Chipotle - The Rise and Fall...And Rise Again

All within the last 5 years, Chipotle has experienced a significant decline followed by what I would consider to be a full recovery. By most measures, they're doing better now than ever before. This video takes a look at the reasons behind these changes while profiling the rise, fall, and rise again of Chipotle.
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[@jasonfischer8946]

Do Viagra: the Rise and Fall...and Rise again.

[@pantelimaxo7294]

Viagra really gets a rise out of everyone

[@derpygaming1157]

😂

[@matthewswanson2707]

😆😆

[@scottchrusciel2346]

See a doctor if it rises for more than 4 hours

[@auroradeister9314]

Lolll

[@KirboYT]

0:34 are we gonna ignore how smooth that visual transition was?

[@johns840]

Good catch

[@julianpark93]

damn I didn’t even see that

[@madisonwheatley3306]

*chef’s kiss*

[@Mogijup]

THANK YOU I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS COMMENT

[@auroradeister9314]

A very sexy transition

[@lexi5215]

As an employee this makes me understand why my managers are so strict with us when it comes to things like food temperature and if we’re feeling even slightly sick 😭

[@ohlordhebacc220]

@Заработок от 3000 в день *what*

[@Zo-hc2fn]

I am thinking about a new type of restaurants : eating-spots, in eating-spots, food keeps changing, chefs also rotate, this is opposed to current restaurants, thanks to this rotation of food and chefs, eating-spots are more powerful than restaurants, along with that, there is an app, people vote for the food that will be cooked in the next days, menu is influenced by the live input of the people via an app.

[@DanielDiaz-og9ox]

Bro it’s a WHOLE different vibe when it’s EcoSure season

[@Cranson92]

It's interesting to hear how things have changed. I worked at Chipotle before the first outbreaks in 2014. Lines were so long that we almost never had time/staffing to measure food temperatures as regularly as we were supposed to. We'd basically have a line out the door of our restaurant from 3pm-close every day. I also remember calling in sick and having my manager ask me to come in anyway on multiple occasions.

[@DanielDiaz-og9ox]

@@Cranson92 you see, it’s still like this, but with more stress because if they person with the blue polo walks in we’re screwed. I work at a $14k store and it’s just always busy

[@Emily-te6be]

I was in high school during the whole outbreak PR nightmare so my friends and I were just kinda like. to hell with it, it’s guac time babey, if I die, I die 🤧

[@fathanpratama6008]

"If i die i might aswell die while eating a good food" Sounds about right.

[@gbae636]

😄😄

[@MrSponge56]

GUAC TIME BABY

[@295g295]

> 6:39

[@CoordinatedCarry]

There’s a few things I’m surprised you didn’t mention. Like when all the restaurants shut down for a whole day following the outbreaks to do some major cleaning. The marketing campaign owned up to the mistake and apologized. They laid out what changes they were making. So many companies sweep things under a rug and fail miserably. Chipotle took their licks and I respect them for that. Which is why I remain a customer.

[@brittislove]

I really didn't like their hiring policies... ie, preferring to hire illegals. They've been busted several times for doing that as a company wide practice, not franchisee

[@erikjj235]

@@brittislove they hired illegals at the location that you frequently went to?

[@Donniedark60]

Britt source??

[@StevenSantanaR]

@@brittislove I worked for the company for 7 years and It's highly unlikely that a person that was unauthorized to work in the US was hired. They use E-Verify and hiring someone with fake papers is impossible. I did onboarding and the I-9 parts of the process.

[@JohnDoeDoeJohn69]

Well you couldn’t really sweep it under the rug. Some things will kill a company. Other things quickly pass. But the outbreak was so widely covered and known that they didn’t have a choice.

[@TheNinjaDC]

It's sorta ironic, that viruses and bacteria nearly killed the company, and now a virus is the biggest driver of their sales.

[@danielbeiman7259]

So true

[@washkoskat]

I like Chipotle. I admit I didn't go to them for a while during all the breakouts but now I would definitely go back and have them back I think covid-19 is has keep more away than anything else. I would definitely feel safe and not threatened to eat their food now both pandemic wise and E coli outbreak wise

[@VaporeonEnjoyer1]

@@washkoskat I liked going to Chipotle during the e. coli scare because I could actually go there during lunch time and not wait 15 minutes in line to order.

[@rileyesmay]

huh? My local one got shut down for a while because of covid we think and people got robbed because they didnt give any refunds on the mobile orders. They are going to loose money this year bro

[@OatmealTheCrazy]

@Child Of God I mean, I agree, I'm just not sure what prompted you to post it here, also, you might want to sound less unhinged

[@trundenthebad]

I love how that all started from an employ saying they were sick and the manager saying “I don’t care, suck it up”

[@shawnt0012]

The most recent outbreak was because they cooked their beans, let them get cold then reheated them and it fucked people up in Powell Ohio

[@helicopterkitty4209]

@@shawnt0012 every chipotle keeps beans overnight I wouldn’t recommend getting them right after open

[@shawnt0012]

@@helicopterkitty4209 my store doesnt

[@okayjay2281]

@@shawnt0012 my store does

[@norman3209]

@@helicopterkitty4209 then when should I get them.

