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Chipotle’s Earnings Preview: Price Hike & Menu Expansion To Drive Revenues in Q2
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) is scheduled to release its second quarter earnings report on July 21, 2014. The Mexican cuisine specialist has been performing well in the fast-casual dining segment, due to a growing outlet count, loyal custome...
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How The Fast Casual Segment Is Gaining Market Share In The Restaurant Industry
Over the last decade, fast food restaurants or more technically, Quick Service Restaurants (QSR) have grown at a much faster pace than any other restaurant segment in the industry. Best described by concepts such as McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD), KFC an...
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Chipotle Delivers A Spectacular Quarter; Same-Store Sales Touch Record High After 8 Years
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) announced impressive first quarter figures on April 17, surpassing expectations. It recorded 13.4% comparable sales growth this quarter, the highest quarterly comparable sales growth in the last eight years. The ...
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Chipotle Earnings Preview: Sales To Remain Robust But Margins May Suffer
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) will release its first quarter earnings report on April 17. The company has been consistently performing well because of its use of healthy organic ingredients, growing outlet count and a loyal customer base. Ch...
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Chipotle Reports Strong Numbers; Same-Store Sales Surge 9.3%
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) reported very strong fourth quarter numbers as sales blew past expectations. The same-store sales surged 9.3%, helped primarily by higher customer traffic. Same-store sales, or comparable sales, is an importan...
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Expect Chipotle To Post Strong Sales Though Margins Could Decline
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) is scheduled to announce its fourth quarter and full-year earnings on January 30. Shares of the company have stayed above the psychological $500 mark, ever since the third quarter earnings were announced in Octob...
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Chipotle’s Catering Service Offers Growth Potential
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) foray into the catering business started with a test project in select regional markets such as Colorado in early 2013. Now the company has rolled out the service nationally, underlining management’s faith in the...
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Chipotle Mexican Grill: Déjà vu In The Making ?
Last month, Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) announced strong third quarter earnings. The highlight of the result was the same-store sales growth of 6.2%, which beat the market expectations. Shares of the company have gained more than 20% since ...
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Chipotle’s Sales Surge On Traffic Gains; High Food Costs Dent Margins
Strong sales, buoyed by higher traffic, helped Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) post a strong set of third quarter numbers. Total revenues for the quarter rose 18.0% to $826.9 million while the operating income surged 17% to $137.1 million. Chip...
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Chipotle Q3 Preview: Sales To Remain Strong But Margins Could Degrade
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) is scheduled to announce its third quarter earnings on October 17. The burrito chain has had a good quarter with shares of the company gaining more than 10% in the past three months, buoyed by an impressive secon...
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Chipotle Could Try A Breakfast Menu But It Might Be A Cooked Strategy
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) has started selling coffee in some of its restaurants, a sign that the restaurant chain might eventually move into the breakfast segment. Furthermore, the restaurant chain is also testing a breakfast menu at its ...
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Will Taco Bell & Supply Chain Issues Bite Into Chipotle’s Growth Story?
After the successful introduction of the Doritos Locos Tacos line-up last year, Taco Bell is set to expand the menu by debuting the Fiery Doritos Locos Tacos. Can the restaurant chain’s latest attack on the Mexican food fare play a spoilspo...
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Chipotle Sales Surge At The Expense Of Margins
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) posted a solid set of numbers in its second quarter earnings helped by strong growth in the company’s same-store sales. Total revenues were up 18.2% to $816.8 million, helped by 5.5% growth in same-store sa...
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Chipotle Q2 Earnings: Same-Store Sales Could Improve But Margins Will Remain Tight
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) is scheduled to announce its earnings on July 18. The burrito chain has had a good quarter with shares of the company gaining more than 15% in the last three months. Some of the recent optimism has been fueled by...
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Chipotle And McDonald’s Try Fostering Trust With More Nutritional Transparency
It seems that restaurant chains are increasingly relying on transparency to create a goodwill. Fast food chains, long criticized for promoting obesity in America, are actually getting more transparent about the nutritional content in their produc...
