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title: "Chipotle's Head of Food Safety Retiring in 2019"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/15611444-379c-4314-afba-ca966dea5fca
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/chipotles-head-of-food-safety-retiring-in-2019-2708076
category: "Mexican"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Mexican"
topics: ["Operations"]
published: 2018-10-04T18:13:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:39:37.503Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/992a70287b1cc22ebdb30752f357869b9959.jpg
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# Chipotle's Head of Food Safety Retiring in 2019

**TL;DR:** Chipotle's head of food safety, James Marsden, is retiring in 2019. The chain is looking for his replacement after battling several food poisoning incidents.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-10-04. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/chipotles-head-of-food-safety-retiring-in-2019-2708076).*

## Story

James Marsden has held the role since he joined the company in 2016. The chain has started looking for his replacement, and Marsden is expected to step down in the second quarter of 2019, according to Bloomberg.

The news comes not long after the chain has battled many food poisoning incidents. Just last month, Chipotle announced that it would utilize the food technology platform Zenput to help with food safety, the article noted.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Chipotle (company)
- Bloomberg (company)
- food safety (topic)
- executive retirement (topic)
- chain management (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/chipotles-head-of-food-safety-retiring-in-2019-2708076). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/15611444-379c-4314-afba-ca966dea5fca).