Chipotle opened the first restaurant in Denver as a casual fast food restaurant in 1993, Chipotle Mexican Grill was founded by Steve Ells who at the time was graduate at culinary Institute of America. Chipotle Mexican Grill offers a menu of a variety of food items which mostly are burritos and tacos, Chipotle is located in many parts of the world, not only is Chipotle doing business in US, but also in Canada and UK. Chipotle’s way how it does and runs its business is slightly different from what customers normally expect from fast food chain restaurants. Chipotle has maintained the high quality standards and continue to improve by following these tools, what kind of menu, high quality of raw materials, working efficiency and how to motivate …show more content…
Similarities and differences between their characteristics depends on many factors. Usually, fast food restaurants offer a simple and cheaper options to their customers, but these two restaurants are looking at a new approach, providing consumers with higher quality meals. Chipotle and Rubio’s provide consumers with freshly prepared, high quality food as more and more customers are demanding healthier fast food, Chipotle's food pricing is similar to other restaurants such as Rubio’s. A burrito at Chipotle’s runs around $7.00. and this could be more or less depending on how much a person likes the unique taste and flavor of their specialty burritos and other items. On the other hand, Rubio’s prices are overall fair and reasonable, for example fish tacos which you will get a choice to pick from two different tacos and have them with pinto beans for $8.99. Chipotle’s is known for using high quality natural and organic ingredients in its food, so Chipotle prices are usually more expensive than most other fast food restaurants, while Chipotle’s menu is composed of not as many items as Rubio’s, but mainly because Rubio Coastal Grill recently has added more seafood and lobster to the
New restaurant openings and comparable restaurant sales increases are important factors contributing to Chipotle’s increase in revenues in recent years.
Two locally owned famous restaurants in Sedalia, Missouri, El Espolon and El Tapatio, are both recognized as quality, authentic Mexican restaurants that serve Sedalia with outstanding service and great food. After paying each establishment a visit this past weekend, I have discovered some differences and similarities in the two. Although many of my relatives have chosen El Espolon as their favorite, I found El Tapatio to provide a more ethnic experience with their excellent food, sharp service, and clean venue.
Steve Ells founded Chipotle in 1994. When the company first opened its first restaurant, their model of business was a first of its kind. They operated a restaurant business that lies between fast food restaurant and fine dining. The management of the company pride in providing the customers with food services in a fast manner without necessarily the customers experiencing the literal fast food services experience (Ragas & Roberts, 2015). According to the company, their services are high-quality fine dining but delivered in a fast manner synonymous with the common fast-food experience. That model of business practiced by Chipotle has come to be referred as casual restaurant business model.
Because Chipotle has to pay higher prices for their company’s items such as the avocados and package than its competitors. According to the MarketLine articles about Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., "For instance, an average meal at Chipotle is the range of about $8, Whereas its competitors such as McDonalds, Taco Bell and KFC has options such as Value menus that start from even $1." Chipotle food is expensive because they have the best quality ingredients that are not common such as the avocados for their competitors. But Chipotle 's competitors are getting more sales revenues of their menu items because with one dollar to can buy a meal for a
With a unique appeal, a healthy and delicious product, and a powerful social message that made our target customers feel great about eating Chipotle over more traditional fast food, we have pioneered the fast-casual restaurant model our customers admire. Furthermore, our food sourcing is a rewardable effort and it is what we and our customers respect.
Chipotle is classified in the restaurant industry as fast casual, a combination of the quick serve and the casual dining segments. Fast casual restaurants have the following attributes: high quality foods, upscale atmosphere, higher check averages between $7-$11, and pay at the counter (What exactly is fast casual?, 2008).
Operations: Chipotle has set standards from when the food is bought, to when it's produced and to when it's sold. This quality control is performed by their Quality Assurance group, which foresees all of these positions.
