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Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. reports developments for a fast-casual, Mexican-inspired restaurant business built around company-operated restaurants, customizable entrées and digital ordering. News commonly covers comparable restaurant sales, restaurant openings, food and labor cost trends, digital sales, rewards engagement, menu innovation and limited-time items such as proteins and sauces.
Company updates also include brand marketing, customer promotions, community programs, executive leadership changes and international restaurant activity across North America and Europe. Recurring disclosures tie operating performance to new unit growth, transaction trends, average check, delivery and app channels, ingredient costs and the company’s Recipe for Growth strategy.
Chipotle (NYSE: CMG) reported Q1 2026 results: revenue $3.1 billion (+7.4% YoY) and comparable restaurant sales +0.5%. Operating margin declined to 12.9% and diluted EPS was $0.23 (down 17.9%). Digital sales were 38.6% of food and beverage revenue. The company opened 49 company restaurants (42 with Chipotlane) and repurchased $700.8 million of stock. Full-year outlook: comparable sales about flat, 350–370 new restaurants, and an underlying tax rate of 24–26%.
Chipotle (NYSE: CMG) will award up to 200,000 teachers and healthcare workers with free entrée e-gift cards, totaling as much as $2 million, to mark Teacher Appreciation Week (May 4–8) and National Nurses Week (May 6–12).
Entries run approx. April 28–May 12; initial winners will be randomly selected, invited to verify via ID.me, and notified starting May 13. Winners must verify employment within 48 hours to receive the e-gift card.
Chipotle offers a Round-Up for Real Change option during Nurses Week benefiting the American Nurses Foundation, and will later support Kids In Need Foundation.
Chipotle (NYSE: CMG) appointed Fernando Machado as Chief Brand Officer, effective June 1, 2026, to lead global marketing, brand positioning and customer engagement under its Recipe for Growth strategy. The company also created a new Chief Digital Officer role and named Arlie Sisson to accelerate digital and loyalty efforts.
Machado brings marketing experience from Restaurant Brands International, Unilever and Activision Blizzard; Sisson joins from Hyatt and earlier founded a SaaS company.
Chipotle (NYSE: CMG) announced the return of Chipotle Honey Chicken, its best-performing limited-time offering from 2025, to restaurants in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., France and Germany beginning April 28, 2026. The protein is available in Chipotle's High Protein Cup for the first time.
To celebrate the return, Chipotle is offering a $0 delivery fee on qualifying orders placed via Chipotle app, Chipotle.com and Chipotle.ca from April 28 through May 11, 2026, subject to minimums, exclusions and higher menu delivery pricing.
Chipotle (NYSE: CMG) is relaunching its annual Hockey Jersey BOGO for the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs: on April 20, 2026 after 3 p.m. local time, guests wearing a hockey jersey at participating U.S. and Canada restaurants can get a BUY-ONE-GET-ONE entrée.
The brand is also releasing its first-ever limited-edition hockey jersey; only 75 will be available via the Chipotle Rewards Exchange. The promotion includes standard restrictions and is in partnership with the NHL and NHLPA.
Chipotle (NYSE: CMG) relaunched Chipotle Rewards as "Rewards on Repeat" effective April 13, 2026, expanding benefits and a redesigned in‑app experience across the U.S. and Canada (ex. Quebec).
Highlights: 21 million active members, monthly Freepotle drops, free chips & guac at sign-up, extended points expiration (one qualifying purchase/year), lower redemption thresholds, expanded offers, and an in‑restaurant enrollment campaign.
Chipotle (NYSE: CMG) relaunched its Burrito Vault: Double Protein Edition beginning March 30, 2026, offering more than $2 million in prizes and daily gameplay from 9 a.m.–9 p.m. ET through April 1. The promotion includes a daily Double Protein Power Hour, hourly grand prizes, and a $0 delivery fee on National Burrito Day, April 2.
The program ties to Chipotle's new High Protein Menu (15–81g protein items) and follows >3.5 million plays in 2025, with play and prize rules limited to Rewards members in the U.S. and Canada.
Chipotle (NYSE: CMG) launched a limited-time Cilantro Lime Sauce on March 19, 2026, made fresh daily with cilantro, lime, roasted jalapeños, sour cream and spices. The sauce tested as the brand's top-performing sauce in test markets and will be available across U.S. and Canada.
Chipotle Rewards members can get a free side or topping with purchase using code SOFRESH on launch day.
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) will announce first quarter 2026 results on April 29, 2026. A press release is expected at approximately 4:10 p.m. ET, followed by a conference call at 4:30 p.m. ET and a live webcast on the investor relations site. An archived webcast will be available about one hour after the call ends.
Chipotle (NYSE: CMG) will run a one-hour "flash" BUY-ONE-GET-ONE (BOGO) promotion on March 13, 2026 from 3–4 p.m. local time in the U.S., Canada, U.K., France and Germany for customers who show any tattoo.
Chipotle partners with artist Swae Lee to offer an exclusive temporary tattoo sheet at the Midtown Miami restaurant while supplies last.