[@kevkev9723]

Chipotle and Taco Bell don’t taste anything like Mexican food but they are good

[@deusexbaby5555]

And that's a good thing. I hate "mexican" food but when I tried Chipotle and Taco bell it is miles better. Mexican food always hurts my stomach but not these restaurants.

[@deusexbaby5555]

@Fast Times Taco bells not crap. You are just spoiled

[@deusexbaby5555]

@Fast Times What do you eat at then princess

[@deusexbaby5555]

@Fast Times What else do you make from grocery store. For me thats expensive.

[@deusexbaby5555]

@Fast Times Im asking you what else do you make besides tacos at the grocery store.

[@TheBlueLightChannel]

There is a Chipotle near my old gym. I’d go there almost everyday after a workout. Delicious food but definitely an expensive habit.

[@alfredoalcantar8691]

Lots of sodium

[@daltonfarris]

Weed, nicotine (vape), alcohol, caffeine (dr. Pepper), Taco Bell is what I’m working with but I’d like to make the money to move up to Chipotle.

[@dinidusamaranayake3266]

@@daltonfarris fr

[@jeffersoncalderon3804]

@@daltonfarris u should quit nicotine trust me

[@gary4936]

@@jeffersoncalderon3804 Alcohol part too would be good. Liver failure is not fun.

[@gabby9603]

I used to work there in 2019 and the health standards were the best of the fast food places I worked

[@StevenSantanaR]

Sure thing Gabby, the intense wellness checks and the temp checks of the food were rigorous. I was a Restaurateur for Chipotle from 2013-2020.

[@jeanettecabrera9368]

im sad because there arent any chipotles in puerto rico

[@frankiesfairyboytwinkclub]

I can show you my health standards any time baby 😍

[@Jstaywinnin]

Frankie's Fairy Boy Twink Club bro😐

[@asapxdnvsty553]

Bruh right

[@remsrhythm9408]

Chipotle be bussin all the time no matter if you get the same thing 💀

[@lubnan08]

Yup

[@ir5682]

It’s nasty tbh

[@oudude27]

No, it's shit

[@monty.montero]

@@oudude27 u not getting the right bowl trust

[@oudude27]

@@monty.montero um, it doesn't matter what bowl or location. It's garbage

[@SmugTomato]

Having worked at Chipotle I will give them credit for one thing; they absolutely learned from their mistakes and don't mess around at all when it comes to food safety. They might overwork the hell out of employees and enforce an unsustainable workload with the digital line, but they keep that food clean and keep everything in check. That's better than most fast food places can say.

[@Lifesizemortal]

Charging $2 for a slice of avocado should be considered a criminal offense

[@Metroid250]

Like goddamn, I ain't that rich. A whole avocado is literally $0.70 here in Orlando

[@Kylefassbinderful]

@Scott this is why i carry at least 7 on me everyday, 10 on the weekend.

[@ExPwner]

Why? If you don't like the price, don't buy it. Make your own.

[@khanbw]

@@ExPwner Because it is a war crime and human rights violation.

[@RyanJardina]

Just don't get and meet and it's free and the whole things is cheaper too.

[@romancandle416]

I forgot how many food safety scares Chipotle had. They all kinda ran together.

[@jeanettecabrera9368]

im sad because there arent any chipotles in puerto rico

[@chrissymccaff]

Jeanette Cabrera call chipotle and tell them to build one in Puerto Rico

[@treyvonervin745]

I wouldn't be surprised if many people thought it was just 1 or 2 since they were all so close.

[@halien6384]

yeah my mom got food poisoning from chipotle and that wasn’t even a recorded outbreak. were pretty sure it was from the beans because i dont get those (ironic considering my screen name, i know) in my order and i didnt get sick.

[@dylandavidson1336]

@@jeanettecabrera9368 you could start your own building there

[@ericalmeda268]

I barely started to work at chipotle like a few days ago and even on my first day, I saw how anal everyone is about food safety, its honestly incredible

[@osr6447]

?????

[@peanutfrogy9087]

What

[@RunOverHomeless]

Shill bot

[@ericalmeda268]

@@RunOverHomeless ong, i quit that hoe after 8 months. that shit was hella ratchet

[@jwballer6]

nah you right - because when the wells arent on cold or hot the food gets fucked up bad

[@micahford8179]

Watched this while eating Chipotle. As God intended.

[@icemine2418]

Same

[@BugsyFoga]

"I am actually older than Chipotle " - Company Man

[@machellbartlett8783]

I wonder when he was born. Probably in the late 80s, or early 90s.

[@bodaciousdoggo8971]

Machell Bartlett I think he mentioned how old he was compared to something in a different video and I did the math and he was born in like 1991

[@maric7558]

Machell Bartlett he was born in 91

[@doofus3210]

@@bodaciousdoggo8971 What math lmfao. I love it when people say "I did the math" in a completely non math related topic.

[@bodaciousdoggo8971]

Jasper Bob I’m saying that on a different video he said something like “I’m 5 years older than insert company” and I did the math based off of that to get his age but ok be a jerk

[@baddayoverdosed]

One thing you failed to mention was the time they stopped serving pork at a bunch of their locations because they couldn't find a supplier who met their quality standards. I think this helped them overcome the health scares. Those of us who had been eating there for years kinda just saw the health scares as something they just needed to sort out, not an indication of poor overall quality.

