Chipotle Is Offering Free Burritos After Closing For One Day

By the way, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared Chipotle’s E. coli outbreaks officially over last week.

The company announced a slew of new food safety measures in December, which involved preparing bell peppers, tomatoes and lettuce in a central kitchen instead of its individual restaurant kitchens.

Chipotle restaurants across the nation are temporarily closing Monday in an effort to educate 60,000 employees about the food-borne illnesses that have rocked the company in recent months. Its troubles began after an E. coli outbreak came to light at the end of October. Some farms had expressed fear that they wouldn’t be able to meet Chipotle’s strict new food safety standards, so the company is moving to get everyone up to speed. They are scheduled to reopen at 3 p.m. local time. “But we’re there ready to help them”, Mr. Moran said.

Not only is Chipotle trying to win back customers with a renewed focus on food safety – they’re also trying to make it up to those with ruined lunch plans.

Chipotle said the meeting would provide an opportunity to thank employees, discuss changes and answer questions. If you were planning on going to Chipotle for lunch, you can score a burrito ” raincheck.”

No chicken burritos, no steak burritos, no carnitas burritos.

In November, Chipotle sales plunged 16 percent.

With this new contingency, Chipotle is hoping that it will be able to decrease the chances of another norovirus outbreak from happening.

“I am moderately disappointed, but I think I can move on”, potential customer Sarah Adkins said. You’ll get a message back with a link that takes you to a form to leave your name and zip code.

PHOTO:Hank Levine from Maryland received over 200 texts from Chipotle customers who mistakenly texted his number to redeem a free burrito.