Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. recently instructed its U.S. employees to refrain from including chicken in their own meals, aiming to conserve the popular protein for customer orders amid a surge in demand, particularly following the successful reintroduction of chicken al pastor. The company communicated to its staff that this measure was necessary to keep up with customer demand for chicken, which has seen sustained strong sales. Employees were warned that non-compliance might lead to disciplinary action. However, following media coverage and internal feedback, Chipotle reversed its decision, allowing employees to resume including chicken in their meals. CEO Brian Niccol described the situation as a temporary chicken crunch and noted that the directive, which lasted a week, was a collective effort to manage supply.
Latest: “The supply got really tight. We asked all our employees, including myself, to pitch in for a week, to maybe try something else on our menu,” Chipotle CEO says of the directive for workers not to eat chicken”https://t.co/xPHaNPl4ww “good news is, we’re through that pinch” https://t.co/YGBDDbki49
Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol said the company experienced a temporary chicken crunch. After telling employees last week not to include chicken in their own meals due to crimped supply, the chain now says its workers can go back to ordering freely https://t.co/BDxyodqdec https://t.co/Mm0XqsSUEH
Chipotle tells staff to skip chicken as demand surges https://t.co/Gvs1nQSHoZ https://t.co/dvBAZ2OBPY
Chipotle told its employees last week not to include chicken in their own meals, as surging customer demand crimped supply — but the chain now says its workers can go back to ordering freely https://t.co/ngkxPwWacB
Latest: After our story revealing Chipotle had told employees not to order chicken for their own meals, Chipotle says today it “informed employees they can return to ordering chicken in their meals as normal.” https://t.co/eBxl9bCEZc https://t.co/YGBDDbki49
Chipotle reverses protein policy, says workers can choose chicken once again https://t.co/BvuQLvWZjf
Chipotle says its employees can choose chicken once again: https://t.co/vfUHkdOu55 #fox44tx
$CMG Chipotle tells employees to stop eating chicken so the company can keep up with surging customer demand https://t.co/kfgaotRJRb
(Bloomberg) - Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. is telling its employees not to include chicken in their own meals, as .. the reintroduction of chicken al pastor has been a huge success .. @business $CMG https://t.co/0mZntKRVX1
“It really has Chipotle employees wondering, if it’s chicken today, is it going to be ‘Oh, we have a drinks shortage, you can’t get drinks’ tomorrow?” https://t.co/eBxl9bCEZc “It’s disrespectful, just on a personal level” Chipotle spokesperson says email was request, not mandate https://t.co/YGBDDbki49
“Due to its sustained strong sales we need your help to keep up with our guests’ demand for this popular protein option,” Chipotle said in message telling employees not to include chicken in their free or discounted meals https://t.co/eBxl9bCEZc https://t.co/YGBDDbki49
Scoop: Chipotle is telling its US employees not to put chicken in their own meals, so the company can "conserve our fan-favorite chicken" for customers. Workers say managers have threatened to discipline employees for having chicken in their employee meals https://t.co/qoLhTB3OGk
Chipotle to its workers: lay off the chicken https://t.co/MZSMQsxwMR