[@shakeriacrawford5457]

Right!

[@patrickmaruniak5987]

I was still eating at Chipotle even during the outbreak and I never had a problem. I love Chipotle and will continue to go there whenever I am craving them

[@ZRaddue]

When the initial outbreaks happened a bunch of people were shying away but I started going to Chipotle MORE because I knew the lines would be shorter and they'd be even more concerned with food safety than ever before.

[@mahmoodmawed4347]

I love company man every Wednesday I wait till 8 02 in the afternoon to watch company man make a video about Dish network love you

[@frankgressiii7206]

that's the evening buddy

[@frankgressiii7206]

really that's nighttime

[@Tiger9194]

Dish network sounds very interesting as a topic honestly

[@krxstall]

Simp

[@realazduffman]

@@Tiger9194 Dish and Primestar and the whole small dish thing of the 1990s

[@CZsWorld]

Whenever I go, I ask them to put the E Coli on the side.

[@jeanettecabrera9368]

im sad because there arent any chipotles in puerto rico

[@MrInternFTL]

Jeanette Cabrera yeah because you can get real Mexican food there

[@mr.haroldthetoaster6263]

No you don’t, I don’t care if it’s a joke, that’s just cruel to the employees.

[@SantiagoMAXIMOleon]

Jeanette Cabrera stop it janette, ,just stop.

[@vivianvillanueva5067]

as someone who works there we dont get paid enough to deal with that

[@damian-77]

The 2015 rise was because of the 2013 vine “I love chipotle, chipotle is my liiiife”

[@Ela-hb4jb]

As an employee who started just before covid hit and worked with them through the entire pandemic, I deserve the title of essential worker. I lost a part of my soul during this time. We were the only food chain in town open. While everyone was stuck at home, I was stuck at Chipotle lmao.

[@Frank00]

Can you really call corona a pandemic when it’s survivability rate is 99%?

[@Ela-hb4jb]

@@Frank00 The fatality rate in America was 1% That fatality rate was much higher in other countries. Even so, 1% is a lot when you have millions of cases. When you personally experience someone in the 1% dying, others trying to minimize the impact covid had is very blood curdling. Argue over the semantics if you want, but don't pretend like the death of millions was nothing.

[@Frank00]

@@Ela-hb4jb if millions died then why didn’t the overall death rate go up? Because no one can say that those people wouldn’t have died anyway and I’m talking about a pure Covid case, no other morbidities. That number is only second to suicides committed in that same time. So what have you fixed and what did you break? What’s been broken is a entire economy supply chain, inflation, teen depression and more. The harm caused by people trying to centrally plan our lives have disrupted and destroy more than it fixed, that’s if anything was fixed at all. Government can’t plan our lives and if you still believe they can then I hate to see how you measure success.

[@TTV_Rxan]

Respect your hard work!

[@electrodynamicorb6548]

Nope you’re still nonessential in my books.

[@NDUWUISI]

When the outbreaks happened I stopped going for years. What made me start going back a few years back was that they had closest thing to healthy fast food options that actually tasted good.

[@SimuLord]

I started ordering in Chipotle during the pandemic when I got tired of eating McDonald's five times a week. I was super-high-risk for COVID complications (prior heart condition) before I got vaccinated, so all of 2020 was Doordash and bunker mentality...and McD's was one of the only places in my suburban town that didn't mark everything up excessively for delivery. I hadn't eaten there since 2014 because of the food safety reputation. But they're back in my good graces now.

[@BennyLlama39]

Company Man: "How have you felt about eating at Chipotle?" Me: The *real* question is, "How did you feel *after* eating at Chipotle?" 😀

[@KyurekiHana]

I make sure to keep stocked up on Chipotle-away.

[@ge373]

Does it actually make your stomach hurt

[@deathbat93rn]

G E nah people have weak ass stomachs

[@bs1820]

I feel fine. Never had runny shit once.

[@BAM81]

A Chipotle opened in my city for the first time right before the outbreaks. I still haven't eaten there because of it. I guess it's time for me to give 'em a try.

[@xxdavi95]

They talking $12.50 for a goddamn burrito 😭 edit: It’s been a year I no longer work at chipotle I’m not at stop and shop thanks for the congrats tho

[@Thatguy71771]

its about a 10 buck rap any fast food place you go for one person

[@kirkrotger9208]

Where are you getting Chipotle? Even Manhattan Chipotle is $10 a meal.

[@xxdavi95]

@@kirkrotger9208 a steak burrito with guac sour cream cheese lettuce rice beans. Doesn’t matter anymore since ima work at a chipotle ima get it free 😂

[@HercadosP]

That's a rich person's burrito. In my hood we get a 7.7 double wrap carnitas burrito with all the add-ons except the ones that cost money.

[@kirkrotger9208]

@@HercadosP $7.70? Damn, in my city, minimum price for anything with carnitas is $9.75.

[@pepejones8712]

When it first began, it was great. The burritos were humongous, the ingredients were fresher and you got free chips.

[@jennasparkle]

The burritos are smaller now :(

[@table1552]

@@jennasparkle even smaller now

[@sheepdog916]

Biggest mistake they made. Corporations take over great businesses and immediately eliminate inefficiencies (which is what we love about the business).

[@pullt]

In an odd way, the food illness issues were seen as a good thing amongst some people I know. Many were claiming it was proof the food was "real" and "fresh"....unlike, ironically, the tales of how you can set McDonalds fries out on the counter for years with no decay.

[@hamzerpanzer]

Mind blowing

[@moisesibarra]

Oml

[@kruztieeleper6710]

So true

[@CuddleCheetah]

Best thing about the panic was that there were no lines. I was actually more likely to go there at that time. Sadly, they did away with lemon slices though.

[@washkoskat]

You make a good point about food freshness versus food preservatives it's an interesting perspective and I understand and believe your outlook

[@mrchirulagaming2771]

We demand for why EA is so hated

[@caitlinmccloud7431]

Poor quality games, buying out small game studios and gutting them, and god damn origin! I guess it would be kinda long to talk about everything.

[@Choralone422]

That's going to end up being an hour long video. At least!

[@afa1515]

Simply because EA included microtransactions in every possible game - even singleplayer - when it made no sense and the game was already 70 bucks. And with that they have basically killed most of their IPs.

[@MidnightMystify]

Watch iilluminaughtii's video. She goes through every scandal and why their hated

[@DSLightning21]

There's enough content for an entire Netflix series. 😄

[@cooperminion825]

My biggest complaint about Chipotle is that bc I've gotten so used to the freshness of their ingredients that i can no longer eat Taco Bell w/o running to the can 30 mins after eating

[@randy74989]

Here in Texas we call that Montezuma's revenge!

[@cooperminion825]

@@randy74989 i thought that was just in Mexico

[@cooperminion825]

@Заработок от 3000 в день can u please provide an english translation?

[@travistotle]

Imagine being that manager who made that employee come in sick. Already a dick move, then you find out on top of that your decision eventually lead to a formerly beloved company losing over 600 MILLION dollars! Pretty safe to say that manager got canned lol

[@PokrPro21]

He's an escort now posting on Craigslist and turning tricks.

[@JoseMartinez-gk2ke]

can Taco Bell even be considered a Mexican restaurant lmao

[@adamtschmidt4303]

Taco bell is a major international mexican restaurant, except of course in mexico where they failed.

[@CHswim]

Is McDonald's American food if most of their menu items are German?

[@totallyrealnotfakelifeadvi7547]

Adam TSchmidt I wonder why.

[@totallyrealnotfakelifeadvi7547]

Tom Bombadil According to my English teacher McDonalds is the best example of American food... But also she says so is cheese and chocolate and we have that in Singapore too

[@royisdabest]

@@CHswim yes, they are american. thats like saying if dominos is american because they have italian items. the restaurant chains were made in america which means they have american food respectively

[@aldoleyvam]

0:16 neither of these restaurants serves mexican food. It is mexican inspired food at best.

[@xndrxde]

Whitewashed mexican food if I dare say😂

[@amandacastillo4525]

Thank youuuuu

[@ObiWanKenobi]

It’s really just Americanized Mexican food. It’s basically like how Panda Express is to Chinese food

[@APPLEJUlCE]

@@ObiWanKenobi don't use panda as a example because they themselves call it American Chinese food not "Chinese food"

[@ryanweston9677]

Amy Andrade better than being washed in a Mexican shower.

[@pinaykilljoy]

The only reason I went to Chipotle was when I was in college and would buy the bowl meal to last me through the whole day. Now there are two locations in my area, but I'd never go back there, not really because of the outbreaks, but I don't want to remember being a broke college kid 😭

[@griff4899]

I live chipotle because I can get fresh whole foods in a veggie bowl and it's about 8 bucks. And I usually get 2 meals out of it

[@mimismsx]

same tho. I can't finsih their burrito/bowl in one sitting it's my lunch & dinner or dinner & lunch

[@TrangleC]

I first heard of Chipotle when South Park aired that "bloody underwear" episode.

[@kr4t0sg.28]

Everytime i see Chipotle i think of this episode.

[@leonardticsay8046]

Chipotlaway. Handy cleaning solution.

[@auroradeister9314]

Lol me eating spaghetti while reading that

[@cincinnatixdxd5055]

They hit the truth on the head though you really do get sick eating there.

[@vineetdodd9915]

Haha I knew what it was but that episode revived my interest.

[@watzittooya8914]

as a former employee of chipotle during their decline in 2017, I had the option to forgo some of my wages for stock. being a young adult I clearly didn't do it and I'm glad this video can express my feeling about that decision now. 4:28

[@kimikokimi]

When the second outbreak happened in Boston, I remember seeing all chipotle’s closed for a week for food safety training. I never really ate at chipotle before and during those outbreaks, but after they gained in popularity again - seeing and remembering how strongly they took control over those outbreaks gave me comfort. Chipotle is now my favorite fast food restaurant.

[@RealMinebots]

love your videos, so glad I found you in my recommended! I think that chipotle was just so dam good that even though those outbreaks did happen I still held hope for chipotle, and I'm glad they are doing better than ever!!

[@MoistChungus]

The only thing that turned me off of chipotle was a local place doing the same thing but better and no line outside of lunch rush

[@rubberlover666]

Ha! The opposite pushed me TOWARDS Chipotle. Local place was always jammed and their portions were half the size and half as good as Chipotle. I tried a few times thinking it might have just been a bad day but, nope, same result each time. I feel bad not supporting a local business but when I can get better food in under ten minutes, sorry.

