AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
20min chapter
416: Chipotle Founder Steve Ells
This Is TASTE
Building Chipotle and Innovating in the Fast Food Industry
Exploring the founder's journey from STARS and the Culinary Institute of America to founding Chipotle in 1993, focusing on the emphasis on quality ingredients and the innovative assembly line model. The chapter delves into Chipotle's early challenges, menu offerings, and customer interactions, as well as the comparison with other restaurant concepts like Pizzeria Lucali and Shophouse. It also discusses the concept of automation in restaurant operations, the new plant-forward concept Colonel, and the importance of employee empowerment through technological skills, higher wages, and equity opportunities.
00:00
Transcript
Episode notes
Get the Snipd
podcast app
Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
AI-powered
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode
Save any
moment
Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways
Share
& Export
Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more
AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode