Chipotle is getting slammed after saying it's nervous about hitting its guidance for the year
Hollis Johnson
The burrito chain was presenting at a retail conference hosted by Barclays in New York.
Its same-store sales have fallen for three straight quarters in the wake of two E. coli outbreaks last year that affected its restaurants in 14 states.
Bloomberg reporter Shelly Banjo tweeted some highlights from the conference, which was livestreamed.
Chipotle says it's "nervous" about hitting the guidance it gave out earlier this year. $CMG
- Shelly Banjo (@sbanjo) December 6, 2016
In first half of the year, 78% of Chipotle's least frequent customers stopped coming to $CMG, virtually no new customers during that time
- Shelly Banjo (@sbanjo) December 6, 2016
Chipotle just recently allowed catering orders online + other tech advancements that are years behind competitors $CMG
- Shelly Banjo (@sbanjo) December 6, 2016
Chipotle said lines were "definitely" back, but were not as long as they used to be, especially during off-peak times, for a number of reasons it was actively addressing.
Throughput - the flow of people in and out of the door - was down, Chipotle said. "Throughput is a major component of our customer service," the company said. People visit because they think that Chipotle is "faster than fast food" in some aspects.
In September, Bill Ackman's Pershing Square disclosed a 9.9% stake in Chipotle. On Tuesday, the company said it did not have "any fundamental disagreements" with the activist investor, according to Banjo.
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