Chipotle offering free burrito coupons after closing for food safety meetings

The meeting was held days after the company said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had concluded its E.coli investigation.

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 will spend up to $10 million on an initiative to help its smaller suppliers produce safer meat and vegetables, company founder, chairman and co-CEO Steve Ells said. Moran urged employees to be “incredibly hospitable” as the company fights to win back customers.

Chipotle took a hit with stocks and sales plummeting, but customers say the temporary shutdown restores their faith in the food.

All of the burrito chain’s restaurants around the country shut down from 11 a.m.to 3 p.m. for employee food safety training.

Chipotle’s sales have slumped after two E. coli outbreaks were tied to its restaurants.

More than 50,000 Chipotle employees attended the mandatory nationwide meeting by way of Twitter and Periscope. “Over the last few months, we have been implementing an enhanced food safety plan that will establish Chipotle as an industry leader in food safety”, he said.

‘The Chipotle staff were concerned about the 50 or 60 people who thought they were going to get burritos, but now aren’t’.

Chipotle highlighted the cause of some of the outbreaks in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

“I think it’s a good way to attract people back and get there attention again”, Wright said, “This happened, we’re trying to fix it – here’s a little incentive”. “I mean I understand they need to take safety precautions, but I love Chipotle”.

A Washington lawyer was surprised to receive dozens of texts from strangers demanding a free burrito from Chipotle on Monday.