[@AxxLAfriku]

HAHAHAHAHAHA I AM THE SUPREME BEING OF KZbin AND I HAVE TWO GIRLFRIENDS EVEN THOUGH I AM THE UNPRETTIEST KZbinR OF ALL TIME!!! Good bye moi

[@beatboxbill]

@@AxxLAfriku well I think you're pretty. :)

[@Gatorade69]

Definitely. I mean if all you have in the area is Taco Bell Chipotle is better. However if you have a real authentic Mexican restaurant a majority of the time they will produce better Mexican food. My local mexican place tops Chipotle.

[@FedericoPrieto13]

@@Gatorade69 Most of the Mexican restaurants in the USA that I have been able to try, especially those for the general public, sell a version of certain Mexican dishes. I wouldn't call it Mexican food, because they are modified to suit Americans taste. The same thing happens here in Europe, the very few Mexican food restaurants sell a food adapted to the local taste, it is not real Mexican food. Chipotle is as Mexican as Panda Express is Chinese...

[@MrThemanofdoom]

I swear every guy who starts a company has help from their family. Its nice when someone close to you takes a chance.

[@v4v819]

Not Carnegie... He was an orphan...

[@actually-useless]

i started working for chipotle feb 2015 through the present. i remember all of the outbreaks happening in vivid, gory detail and still see the impact they had on the company today. the video mentions an outbreak in ohio; that restaurant was less than 15 minutes from mine. i remember i was eating at a (real) mexican restaurant with my family and my mom asked which chipotles in the area to avoid. i didn't have an answer but right at that very moment i got a text from my gm about the situation developing at powell. great video, hit on all the big stuff that we went through over the past several years and it's cool to see an outside perspective on how our enterprise looks!

[@nekolover881]

chipotle is simply epic. it has affected the culture of my house hold in so many varied ways.. thanks for this video

[@bbpd5315]

How

[@localmilfchaser6938]

whattt????

[@EmptyHand49]

Lmao did you get a Chipotle burrito as a pet or something?

[@vaselinetaster6665]

Bruh chipotle just finished a lawsuit about overworking minors a few weeks back, making them stay till 2 am on school nights. Good to leave that out.

[@RyTrapp0]

"a few weeks back" Right, I'm sure he really went out of his way to avoid adding a last second court case to the vid too...

[@cincinnatixdxd5055]

If only those same minors would wash there hands before serving the food. Made us sick.

[@miguelmejia4656]

@@cincinnatixdxd5055 with all this shit going around I wouldn't touch shipotle with a 10 foot pole

[@cincinnatixdxd5055]

@@miguelmejia4656 If anything they will be the ones to help spread it. Keep some distance is good idea.

[@KingHarambe_RIP]

Gonna be honest. The general public doesn’t care about overworked employees. It happens all the time and many are convinced it’s something to be proud of. The lawsuit was at worst a minor inconvenience for Chipotle.

[@chrisreynolds6391]

This made me crave Chipotle.

[@lynntaylor9681]

Me too

[@emilysaldivar4455]

Had Chipotle for the first time in 2015, and I've been in love with Chipotle ever since lol. My coworkers and I have it all the time

[@latoyaboston3845]

I love this channel so much! I binged 10 hours yesterday😅

[@Crazyfootballguy]

Great choice. I started investing in them when they had the outbreaks. Bought below $300...... and booooya.

[@Crazyfootballguy]

@Jessica Smith they will be a long lasting growing company for the next 50+ years. If I told you they will have 10,000 stores over the next 30 years, what would you do?

[@unemilifleur]

Be careful, soon enough it won’t be “in fact, I’m older than the company” it will be “in fact, I’m older than the founder” 😰

[@eazymb.]

I remember my senior year of high school everybody started packing out the Uburrito cause they were scared of chipotle. Uburrito could get busy, but summer ‘16 was different.

[@MochiiBunniie]

Social media is a really huge part of chipotle’s success. There wasn’t one near my neighborhood for years until just recently, so the first time I heard about the restaurant (after the outbreak which I quickly forgot about) was on a popular vine. Been on my radar ever since

[@RowenHansen]

I've been wanting chipotle then I get the notification for this lol

[@RowenHansen]

@Peter Nadreau me

[@RowenHansen]

@Peter Nadreau ?? What are you sorry about??? I am confused

[@MoistChungus]

I think it's a sign to get some grub dude

[@RowenHansen]

@Peter Nadreau oh ok cool, I like it, but everyone has there own opinions

[@necrosegamingreaction]

There better food then chipotle now these days

[@Stenhouseisthegoat18]

What Happened To Frys Electronics (Cuz they might die)

[@Reggaetonaldo]

That still exists?

[@Stenhouseisthegoat18]

Yeah Its BARELY Alive

[@kabj06]

Amazon and Newegg lol

[@amiithevampirequeen2828]

i have one in my city and its like those abandoned mall videos

[@Gatorade69]

Damn that sucks. I used to love going to Frys but yeah most of my PC parts were orsered on Newegg. However when we needed something in a pinch we'd go to Fry's.