Chipotle is my favorite place to eat. As I am sure it is for other people. Chipotle is a fast food Mexican grill. They are most known for how big they make your burritos. Now it is fast food but it isn’t actually fast, they’re like a restaurant but without the wait. They serve all naturally raised meat and organic beans. So there food is pretty healthy and worth eating. The employees are always nice and it just a great place to eat over all. Chipotle is a great choice for a quick fast food stop because it gives great service, atmosphere, food and value. My experience there is always a good one.
Chick-Fil-A is a well-known fast food restaurant that serves chicken. It started out as a small business in a mall in Atlanta. It was founded on family ideals. Try to remember your last visit at a Chick Fil A, were the workers moody like most fast food chains or did they have a big smile and greet you warmly. You seldom ever hear anyone saying they have had a bad experience whenever it comes to Chick-Fil-A. The main reasons that people go to Chick Fil A is for the food, the atmosphere, and the employees.
The chicken cheese and rice at Las Brisas was priced around seven dollars which is cheaper than El Torero’s but not by much. Waiting patiently for my food seeming as if I had sat in this booth for a whole life time, it had finally arrived. The cheese seemed to be piled on compared to El Torero’s. I also had more than enough to fill up and bring home here as
Similar to a fast food restaurant, but more upscale with a better dining experience. Ells idea of keeping the menu simple with limited items to prepare delicious food efficiently helped to create a kitchen different from other fast food chains. Food preparation areas in Chipotle’s kitchens are similar to those of fine dining restaurants. Menu items are prepared from scratch and with fresh ingredients. Even the meats are prepped with marinades. Creating such recipes is very labor intensive, but having limited items to prepare assists in keeping the cost down. The focus on menu integrity is one of Chipotle’s advantages and is a key element to their marketing strategy. One way Chipotle is able to control their ingredients and maintain menu integrity is by controlling their suppliers. After working with certain suppliers, they created a list of approved vendors for the individual restaurants to purchase from. One reason was to try and help control costs. Healthier food items cost more and Chipotle wanted to keep the cost of their meals low for their customers, so they built relationships with certain suppliers. Eventually, they began to use distribution centers across the country that only purchased ingredients from their approved suppliers (Gamble, Peteraf, & Thompson, Jr., 2015). This approach separates Chipotle from competitors like Taco Bell. Serving high quality food at a competitive price point against other fast food
Chick-fil-A recognizes that their brand promise starts the minute the customer enters the premises. When a store opens for the first time, the franchised operator doesn’t just see an opportunity to sell his food product, but rather a “chance to interact, build community, and engage with customers and the community at large. We do this in a variety of ways. First and foremost, we strive to provide 2nd Mile Service to each customer. As we work to continuously improve, we want customers to experience something unique. We want to build community and create relationships between our customers and our food, people and restaurants” [3].
When Chipotle first opened in 1993, the goal was to serve quality food fast, but not be considered “fast food.” To avoid falling under the fast food stigma, Chipotle strives to find the best ingredients with respect to animals, farmers, and the environment. In order to achieve these goals, Chipotle has created a matrix organizational structure that is divisional by location and functional by authority. Chipotle recently expanded internationally to the United Kingdom, Germany, and France, each following strict guidelines assigned by corporate employees from their headquarters in Denver, Colorado. Similarly, each location is functionally organized according to authority: regional manager, district manager, store manager, assistant manager, and
The Santa Fe Grill is a relatively new Mexican restaurant that was started by two former business students from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. The idea sparked after the two roommates who were both interested in pursuing entrepreneurial interests decided that a Mexican restaurant in their city would be highly successful. While taking an entrepreneur class at the University, the plan for the business began coming together. Their main focus was to create a restaurant that would feature the freshest ingredients, as well as a lively atmosphere, cutting edge advertising and marketing, plus exceptional service for customers. (Research Methods, Pg. 19) By doing so, the students hoped that they could fulfill their dreams of ownership.
Chipotle Mexican Grill is one of the most popular Mexican restaurants in the United States, which offers burritos, bowls, tacos, and salads. It is one of my favorite restaurants to visit.