Taco Bell's 2006 E. Coli Crisis

Senior Management of PepsiCo is evaluating the potential acquisition of two companies – Carts of Colorado and California Pizza Kitchen – in order to expand the company’s restaurant business. If indeed PepsiCo decides to pursue the acquisition of one or both, they must decide how to align each of these business units in its historically decentralized management approach and how to forge relationships between the acquired business units and existing business units. In their evaluation, Senior Management is faced with the question of whether the necessary capital investment in order to purchase one or both of the businesses can be profitable for each of the acquired business units, but must

Chipotles norovirus scared many however, who is to say that every Chipotle in America, is going to have contaminated meat. Shutting down Chipotles everywhere. People bring things too far. Chipotles sales went down dramatically, 30 percent. With that being said they lost a lot of their customers and regulars. People see things like this and run from it, saying things like “oh i’m never going to eat there.”, “their

I huffed and puffed as I arrived at the Taco Bell counter and ordered the Triple Bacon Double Cheesy...Taco...Delight. I looked at the boy's hand being held out as if he was waiting for something, then my brain clicked...the money, I mean of course the money!

Chipotles reputation and product were nothing short of stellar. Attracting customers from all walks of life but primarily from the millennial generation. The millennial generation tends to like simple, fresh food without artificial flavors or fillers from environmentally friendly restaurants. Chipotle in turns targets the millennial generation as one of their main stakeholders. For a time, the symbiotic relationship between Chipotle and the millennials thrived. The relationship almost proved to break Chipotle when a crisis of a massive Escherichia Coli (e. Coli) infection breakout occurred affecting the millennial generation the most. A drop-in Chipotles comparative sales has

Chipotle Mexican Grill Incorporated has always had a great reputation for being an inexpensive, high quality, fast-food chain. That reputation suddenly diminished when the company had to close 43 restaurants in Oregon and Washington State towards the end of 2015. An E.coli outbreak had emerged at six restaurants in that region, and soon afterwards the same was reported in seven other states. Health officials cited a particular restaurant at Boston College for improper handling of poultry and the presence of a sick employee after 80 students had become ill after eating there. The cause was a common virus, norovirus. After instances of contaminated food, Chipotle was being thoroughly questioned about their pledge for serving “food with integrity.”

This past October, 2015, Chipotle Mexican Grill’s reputation took a big hit following E. coli and norovirus outbreaks that left tons of people sick. As a result of this, the company closed 43 restaurants in Washington state and Oregon after linking some restaurants to an E. coli outbreak, which sickened 52 people around those area. The E coli outbreak has led to wide spread to other states that left customers sick from their food and has caused the company a down fall of their

In the mini case, "Taco Bell Thanks you for Suing Them", the case is about the company going under a lawsuit. A disgruntled customer decided to file a lawsuit towards Taco Bell claiming that their beef was more of a filler than meat. In response, Taco Bell had thanked everyone who took it upon themselves to file a lawsuit against them. By Taco Bell responding in regards to the lawsuit, the company had made history with social media with their campaign. "The impending crisis was now just a lawsuit, but a potential social fiasco" (Crandall, W, Parnell, J. & Spillan, J., 2013).

In order for Chipotle Mexican Grill's top executives to strengthen the company's growth and profitability, they must reduce resource weakness by strengthening relationships with suppliers and eventually acquiring long term contracts with farmers who follow the U.S. Department of Agriculture standards for growing organic products.

coli outbreak itself on November 20th, 2015. It begins with the announcement that the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had reduced the number of E. coli incident from 50 cases to 37 cases. The CDC told Chipotle that there were six new cases that match with the E. coli strain that was found in the Oregon and Washington restaurant. Chipotle wrote, “although one of the individuals has no known link to Chipotle, five individuals did report eating at Chipotle, including two in Turlock California, one in Akron, Ohio, one in Amherst, NY, and one in Burnsville, Minnesota” (Arnold, 2015c). Chipotle also pointed out that since their new food safety procedure was implemented, there are no new cases in Oregon and Washington. The press release also pointed out the different steps that they have been doing to help decreases the number of incidents from reoccurring. Also towards the bottom of the press release was a quote from Steve Ells himself, “We offer our sincerest apologies to those who have been affected” (Arnold, 2015c). The press release ended by explaining that there are about 48 million food-related illness in the US and about 265,000 of those cases are related to E.

Carina: The Chipotle employees displayed problem-solving talk when they asked each other for help etc. I overheard two employees chit-chat quietly about wedding plans of one of the employees, which would qualify as encounter talk.

When the Washington Post releases the finding from “Friends of the Earth” that Kraft Foods product labeled Taco Bell Originals taco shells contain “Cry9c” known as StarLink, Taco Bell Corporation will face a public perception that Taco Bell restaurants are serving or selling tinted food products. Less than one year ago (November 1999) Taco Bell Corporation lost some public confidence due to the E-coli outbreak from tainted ground meat. Our response during the November 1999 outbreak should be duplicated to assist with the public perception related to tainted products. While the restaurant products are separate from the home products, they will be linked by our Taco Bell branding. Our use of media outlets, phone banks, and websites should be used. Our legal team will need to begin its preliminary research into the subject for reports and recommendations before the press release. Senior executives from Kraft Foods are being contacted to begin planning a united response to the upcoming press

le you've been out doing your thing, workin', eating burritos, cooking up some nice dinners, Taco Bell has been quietly plotting their takeover of the fast food world. You'd think that a place that serves up Doritos in the form of a taco shell may not be your best bet for a personal-trainer approved meal, but Taco Bell has been capitalizing on one thing: variety. Whether you're in the mood to devour some Nachos Supreme (we all have those days) or are sticking to your #dietgoals, Taco Bell has expanded their menu choices to accommodate all types of diets. Along with the healthy changes, Taco Bell has also introduced some classically sinful meals as well, like the Quesalupa and the

In September 2015 Chipotle began to face a crisis that could have bankrupt the company and undo all the progress it had made. The company would face numerous public and regulatory backlash for food safety issues associated with its stores. Chipotle’s first food safety problem occurred on September 11, 2015. The issue involved a salmonella outbreak associated with Chipotle restaurants in Minnesota. There were 45 cases that were determined to be caused from tomatoes served by the restaurants in the area. However, the cases were not that massive and the media did not blow the situation out of control. Therefore, Chipotle tried to handle the cases as an isolated issue and not let it become a public relations problem. However, Chipotle’s worst nightmare became a reality just a month later when a worst health related issued occurred at some of its restaurants. The company has always tried to pride itself on providing a safe environment

Taco Bell is currently open in over 7,000 locations and 175,000 employees. They serve a variety of tacos, burritos, quesadillas, and nachos. Del Taco is currently open in over 500 locations and serves tacos and burritos as well as a variety of American food such as french fries.

• The phenomenal increase is facilitated by an annual 10% growth in the amount that Americans spent on meals away from home.