Power Players with Brian Sozzi18 Aug 2025

Chipotle faces wary diners, tech push, big menu bets

Chipotle (CMG) has only known high growth over the past decade. High growth in terms of new store openings, sales, and earnings. That’s primarily because of the company’s generous portion sizes and messaging of healthier ingredients to increasingly health-conscious consumers. But now, the argument could be made that Chipotle is heading into an interesting five-year period. The company is adding new technology to its restaurants to drive efficiency. It's expanding into new countries such as Mexico. And it’s picking up the pace of new menu offerings. All of this comes as new fast casual restaurant concepts sprout in Chipotle’s backyard. Consumers continue to be cautious about eating out as menu prices have risen. Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi discusses the Opening Bid Unfiltered podcast with Chipotle CEO Scott Boatwright. Boatwright has settled into the Chipotle CEO job and will be tasked with driving the company forward in this critical period. Yahoo Finance's Opening Bid Unfiltered brings you a high-octane take on the freshest analyst calls, wildest stock moves, and shrewdest commentary in the business world. Executive Editor Brian Sozzi puts Wall Street's finest through their paces in this essential conversation for every investor, before the stock market opens. Find this episode's transcripts and more episodes of Opening Bid Unfiltered at http://finance.yahoo.com/videos/series/opening-bid/. Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Please email us at yfpodcasts@yahooinc.com. Yahoo Finance's Opening Bid Unfiltered is hosted by Brian Sozzi and produced by Langston Sessoms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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