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 (CMG) will bring back its tattoo-themed buy-one-get-one entrée promotion on November 13, 2026, at participating U.S. and Canadian restaurants. The offer runs from 3 to 4 p.m. local time for guests with permanent, temporary or drawn-on tattoos.
The March 13, 2026 promotion helped drive the company's highest single-day sales at the time, approximately 10% above its previous record from National Burrito Day 2024. Chipotle also partnered with Wiz Khalifa on limited-edition, signed to-go bags inspired by his tattoos, available during the promotion at its Oakland neighborhood restaurant in Pittsburgh while supplies last.
Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) reported third-quarter 2026 revenue growth of 9.6%, while diluted earnings per share declined from a year earlier. Revenue reached $3.3 billion, with comparable restaurant sales up 2.1%, reflecting 1.3% higher average checks and 0.8% transaction growth. Net income fell to $339.9 million from $382.1 million, and diluted earnings per share decreased 6.9% to $0.27. Operating margin narrowed to 13.7% from 15.9%; restaurant-level operating margin fell to 23.3% from 24.5%.
Chipotle opened 84 company-owned and five international partner-operated restaurants and repurchased $110.0 million of shares. Management maintained its 2026 outlook for low-single-digit comparable sales growth and 350 to 370 openings. For 2027, it expects 340 to 360 company-owned openings in the U.S. and Canada, plus around 15 to 25 company-owned and partner-operated restaurants elsewhere.
Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) will bring back Smoked Brisket to restaurants across the U.S. and Canada beginning November 5, 2026. The menu item will be available for a limited time.
Chipotle will offer $0 delivery fees on qualifying Smoked Brisket orders through its app, Chipotle.com and Chipotle.ca from November 5 through November 18. Minimum orders are $10 USD or $12 CAD, excluding tax and fees. Higher delivery menu prices and applicable additional fees still apply, and orders through third-party delivery platforms do not qualify.
Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) will bring back its Boorito promotion, offering eligible Rewards members $6 entrées on October 31, 2026. Costumed guests must visit a participating U.S. restaurant after 3 p.m. local time through closing and scan their Rewards member card at checkout. The offer is limited to one discounted entrée per costumed guest and is available in restaurants only; extras, sides and taxes cost more.
On November 1, Chipotle will offer $0 delivery fees on qualifying orders through its website or app. A $10 minimum applies, excluding tax and fees. Delivery menu prices are higher, and additional fees may apply.
Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) unveiled a limited-edition oversized takeout bag to promote Family Meals through a national advertising campaign and sweepstakes. The Big Ass Chipotle Bag has a 170-liter capacity and measures 36 inches wide, 24 inches tall and 12 inches deep.
Family Meals are a digital-exclusive offering designed to serve four to six people at less than $10 per person. U.S. Rewards members purchasing a Family Meal through the app or Chipotle.com receive automatic sweepstakes entry. The sweepstakes runs from October 13 through November 10, 2026; no purchase is necessary, and a free entry method is available through the official rules.
Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) unveiled “From Ground to Sound,” an original song recorded with the London Vegetable Orchestra using vegetable instruments. Recorded in Abbey Road Studios’ Studio Two, the track uses produce featured in Chipotle restaurants. It is available on Spotify and Apple Music after an August preview in the 100 Creators campaign. Chipotle plans to use it across select campaigns.
Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) is bringing back its $6 margarita through limited-time pop-ups ahead of its Halloween Boorito promotion.
The drink will be sold at one restaurant each in Denver, New York, Dallas, Los Angeles and New Orleans on Fridays and Saturdays in October, from 3–9 p.m. local time. Boorito returns October 31 with an in-restaurant entrée offer; details are due later in October.
Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) is expanding its Apprentice program to place an Apprentice in every restaurant by end-2027. The company plans to support its goal of 7,000 North American locations by opening between 350 and 370 new restaurants in 2026 and staffing Apprentices in all of its more than 4,200 company-owned restaurants, up from roughly three-quarters today.
More than 85% of restaurant managers started as Crew Members, and the Apprentice role is positioned as the main bridge to General Manager and field leadership roles. The announcement also highlights the 10th anniversary of Cultivate Education with Guild, through which nearly 25,000 employees have enrolled and over 14,000 have completed programs; graduates show a 66% lower average annual turnover and are promoted about 1.4x as often as non-participants.
Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) has appointed Sabir Sami to its Board of Directors, effective immediately, expanding the board to 11 members, 10 of whom are independent.
Sami brings more than 30 years of global consumer and restaurant experience, including 16 years at Yum! Brands and service as KFC’s chief executive officer from January 2022 to February 2025. He previously held senior roles across KFC, Taco Bell and Habit Burger & Grill, with extensive oversight of international markets in Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, Pakistan and Turkey.
Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) opened its first restaurant in Asia on September 2, 2026, at 423 Gangnam-daero in Seoul, South Korea, through a joint venture with Sangmidang Holdings. South Korea will act as a reference market for Chipotle’s broader Asian expansion, helping the company refine how it enters new countries while preserving its operating and culinary standards.
The joint venture, S&C Restaurants Holdings, will manage Chipotle’s South Korean business, combining Sangmidang’s local market expertise with Chipotle’s menu and processes. Guests in Seoul can order customizable burritos, bowls, tacos, quesadillas and salads prepared from real ingredients with no artificial colors, flavors or preservatives. The partners plan two additional South Korean locations by the end of 2026 and Chipotle’s first restaurant in Singapore in 2027, while Chipotle’s business development team continues to explore further partnership-driven growth opportunities.