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FAQs

Who is Chipotle owned by? ›

Chipotle Mexican Grill is a publicly traded company, meaning its shareholders own it. The largest shareholders of Chipotle are investment companies, including The Vanguard Group, BlackRock, and State Street Corporation.

Chipotle's first burger store opened yesterday, Oct. 27, in Lancaster, Ohio, 30 miles southeast of Columbus.

Its first Baltimore location opened in December 2003, in the Cordish Co.'s Pier 4 complex. Majority-owned by McDonald's Corp., Chipotle owns and operates nearly all of its restaurants, scattered throughout 20 states.

Does McDonald's own any shares of Chipotle class A common stock? No. McDonald's does not own any shares of Chipotle class A common stock.

Does Taco Bell own Chipotle? No, Taco Bell, KFC, and Pizza Hut are owned by Yum Brands. Chipotle used to be owned by McDonalds but was spun off into its own company.

"Chipotle" is derived from the Nahuatl (Aztec) word "chīlpoctli," which refers to a smoked and dried jalapeño pepper. The restaurant chain, Chipotle Mexican Grill, chose this name to reflect its focus on using chipotle peppers and other authentic Mexican flavors in its dishes.

Brian Niccol is Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer for Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG).

While it isn't entirely clear why there are no Chipotle restaurants in Hawaii and Alaska, their absence from the two states likely has to do with factors like ingredients and cost.

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Is Chipotle in all 50 states? ›

These restaurants are located in 49 states and territories and 1738 cities. The state with the most Chipotle locations is California, with 500 restaurants. This is about 15% of all Chipotle locations in the United States.

Californians really love Chipotle. In fact, they order the most Chipotle in the entire country.

To sustain its continued expansion and development, Chipotle has focused its attention on the global scale and has successfully opened restaurants in several European countries and Canada. However, Chipotle does not currently have a plan to develop its business in China's market yet.

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While Chipotle attributes raising menu prices to the growing price of labor, some analysts point to high CEO compensation as another factor. In 2020 CEO Brian Niccol took home $38 million, $1.24 million of which was his base salary. The rest was made up of other incentives and an annual bonus.

Pershing Square's latest 13F regulatory filing (which details the investment firms' holdings) shows Ackman and his crew owned nearly 744,000 Chipotle shares on May 15.