{"id":12480,"date":"2026-07-31T05:17:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T05:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/?p=12480"},"modified":"2026-07-31T05:17:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T05:17:53","slug":"chipotle-ceo-says-chain-making-meaningful-progress-on-affordability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/?p=12480","title":{"rendered":"Chipotle CEO says chain making \u2018meaningful progress\u2019 on affordability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src=\"https:\/\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Chipotle-2.jpg\" \/>     <\/p>\n<p>PepsiCo CEO Ramon Laguarta discusses how the food and beverage giant is seeing massive paybacks after slashing consumer prices on \u2018The Claman Countdown.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Chipotle CEO Scott Boatwright said Wednesday the fast-casual chain is seeing improvement in customers\u2019 perceptions of affordability.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Chipotle\u2019s second-quarter earnings call, Boatwright said the company\u2019s brand tracking showed improved perceptions of value across &#8220;all income groups and age cohorts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As it relates to value, I&#8217;m happy to report our brand tracker showed really solid progress across all income groups and age cohorts on value perception,&#8221; Boatwright said. &#8220;Our affordability scores were better in Q2 than they&#8217;ve been in probably the past couple of years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He noted that customers do not judge value solely by prices or discounts.<\/p>\n<p>CHIPOTLE OPENS FIRST RESTAURANT IN MEXICO AS GLOBAL EXPANSION ACCELERATES<\/p>\n<p>A person works in a Chipotle outlet in Manhattan, New York City. (Andrew Kelly\/Reuters)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And so I think we&#8217;re making meaningful progress as it relates to value at Chipotle. What we also learned, I think, as an important note, is [that] value isn&#8217;t just about discounting and price point. It&#8217;s about convenience. It&#8217;s about execution,&#8221; Boatwright added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s about menu innovation. There&#8217;s a host of things that the consumer is looking at to determine value.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Chipotle has recently introduced lower-priced menu options.<\/p>\n<p>CHIPOTLE CEO ALLEGEDLY SUGGESTS COMPANY WOULD KEEP RAISING PRICES AND &#8216;LEAN INTO&#8217; CUSTOMERS MAKING OVER $100K<\/p>\n<p>CEO Scott Boatwright said that customers do not judge value solely by prices or discounts. (Chipotle)<\/p>\n<p>In December, the company launched a high-protein menu featuring a Single Chicken Taco, starting at $3.50 at select U.S. restaurants, and a High Protein Cup of Adobo Chicken, with a national weighted average price of $3.82, the company said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Chipotle on Wednesday also reported second-quarter revenue of $3.3 billion, up 9.3% from the same period in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Boatwright has previously pushed back against perceptions that Chipotle has become too expensive or reduced its portions to boost profits.<\/p>\n<p>Ticker Security Last Change Change % CMG CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC. 38.52 +4.28<br \/>\n        +12.50%<\/p>\n<p>CHIPOTLE RIVAL GUZMAN Y GOMEZ MEXICAN KITCHEN CLOSES ALL US RESTAURANTS<\/p>\n<p>Chipotle on Wednesday also reported second-quarter revenue of $3.3 billion, up 9.3% from the same period in 2025. (Angus Mordant\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have an affordable price point for all walks of life, and we&#8217;re for everyone. We want everyone to have access to wholesome, nutritious food,&#8221; Boatwright said during a May appearance on Yahoo Finance\u2019s &#8220;Power Players&#8221; podcast.<\/p>\n<p>GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERE<\/p>\n<p>#Chipotle #CEO #chain #making #meaningful #progress #affordability<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PepsiCo CEO Ramon Laguarta discusses how the food and beverage giant is seeing massive paybacks&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[1199,585,1740,9150,866,12992,1323],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12480"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12480"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12480\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}