Leslie Patton

Chipotle’s greatest strength now its greatest weakness too

June 16, 2018 at 2:57 p.m.

Chipotle is fresh — and suddenly, that's a problem. After years of winning customers and investors with its promise of healthy fast-food and premium burritos, the chain and its business...

A steak burrito is arranged for a photograph last month at a Chipotle restaurant in Hollywood, Calif.

Amid shortage, Chipotle changes rule on beef antibiotics

June 18, 2018 at 11:09 p.m.

After years of touting naturally raised meat, Chipotle Mexican Grill is changing its standards to allow beef treated with antibiotics into its restaurants amid a supply shortage. The burrito seller...

Whole Foods eyes Chicago as part of rapid national expansion

August 23, 2021 at 5:42 p.m.

When Whole Foods Market announced last year it was opening a store in downtown Detroit, the reaction was predictable: Whole Foods? In Detroit? The move reflects a new direction for...

Whole Foods eyes Chicago as part of rapid national expansion

December 24, 2018 at 7:10 p.m.

When Whole Foods Market announced last year it was opening a store in downtown Detroit, the reaction was predictable: Whole Foods? In Detroit? The move reflects a new direction for...

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