Weren't we just discussing Chipotle?

[pinkeggs]

www.vox.com/2016/1/15/10774894/chipotle-closing-food-safety

They are closing every location for a few hours on Feb. 8 for a few hours to have a huge mega discussion on how to rebrand or bring the reputation back, whatever. I thought this was interesting since we were talking about how much the recent food poisonings would impact them, if at all. I guess sales have indeed been bad.

[cleo29]

I read that they have, indeed, taken a hit. Though, they did handle the food poisoning situation correctly according to the CDC. I think it just takes time for people to come around again.

The case in the Boston area was due to a sick employee.

[noodleoo]

Interesting! Yes, my H and I have a bet going on about whether this put them out of business or not. So far he's winning!

The sad thing is one of the reasons we always used to like them is that the food was so fresh. But the food was fresh because they were busy and had very high turnover. We went there recently and since it wasn't busy, the food felt old. so we probably won't go back. I Kind of feel bad for them because it's a vicious cycle!

[callie]

Yeah, they've gone down in sales about 35%.

[daisyn]

This sounds like a PR thing... They don't open until 11:00. Have the meeting in the morning. And why are they waiting 3 weeks. Sounds strange to me.

[isabel]

Jan 16, 2016 21:45:56 GMT -5 daisyn said:

This sounds like a PR thing... They don't open until 11:00. Have the meeting in the morning. And why are they waiting 3 weeks. Sounds strange to me.

Because having a conversation about new food safety standards and company protocols isn't a two-hour thing. They're shutting down for the day because it's an all-day meeting to make sure every employee understands the changes.

And it's a company with employees who work totally different shifts, have different schedules, and likely have many conflicts. You can't tell Joe Smith who works part-time in the evenings and goes to school in the morning that he has to be there tomorrow. Joe has to make arrangements.

I honestly don't think this is a PR thing. They've had some issues and they are clearly working pretty hard to fix them. I have no problem with Chipotle and will continue to eat there. Shit happens and they've acted correctly and honestly.

[daisyn]

Jan 16, 2016 22:06:59 GMT -5 isabel said:

Jan 16, 2016 21:45:56 GMT -5 daisyn said:

This sounds like a PR thing... They don't open until 11:00. Have the meeting in the morning. And why are they waiting 3 weeks. Sounds strange to me.

Because having a conversation about new food safety standards and company protocols isn't a two-hour thing. They're shutting down for the day because it's an all-day meeting to make sure every employee understands the changes.

And it's a company with employees who work totally different shifts, have different schedules, and likely have many conflicts. You can't tell Joe Smith who works part-time in the evenings and goes to school in the morning that he has to be there tomorrow. Joe has to make arrangements.

I honestly don't think this is a PR thing. They've had some issues and they are clearly working pretty hard to fix them. I have no problem with Chipotle and will continue to eat there. Shit happens and they've acted correctly and honestly.

They aren't closing for the day.  It said they are closing for a few hours, it's not an all day meeting.

[isabel]

Jan 16, 2016 22:57:44 GMT -5 daisyn said:

Jan 16, 2016 22:06:59 GMT -5 isabel said:

Because having a conversation about new food safety standards and company protocols isn't a two-hour thing. They're shutting down for the day because it's an all-day meeting to make sure every employee understands the changes.

And it's a company with employees who work totally different shifts, have different schedules, and likely have many conflicts. You can't tell Joe Smith who works part-time in the evenings and goes to school in the morning that he has to be there tomorrow. Joe has to make arrangements.

I honestly don't think this is a PR thing. They've had some issues and they are clearly working pretty hard to fix them. I have no problem with Chipotle and will continue to eat there. Shit happens and they've acted correctly and honestly.

They aren't closing for the day.  It said they are closing for a few hours, it's not an all day meeting.

Even so, my point stands. There's a lot of scheduling to work around to make a meeting like that mandatory for a company this large and with so many people with completely different schedules.

eta: The article says 'several' hours. I take that to mean at least 4 or 5 hours, maybe more. So, yeah, I consider that all day since most people work an 8-hour shift max.