Chipotle Taps Taco Bell CEO to Be Its New Head

You can never tell how much it was him or the team under him, but Taco Bell really is winning on novelty, new store design, and online ordering. Now that they are linked with grubhub, they are at peak.

Maybe he can at least figure out how to keep the veggies from being a petridish. Here is a hint - subway and most sandwich shops don't keep warm meat next to the veg...

Re: Chipotle Taps Taco Bell CEO to Be Its New Head

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Post by tyingq » Wed, Feb 14, 2018, 1:31 AM UTC

kriffo wrote: post #3

Because they're both burritos

I'm sure the Taco Bell CEO gets the nuance, but if your expertise is slogging low cost / low quality ingredients...it's not obvious you're the person to solve an issue with a company struggling with high-end intentions, but low-quality results. Ever been to a Chipotle? The warning about pork carnitas is pretty off-putting. They basically say you're rolling the dice based on past performance.

Re: Chipotle Taps Taco Bell CEO to Be Its New Head

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Post by degenerate » Wed, Feb 14, 2018, 1:38 AM UTC

Step 1: Reduce food quality to cut costs

Step 2: Come out with stupid names of rehashed food ideas

Step 3: Spend all new profits from low-quality food ideas on HEAVY MARKETING of newer, lower-quality food ideas

Step 4: If (Chipotle != Taco Bell) Go to 2

Step 5: Exit

Re: Chipotle Taps Taco Bell CEO to Be Its New Head

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Post by ROFISH » Wed, Feb 14, 2018, 1:40 AM UTC

kriffo wrote: post #3

Because they're both burritos

Both serve different combinations of product from a set of few ingredients.

Re: Chipotle Taps Taco Bell CEO to Be Its New Head

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Post by joezydeco » Wed, Feb 14, 2018, 1:44 AM UTC

The article doesn't mention that Taco Bell's kitchen systems are designed to eliminate many weak links in fast food preparation and handling. It doesn't prevent the line worker from sneezing influenza on the burrito, but that's also not how you get e.coli outbreaks.

If CMG is looking to get past their previous history of systemic food safety issues, this was probably a good choice.

Re: Chipotle Taps Taco Bell CEO to Be Its New Head

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Post by vidoc » Wed, Feb 14, 2018, 1:48 AM UTC

the guy must know a thing or two about tacos

Re: Chipotle Taps Taco Bell CEO to Be Its New Head

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Post by spike021 » Wed, Feb 14, 2018, 1:49 AM UTC

tyingq wrote: post #5

kriffo wrote: post #3

Because they're both burritos

I'm sure the Taco Bell CEO gets the nuance, but if your expertise is slogging low cost / low quality ingredients...it's not obvious you're the person to solve an issue with a company struggling with high-end intentions, but low-quality results. Ever been to a Chipotle? The warning about pork carnitas is pretty off-putting. They basically say you're rolling the dice based on past performance.

What warning about pork carnitas?