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title: "The 2,500th Chipotle Just Opened"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/1b7219a7-2d86-45a8-8308-f59d9aca8fd0
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/the-2500th-chipotle-just-opened-2709116
category: "Mexican"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Mexican"
published: 2019-02-08T20:15:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:35:06.027Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/1d0c5e48c0ca62c816e18ccd29a56c5a6680.jpg
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# The 2,500th Chipotle Just Opened

**TL;DR:** Chipotle Mexican Grill has opened its 2,500th restaurant, marking a significant milestone in the company's growth trajectory. The new restaurant is located at The Shops at Todos Santos in Concord, California.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2019-02-08. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/the-2500th-chipotle-just-opened-2709116).*

## Story

Chipotle is proving to be all that and a bag of chips. Chipotle Mexican Grill celebrated the opening its 2,500th restaurant today, located at The Shops at Todos Santos in Concord, California, according to QSR Magazine.

"The opening of Chipotle's 2,500th restaurant is a milestone and a testament to our great growth trajectory," newly appointed chief development officer Tabassum Zalotrawala is quoted as saying in the article. "I feel lucky to have come on board during such an exciting time for the company and am thrilled to continue working with the team to develop new ideas that reinforce growth, increase access and convenience for our guests.”

According to the article, Chipotle has introduced several new initiatives over the last year, including third party and direct deliveries, tests of drive-through pickup lanes, shelves for online order pickup and tech to ensure order accuracy in second make lines.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- restaurant opening (topic)
- Chipotle (company)
- Chipotle Mexican Grill (company)
- growth trajectory (topic)
- The Shops at Todos Santos (location)
- Concord, California (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/the-2500th-chipotle-just-opened-2709116). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/1b7219a7-2d86-45a8-8308-f59d9aca8fd0).