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HuckleB

(35,773 posts) Sat Dec 5, 2015, 08:24 PM Dec 2015

Chipotle sales battered by widening E. coli outbreak [View all]

"A widening U.S. E. coli outbreak has slammed sales at Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc, the company said on Friday, hours after federal authorities reported that people in nine states have now contracted food poisoning.

Shares in the popular burrito chain tumbled nearly 8 percent to $518 in extended trading after Chipotle warned that sales at established restaurants could drop 8 to 11 percent for the fourth quarter from a year earlier. This would be the first such decline in company history.

Investigators said the outbreak could widen again as local agencies upload data. Chipotle said in a regulatory filing that its sales could take more hits from "further developments, including potential additional announcements from federal and state health authorities."

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported related E. coli O26 illness in three new states. Forty-seven of the 52 people sickened say they ate at Chipotle before falling ill.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-chipotle-mexican-ecoli-idUSKBN0TN21W20151205

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Chipotle sales battered by widening E. coli outbreak [View all] HuckleB Dec 2015 OP

Thank God it's not Olive Garden! pinboy3niner Dec 2015 #1

Don't you mean Dairy Queen and Baskin Robbins! HuckleB Dec 2015 #2

Who knows where those unlimited breadsticks have been? KamaAina Dec 2015 #4

I've only been there twice--30+ years ago pinboy3niner Dec 2015 #5

Lol, was waiting for a whine about olive garden! Nt Logical Dec 2015 #49

Always someone eager to remind us of the horrid condition of our collective taste buds. Ed Suspicious Dec 2015 #54

So true! Nt Logical Dec 2015 #55

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Are Burger King and Dairy Queen married? Ptah Dec 2015 #6

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And Sweet Baby Ray making BBQ sauce pinboy3niner Dec 2015 #12

Lol, the DU food snobs crack me up! Nt Logical Dec 2015 #51

Boston Chipotle Shut Down Due To Possible E. Coli Outbreak HuckleB Dec 2015 #3

I just saw that news Tab Dec 2015 #28

Chipotle is now saying that was norovirus KamaAina Dec 2015 #48

Yikes. HuckleB Dec 2015 #50

If it was a norovirus, it seems as if it would be more wide spread GusBob Dec 2015 #61

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I've always called it Shitpotle REP Dec 2015 #10

It tastes like soap to you, doesn't it? KamaAina Dec 2015 #11

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It appears to be a little of both. HuckleB Dec 2015 #14

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I have the "smell" gene REP Dec 2015 #23

The ex wife used to give the dogs asparagus as a treat, as a group they would eat anything mrdmk Dec 2015 #58

It tastes like a soured, mildewed soapy dishrag smells REP Dec 2015 #16

interesting Kali Dec 2015 #36

I use ground coriander REP Dec 2015 #63

the cilantro rice is one of the the things i like best there JI7 Dec 2015 #18

It's fine, but it's what sucks people in to mediocre food. HuckleB Dec 2015 #21

i like a variety of foods. sometimes i crave taco bell JI7 Dec 2015 #25

Cilantro tastes to me like a soured, soapy dishrag smells REP Dec 2015 #24

yeah, that would suck, i'm glad i don't have that gene JI7 Dec 2015 #27

Tasty soap Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 #34

Cilantro gives me a headache, seems to be in lot of food these days here in Southern California mrdmk Dec 2015 #59

Why is anyone still eating there? NightWatcher Dec 2015 #17

I don't know why anyone ever ate at the bland burrito house. HuckleB Dec 2015 #19

because no more waiting in long lines JI7 Dec 2015 #20

Why are you waiting in long lines? HuckleB Dec 2015 #29

for the cilantro rice JI7 Dec 2015 #31

Is it that hard to find where you are? HuckleB Dec 2015 #32

yes , if you want it with the chipotle guacamole and corn salsa JI7 Dec 2015 #35

What the...? Dude. Nice chain talk. HuckleB Dec 2015 #38

People like different things. Bonx Dec 2015 #47

Chicken burritos are worth the risk GummyBearz Dec 2015 #22

Go to Moe's. Burritos without squirty poops for a week NightWatcher Dec 2015 #26

I've never heard of Moe's GummyBearz Dec 2015 #44

Moe's is more expensive, gives you smaller portions, and the taste is bullwinkle428 Dec 2015 #62

Most likely, because many people enjoy different things than you may. LanternWaste Dec 2015 #56

Years ago, I got a small paper bag that was Snobblevitch Dec 2015 #30

I witnessed the drop in sales. Saturday I was only customer in one that would normally be packed Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 #33

I ate at Chipotle one time and didn't see the appeal. dilby Dec 2015 #37

Exactly. -eom- HuckleB Dec 2015 #42

This is what they get for banning the guns 951-Riverside Dec 2015 #39

I guess you're just trying to be funny, but I'm not really sure. HuckleB Dec 2015 #40

I wonder why they call it a "mexican grill?" demosincebirth Dec 2015 #41

the fact that both the quality and servings have decreased precipitously in the past year... Chan790 Dec 2015 #43

They offset that by raising the prices GummyBearz Dec 2015 #45

It's kind of crazy. Chan790 Dec 2015 #46

For the first time you can go to Chipoltle and not stand in line for 20 minutes liberal N proud Dec 2015 #52

Sanctimony will always bite a company back. HuckleB Dec 2015 #53

This is your cause, huh - the defense and promotion of Ed Suspicious Dec 2015 #57

The defense of science and the environment is my cause. HuckleB Dec 2015 #60