[@Margxela]

I stayed far far away from chipotle when I was younger bc I always heard about how ppl were getting sick. I had for the first time last year and it was really good. The store was spotless and the workers were the nicest only 2nd to Dairy Queen in my experiences. I told the lady making my food that I had never been before and asked her what she recommended and she gave me a good recommendation and it was really, really good. She even gave me free Guac and tbh I had no idea u had to pay for it anyway😅. And then went to fill my drink and asked a guy what drink was good and he pointed at some fruit juice and said “pick this one, it’s gas” and damn was that guy right I’m addicted that stuff lol.

[@Mr6384]

As a family, we all enjoy Chipotle. And I've only ever had one issue; while visiting a store in the Fort Lauderdale area, the sneeze guards ( the clear acrylic panels meant to keep the food safe) were missing. And the customer in front of me was actually reaching into some of the food. I contacted the store manager, who was useless. So I went to the district manager, who agreed that those needed to be replaced before serving. Thankfully none of us got sick, and the DM sent us a free meal card. What really made this whole thing bad was it was during one of the out breaks. Great videos! Thanks for helping us understand what really happens!

[@aaronclift]

I feel bad for the people who live in towns where Chipotle is the best Mexican food around.

[@flatbushmassachusetts8518]

We got local mom and pop spots and we in mass ...butt chipotle ain’t wack it ..it is what it is lettuce beans steak cheese guac what more u. Want ? They will get better in time in my opinion

[@timmyneutron2457]

Chipotle isnt mexican food

[@MasonBrumbaugh]

@@timmyneutron2457 it is.

[@timmyneutron2457]

@@MasonBrumbaugh It might be but I hear a lotta different thing people say it is but a lot more people say it isn't I just came to the assumption it isn't

[@lickablelorax2604]

@@timmyneutron2457 it is. I’m Mexican, and people are comparing it to more “homemade” type burritos/Mexican food. Literally just like how restaurant food always tastes different from homemade food, even if they’re the same item.

[@cybercj99]

I stopped eating there when all the outbreaks were happening but I already wasn't a huge fan of their pricing at the time so I lost incentive at that point. Today I'll still order them every now and then but definitely not a staple for me.

[@philsargent9332]

hey brother your doing great job i watch at least 3 to 4 of your videos keep up the good work you should do a video the rise and fall of tops friendly markets and quality markets just saying keep up the good work

[@NolePTR]

I remember my first Chipotle. It was in California. They didn't have any in Florida near me at all. They finally opened one near me like 2-ish years later.

[@andykillsu]

I want Asada back! It was sooo good! Also my local Chipotle has a wind mill! I have never seen that at any other chipotle or restaurant.

[@philsowers]

It's back at Cafe Rio.

[@isaiahadams1208]

You know what’s funny, even though 2016 was Chipotle’s absolute worst year, that’s when I first had Chipotle. Of course this was before I heard about the food outbreaks. And thank God I didn’t get sick

[@clyde6401]

The college I went to built a 2nd chipotle less than half a mile away from the 1st one we had. At first it seemed ridiculous but then they both became incredibly more efficient and both continue to stay busy all throughout the day. If one had too long of a wait you just went to the other one. It was awesome!

[@mr.noprobz3412]

I worked at Chipotle when the FIRST situation happened. My gosh! Our hours were cut tremendously (if you were non-managment staff), safety precautions changed on a weekly basis (at one point we were not allow to even mix old salt with new [FIFO] in the shakers), and the old 4 owners (Steve Els, Monty Moran, a guy and a woman) booked movie theatres regionally where staff had to meet for a nation-wide chain meeting. Those were crazy times, man...

[@pantelimaxo7294]

I was in a chipotle eating my food when they started comping out and throwing away all of their lettuce. Thank God I didn't get sick

[@alexthetiger7806]

Sounds like you were on an episode of Kitchen Nightmares XD

[@emilyruth22]

I remember when the “outbreak” happened it was like a Ghost town in there for about a year, at least at my location. And in the same parking lot was a McDonald’s that was PACKED, now more than ever. Really makes you wonder 🤔 but it was really sad to see it happen because even before all of these Norwalk and ecoli cases I mean... I started in 2014 and they’ve always had super high food safety standards. Of course now even more so but idk, the whole thing was very strange and seemed almost intentional.

[@ivervj2923]

Good to read someone with the same thought. It always seemed quite strange to me and it even seemed like a kind of sabotage. And more now that with this video I found out about the differences they had with McDonald's. Seeing that a franchise grows so fast and its profit margins are reaching the sky will always push the alert button of the big boys.

[@EpicLitez]

Right, I’ve gotten sick way more times from McDonald’s than chipotle. Someone was skeaming

[@Duane1789]

Worked there as a manager during the peak of the outbreaks and oh boy was that an interesting part of my career, so many changes coming from upper management week over week to policy and procedures it was a lot to keep up with

[@engineear5571]

I will always remember my first Chipotle burrito some time around 2009. I had heard so much about it, and it indeed lived up to the hype. It became a staple for me and my coworkers through the mid 2010's. More recently, I don't go that often. A new one in town is often unkept inside, it felt dirty.

