular have seen the stock rising 25% whereas the Dow Jones was fl...
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Can Chipotle, McDonald’s Repeat its Stellar Gains in 2012 ?
So 2011 has been a wonderful year for restaurant stocks. The year-to-date gains for McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD), Yum! (NYSE:YUM), Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) have been more than 25%, 15% and 30% respectively. For Chipotle (NYSE:CMG), it is a stagger...
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Restaurant Stocks: Chipotle, Stabucks & McDonald’s Sales Show Holiday Cheer
Last week’s combo of Thanksgiving and Black Friday saw restaurants posting better than expected sales. According to First Data, the restaurant and establishment sales for Nov 24-25 paid for by credit or debit card increased by an impressive...
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Chipotle Earnings Show Impressive Growth, But Fully Valued at $320
Chipotle (NYSE:CMG) reported strong Q3 results beating analyst estimates with a 24% increase in revenues. The growth was driven by new restaurant openings and increased traffic in the quarter. The earnings release was successful in generating a p...
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Higher Food Price Takes a Bite from Chipotle’s Growth
Rising food costs are a persistent pain for popular restaurant chains like Chipotle (NYSE:CMG), McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD), Burger King, Pizza Hut and Papa John’s. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently forecast that the Consumer Pri...
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Chipotle Explores New Asian Food Concept
Chipotle (NYSE:CMG) opened ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen, its first Asian restaurant, in Washington DC. It looks like Chipotle is interested in diversifying, or at least experimenting, with the growing demand for popular Asian dishes that inc...
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Love the Chips and Guac, But Hold Off on Chipotle Stock
Chipotle (NYSE:CMG) is hot – and not just because of the spicy sauces and salsa that you can lather on to your burrito. The stock is hovering around $325 today from around $129 just over a year ago registering a cool 150% gain for its inves...
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Rising Food Costs Could Dampen Chipotle’s Expansion Plans
While Chipotle’s (NYSE:CMG) fresh, nutritious Mexican fare has many fans in the US, the company has also been consistently adding new restaurants and is looking at further expanding in Europe. It reported impressive Q1 numbers driven by a 1...
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Comparable Store Sales Surge Drives Chipotle’s Q1 Results
Chipotle (NYSE:CMG), the Mexican fast food joint, reported impressive Q1 numbers driven by a 12.4% increase in comparable restaurant sales. Comparable restaurant sales growth was primarily driven by increased traffic in the quarter. Chipotle was ...
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McDonald’s Profit Margins Could Suffer on Rising Agricultural Prices
McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) which competes with Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX), Chipotle (NYSE:CMG), Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM), Burger King (NYSE:BKC), and Wendy’s (NYSE:WEN), reported strong November sales earlier this month. We expect this trend t...
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Can McDonald’s Stock Gain From Healthy Food Initiatives?
McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) competes with Wendy’s (NYSE:WEN), Burger King and Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) in the fast food market and is the market leader with about 19% share. The company also competes with Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) in the specialty coffee...
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McDonald’s US Promotions, China Expansion to Help Sales
McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) which competes with Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX), Chipotle (NYSE:CMG), Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM), Burger King (NYSE:BKC), and Wendy’s (NYSE:WEN), reported strong October sales earlier this month. We expect this trend to...
