Chipotle – New Orleans CityBusiness

The casual Mexican chain opened its first pizza restaurant back in May in Denver.

Chipotle's popularity isn't showing any signs of fading, with the Mexican food chain reporting a fourth-quarter profit and sales that beat Wall Street expectations.

Mexican food chain Chipotle's first-quarter net income rose 8 percent as more customers flocked to its restaurants for burritos, bowls and tacos.

Chipotle's coming price hikes could hit steak lovers particularly hard.

The restaurant, which is expected to open next year, will replace a KFC site on Veterans Boulevard.

Stocks are closing higher, led by gains in the energy and health care sectors.

Chipotle shares continued to fall Monday as the chain faces the first decline in a key sales figure after an outbreak of E. coli linked to its restaurants.

U.S. stocks are mostly lower in midday trading as the market claws back some of the ground it lost in the morning.

Chipotle said it believes norovirus is to blame for sickening students at Boston College who reported "gastrointestinal symptoms" after eating at the chain.

Chipotle has been served with a federal subpoena as part of a criminal investigation tied to a norovirus outbreak at one of its restaurants.

The federal agency that monitors public health says the outbreak of E. coli illness linked to Chipotle restaurants that sickened 60 people appears to be over.

Chipotle restaurants across the U.S. are opening later than usual Monday as workers gather in movie theaters and hotel conference rooms across the country to discuss the chain's recent food safety scares.

Chipotle says one of its stores in Massachusetts is closed after four employees said they were feeling ill.

Chipotle is introducing a temporary loyalty program intended to get customers back into its stores following a series of food scares.

The Chipotle executive leading the chain's efforts to rebound after an E. coli outbreak that has sent sales plunging turned himself in Tuesday to face cocaine-possession charges, his lawyer said.

Chipotle saw a smaller drop in sales as it tries to win back customers, but the company says it doesn't know how long it will take to fully recover after an E. coli outbreak and norovirus cases last fall.

Chipotle shares, under siege after a series of food scares erupted just over a year ago, surged at the opening bell after activist investor Bill Ackman revealed that he's become the taco chain's second largest investor.

Chipotle Mexican Grill on Monday named founder Steve Ells as the sole CEO of the burrito chain as it fights to recover from a series of food scares.

Chipotle, the build-your-own burrito restaurant, is opening a North Shore location.

Chipotle, which is trying to revive its fortunes after being rattled by food safety scares, says a third of its board members will leave in May after their terms expire.

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