[@dianamaria2439]

can you please do panera bread I feel like they've gone downhill so much

[@irosso4944]

I’d like to see one on Panera as well. Even more so because I used to work at one lol

[@coltywolty01]

panera used to have good mac and cheese now they stink

[@gavinthecrafter]

Yeah panera is garbage. They make sandwiches I could make at home for $5, but charge $20

[@gregmiell3037]

For years I lived on their whole grain bread. Two years ago they substituted whole grain with cheaper non-whole grain ingredients. I noticed immediately and never went back.

[@tg9374]

The mac and cheese was premade and microwaved hot. They also dropped everything that had any artificial colors and non organic foods.

[@nuleafonlyfe04]

I never stopped going to Chipotle... It's my favorite fast casual restaurant. Since quarantine, I go every Friday. It's some of the healthiest food you can get quickly. I love Chipotle!

[@businessguide6219]

Your channel definitely deserves my subs!

[@edwardcruz6233]

There's a mom & pop Chipotle-style restaurant in a neighboring town that makes the tortillas from scratch right in front of you, before adding the ingredients. So good!

[@armando_perez]

As a Chipotle manager, this video is pretty accurate. Good job Company man!

[@epikchill5170]

FINALLY IVE BEEN WAITING SO LONG I MADE A COMMENT ON THE COMPANY MAN WEBSITE AND I WAS MAKING COMMENTS FOR A WHILE LETS GOOOOOO

[@vickitate7148]

Things that have happened to them could have been any business. I am looking forward to the one in construction in my area, scheduled to open in the spring of '23, Warrenton OR. Bravo for sticking to it.

[@PokefreakMaster333]

By far the cheapest real food that’s out there. Been going or over 6 years and I haven’t looked back. Great spot for vegans too!

[@pollux119]

Place sucks. Support your local mexican restaurants instead of this cheap corp. Always overpriced bland burritos compared to local market

[@PokefreakMaster333]

@@pollux119 not in my experience but it might be different where you’re at. Also, Chipotle gets most of its resources from local organic farms and they can afford that because they aren’t dropping so much money into advertising. If that’s not supporting local business, then idk what you’re on about mate but I do wish you well

[@davidnotonstinnett]

”went against company policy and forced an employee to work while sick” You’re adorable.

[@pdxdonut]

It happens all the time in food service. Im not surprised at all.

[@bananya6020]

@@pdxdonut not just in food service, but in every single company. hell, they even bent societal opinion to think working while sick is a good thing, "hard work" or whatever.

[@L1ght_7]

I work at a Kroger, and we literally have a sign in the break room telling us to not come to work if you have a fever or cough and if you are already there to tell a manager to send us home. When I come to work one day and notice me getting a sore throat and coughing a lot, I go to tell my manager, but she won't let me leave. Its honestly irresponsible to do that because I'm touching people's groceries and produce and there is a good chance I could get someone else sick. I felt bad, but there was nothing I could do. (This happened before the coronavirus started) Honestly I feel like working while sick in any service industry should be illegal (if it isn't already) because there is such a high chance of getting others infected as well.

[@freakishuproar1168]

So was Company Man somehow wrong or naive to point out how reckless and unfair it is?

[@bananya6020]

@@freakishuproar1168 it is naive and reckless but it's not abnormal at all

[@romain10x14]

I love your videos! Especially when you talk about fast-foods It’s so Interesting!

[@AlexGarcia-qc3cj]

I've enjoyed eating at Chipotle ever since I've first walked into one in 2017. I used to have this crazy habit of eating lunch there for 2-3 times a week when I was working as an electrician, but I've since calmed down. I know their food is expensive, but whenever I get a chance I'll always eat there. Their food is bomb 👌🏼

[@whitecreamymilk8436]

All coverage is good coverage

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Still waiting for them to open a location in my palace

[@hyhoops1080]

😂

[@Reggaetonaldo]

It's funny cause Kim doesn't know what lettuce is.

[@pvillelde]

Would it serve your Hennessy?

[@BAKU2K2]

Wouldn't that be considered "too western" for your beloved country?

[@constanttraveler]

They will be soon, Dear Leader. That's why all the dogs were confiscated

[@TristanSamuel]

I'd be horrified if the founder of a famous Mexican grill was a talking rat

[@TristanSamuel]

@Tyler Morales I don't know

[@TristanSamuel]

@Tyler Morales That was a mouse

[@leroyroberts3047]

he is

[@ME-hm7zm]

Quiznos

[@jeanettecabrera9368]

im sad because there arent any chipotles in puerto rico

[@despair1705]

yo love the videos and you should have a lot more subs you are great at just story telling

[@295g295]

2:48 - My first try of this style of food was at Baja Fresh (2005). Then Mo's Southwest (2008), Chipotle (2009) later Qdoba (2011).

[@mrheroprimes]

does anyone else remember that weird chipotle hulu series.

[@Kanudelgruber]

no, but now i'm curious

[@StevenSantanaR]

Farmed and dangerous I went to the premier when the company first rolled it out for its Managers to see. It was to focus on factory farming and how animals are being treated.

[@gc6096]

Robomerc nope

[@XoXitsSaruhh]

I've been eating at chipotle even more than normal since the pandemic. The online order stuff was a big part of that.

