Chipotle: Corporate Disruption
Chipotle announced the restaurant is moving their headquarters from Denver to Newport Beach. The company is shutting down the Denver office and facing substantial re-organization costs. The move does nothing to improve the food with integrity concept desired by customers. Expect EPS estimates to collapse as the company has limited corporate personnel to implement new strategies. Only a few months ago, Chipotle Mexican Grill ( CMG ) announced that Brian Niccol would take over as the new CEO from the co-founder. The stock has surged on this news rising $100 now, but my investment thesis has maintained that investors need to dump shares on this rally as the most likely outcome is disruption of the business model and cultural change from the hiring of an exec from Taco Bell that was at odds with the people at Chipotle. Today, the new CEO fired the first warning sign on this disruptive period. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha. Disclo...