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Chipotle Plans Growth Spurt in 2012

(February 2012) posted on Mon Feb 06, 2012

Fast casual chain will add more than 150 locations


Chipotle Mexican Grill (Denver) plans to open 155 to 165 new restaurants in 2012, co-ceo Montgomery Moran announced during a fourth-quarter earnings call with investors, reports QSR magazine.

The expansion plans represent the chain’s largest number of openings in a single year. The company also expects to open a second ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen location in 2012.

John Hartung, Chipotle's chief financial officer, says the company reported its sixth consecutive quarter of double-digit increases in comparable store sales in the fourth quarter.
 


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