[@brockfuller2074]

Not to mention now how they are significantly more expensive & tiny. Back in the day a guac burrito was only $10 but it was massive. Now they are like $14 & so tiny that I don’t even feel full after I eat one. Downhill is an understatement

[@patrickhanlon2083]

The last time I remember having Chipotle, it was in 2019 in the Buffalo, NY area, and I ate there because the wait for the nearby Chic-Fil-A was long

[@justinfowich6662]

"Chipotle has always been known for their larger burritos." Since when? They might be bigger than Taco Bell burritos, but an indy Mexican joint's burrito is like double a Chipotle burrito.

[@PaulsGoldWeapons]

You have to know how to order and have a little luck with the person who is preparing it. Order the following: Double wrapped burrito with extra rice, extra beans, meat of choice (preferably chicken), fajitas, salsa, cheese, (light or no sour cream) and Guac. Since you got a double wrapped burrito it automatically allows them to add more food into it.

[@honolulublues5548]

Yeah, here in Chicago we have a local place that advertises football sized burritos. And they are exactly that.

[@honolulublues5548]

@@PaulsGoldWeapons a local place by me makes them big without the double wrap.

[@parkerbeck3580]

In California, definitely. But oddly enough, Texas joints don't seems to have those in their wheelhouse.

[@RoachOverlord]

Even Chuy's has bigger burritos than Chipotle.

[@23345star]

"Less outbreaks" COVID: hol' up

[@rosyhvideo2587]

._.

[@vladgeorgiyev731]

._.

[@EsManuDominguez]

Good video. I ate Chipotle yesterday. The quality is so good. In my humble opinion they are really good

[@295g295]

9:01 - Most of my visits to Chipotle were during the recovery promotion years of 2016-17. I have rarely been there in years since.

[@Rudenbehr]

You really whispered that whole “loan from his father” part under your breath huh

[@jeanettecabrera9368]

im sad because there arent any chipotles in puerto rico

[@Rudenbehr]

Jeanette Cabrera The food is overrated imo. But good news is that you live in a Latin America state, you should be able to find burritos anywhere.

[@jeanettecabrera9368]

@@Rudenbehr we are not a state, but we are latin american

[@fleshyspeakers]

Jeanette Cabrera the phrase “state” is commonly used in place of country

[@gabe8905]

@@Rudenbehr The fact that you think that because she lives in Latin America, therefore, she can find burritos anywhere, is just stupid lol. Burritos are nowhere to be found in Latin American countries. In fact, you won't find many burritos in Mexico since they were made in USA.

[@Fer65432Plays]

Business insider used a chart of yours as data for their Chuck E Cheese episode and listed you as a source

[@jwal1992]

I grew up in a small town in Virginia, so Chipotle was a treat when we went out of town. Then my dorm freshman year at VCU was a block away from a Chipotle and I was ecstatic. I would pretty much eat there every day. Sense then I have frequent Chipotle over the last 10 years. Even during the pandemic I would treat myself to Chipotle delivered to my door. But the last year or so Chipotle got full of themselves; they raised their prices, made smaller burritos, and overall had pretty lousy customer service. The last couple of times I visited, the onions tasted weird. Not sure if they were undercooked or not fresh, but the quality of food has definitely taken a hit on top of the other things I just listed. But the first onion issue Chipotle was in Rhode Island. I thought it was the particular store, so I didn’t go back. Then I got back to Virginia and one of their Chipotles had the same issue! Smaller burritos, lower quality food, higher prices, bad customer service; I’m gonna miss Chipotle but honestly I work too hard for my money to throw away $14 on a lunch I can’t even finish.

[@ed-uk6fs]

I worked across the street from their wyncoop downtown Denver offices for a while. Would walk a few blocks to their closest actual restaurant, often eating with their employees or even sharing contractors over the years. The week of the outbreak still had long lunch lines downtown. As for a CO resident in that 2015-2018 timeframe, no one that I worked with or knew personally cared. We all kept going. Still ordering it today from Downtown and TechCenter for various team members at their houses.

[@WishAtElevenEleven]

Chipotle is one of the only fast food places I’ll eat at. There were phases when I went there 1-2x/week. It’s tasty, it’s a lot of food for the price, and it feels healthy, or at least not unhealthy. I did stop going there after the food poisoning outbreaks but went back after a while because I assumed they got their act together and introduced better quality control.

[@creedolala6918]

I was definitely relieved when they announced they would be putting the lid down before preparing burritos on the rims of the toilet seats. I think that really helped with the ecoli stuff.

[@JinnamuruXunte]

I started working the week of the first outbreak! I remember one of the days we had 2 customers the entire day. This location was normally EXTREMELY busy, like we almost shut down because of the outbreak. They held a big conference for us and things changed drastically food safety wise. Later on that year the stomach flu was going around. If anyone had vomited (customer or employee) in the past 24 hrs we had to bleach the store for a week. Those were crazy times... Sometimes I miss Chipotle but managers can make or break your experience. If that awful manager taught me anything, it was how to "fake it til you make it."

[@EASTSIDEDELI]

ahhh, this makes a lot of sense. I had my first chipotle around the yr 1999 or 2000 near Denver CO and that's probably one of the first stores. I recall the quality of the food and flavors were a lot better than the current version of their food. Also, it was about half the price. I believe it was under $4 for a steak burrito back then.