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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 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.
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) will release its third quarter 2026 financial results on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at approximately 4:10 p.m. ET, followed by a conference call at 4:30 p.m. ET to discuss the results and provide an update on fourth quarter business trends. Investors can participate via telephone using access code 6029014 or through a live webcast on the investor relations section of the company’s website, with advance registration available. An archived webcast will be accessible about one hour after the call concludes.
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) announced its first-ever simultaneous launch of two limited-time menu items: an all-new recipe for Pollo Asado and new Chili Lime Chips, inspired by a viral fan hack. Pollo Asado returns to restaurants in the U.S. and Canada beginning August 31, 2026.
Chili Lime Chips, made with real ingredients and no artificial colors, flavors or preservatives, are a digital exclusive for Chipotle Rewards members starting August 31, then expand to all guests on September 4. Chipotle is also offering a $0 delivery fee on Pollo Asado orders placed via its digital channels from August 31 to September 13, 2026, subject to minimums, fees and other conditions.
Chipotle (NYSE: CMG) will offer guests in the U.S. and Canada free double protein on any full‑priced burrito, bowl or salad entrée ordered via the Chipotle app, Chipotle.com or Chipotle.ca on Thursday, August 27, 2026, using promo code PROTEIN at checkout.
The one‑day digital offer coincides with the final week of limited‑time Chipotle Honey Chicken, available while supplies last, and excludes in‑restaurant, third‑party delivery orders, certain menu items and combinations with other promotions.
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) launched “Every Win Tastes Better,” a promotion tied to top-ranked U.S. men’s tennis player and Team Chipotle athlete Taylor Fritz during New York’s premier tennis tournament. After each Fritz men’s singles victory, he will post a unique text-to-win code on his Instagram Story, giving fans a chance to secure BOGO entrée offers via the Chipotle app or website, while supplies last.
The number of available BOGOs rises each round, from 2,500 in Round 1 up to 10,000 in the final. Chipotle is also partnering with Penn on a limited-edition tennis ball caddy inspired by its foil-wrapped burrito, which Fritz will distribute at a fan event in New York City on August 26.
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) launched the limited-time Salish Matter Order, a Kid's Cheese Quesadilla with white rice, black beans, hand-mashed guac, kid's chips and chocolate milk, available exclusively via the Chipotle app and Chipotle.com starting August 19, 2026.
The collaboration is Chipotle's first creator spotlight on a Kid's Meal and makes Gen Alpha creator Salish Matter the youngest person with a digital menu item at the brand. Chipotle is also running an Instagram contest from August 19 to September 4, 2026, where five winners who post using #SalishxChipotle can receive a trip to Los Angeles, an in-restaurant experience and lunch, content creation time with Salish, and selected Chipotle Goods and Sincerely Yours products.
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) is launching two back-to-school promotions. On Thursday, August 20, 2026, guests in the U.S. who wear school apparel to participating locations from 3 p.m. to close receive a buy-one-get-one free entrée in-restaurant. Additionally, “Chipotle Sundays” will run on August 23, August 30, and September 6 in the U.S. and Canada, offering one free entrée on digital orders placed after 3 p.m. with code SUNDAYS when purchasing at least two other entrées.
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) announced its first restaurant in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, opening later in August 2026 at Sidra in Riyadh next to Granada Mall, in partnership with franchise operator Alshaya Group. The site marks Chipotle's entry into Saudi Arabia and extends its Middle East footprint.
The opening builds on 16 Chipotle restaurants launched with Alshaya since 2024 across the UAE, Kuwait and Qatar. Globally, Chipotle operates more than 4,200 restaurants, including over 80 in Canada, 21 in the U.K., six in France and two in Germany, and expects to open 350–370 new restaurants in 2026 under its "Recipe for Growth" strategy.
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) is bringing back its Chipotle IQ trivia experience for Chipotle Rewards members in the U.S. and Canada from August 18–20, 2026, offering chances to win part of over $1 million in free Chipotle, including BOGO entrées, free Cilantro Lime Sauce, free Queso Blanco and Rewards points.
Each hour, the first 8,000 players scoring 5/5 can win food rewards, with up to 5 million points available daily. New features include Daily Streaks with bonus points and badges, a Silver Ticket Sweepstakes awarding 53 winners burritos for a year, and a limited-edition physical Chipotle IQ card game available via a separate Rewards sweepstakes.