Chipotle said it would retrain all employees on food safety methods
Chipotle’s CEO Brian Niccol said the company would retrain all employees on food safety methods. Following the incident, the restaurant was temporarily closed while all food products were replaced and the location was thoroughly cleaned.
The food safety issues hit Chipotle’s reputation hard and presented Niccol with the herculean task of fixing it. Nothing harms a restaurant more than foodborne illness outbreaks, and Chipotle took the worst of it. The company lost customers, and the stock suffered hits too.
Chipotle has been working hard ever since and has taken several measures to make sure its food products are safe to consume. The recent incident has called for more action and increased scrutiny at the restaurant chain. Chipotle’s shares fell around 4% following the news.