inc american chain fast food restaurants united_states united_kingdom canada germany france specializing derives smoked dried pepper company released mission statement called highlights efforts naturally grown ingredients serves naturally raised meat restaurant chain chains fast casual dining establishments founded july restaurants colorado major investor time mcdonald fully chain grown locations locations net income million staff employees history founder attended new_york afterward line cook tower stars san_francisco observed popularity san_francisco took learned san_francisco opened mexican denver colorado madison ice cream store east evans avenue near campus loan father father calculated store need sell day profitable month original restaurant selling day second store opened cash flow opened loan fund growth father invested million created board directors business plan raising additional million company originally planned use funds open fine dining restaurant instead focused restaurants saw success restaurant outside colorado opened kansas_city missouri company opened location minnesota opening near campus minneapolis march mcdonald initial minority investment company company grown largest investor investment mcdonald allowed firm quickly expand restaurants january initial public offering increasing share price twice high pre demand day public company stock rose exactly resulting best years second best restaurant money offering fund new store growth october mcdonald fully larger initiative mcdonald non core business restaurants focus main mcdonald chain mcdonald invested approximately million took billion mcdonald attempted add drive windows breakfast menu resisted company currently trades symbol competitors fast casual mexican market include southwest world list fastest growing restaurant chains ranked eighth based increases sales past year ranked ranked best mexican fast food chain company serves approximately customers day december hired chef develop new cuisine won rising star chef named best new chef magazine competed minneapolis restaurants found employees hired fraudulent documents december fired employees minneapolis restaurants result resulting protests local groups february ice expanded include restaurants virginia washington resulted workers fired april criminal division attorney general office washington joined case ice agents began interviewing employees restaurants locations los_angeles atlanta response government investigations hired director ice high profile attorneys addition mexican citizen mental suffering claiming racial national discrimination minnesota restaurant allegedly refused acknowledge mexican passport valid identification alcohol purchase judge america great restaurant investor company running winning concept restaurants agreed purchase investment cost provide support operations invest total million cash contributions december company revealed opened fast food pizza chain denver according associated_press partnered local service restaurant called create fast food version keeping company plans open denver area april announced increase menu prices time nearly years increasing costs cheese price increase expected rolled end second quarter end quarter late expanded mobile strategy delivery partnerships tech like delivery service targets college campuses international expansion according article fool locations outside united_states october majority canada process opening locations august opened location outside united_states toronto second location toronto canada opened canadian location outside toronto area open vancouver december single location vancouver canadian locations toronto area end expanded europe european restaurant opened london second location open london september following year addition location quickly opened london area growth rate expansion london slowed greatly sixth location appearing seventh june blames slow growth united_kingdom british mexican foods locally owned chains opened locations united_kingdom interval location opened paris france frankfurt germany august expansion france slower united_kingdom canada second location paris opening location square feet restaurant largest location world typical restaurant usually square feet fourth location opened locations outside united_states locations toronto location vancouver locations london paris frankfurt rate overseas expansion slower expected press reviewers thought food area operation distribution restaurants company owned december restaurants opened united_states canada locations states ontario british_columbia district_of_columbia founder serves chairman chief executive officer stake company southeast asian kitchen september opened asian fast casual concept restaurant named kitchen washington company said new restaurant follow service format focus food integrity ingredients plan start store restaurant works expanding concept southeast asian kitchen features cuisine inspired thai malaysian vietnamese served initially quickly dropped months later receiving negative reviews quality bread inability find supplier decent bread fool noted expanding concept slowly compared expansion time period writer commented procedures developed providing affordable quality quickly work average new opened year new opened annually time period nearly opens week april locations suburbs maryland california concept primarily developed director concept development born spent childhood summers working marketing department realized follow business model combine knowledge traditional southeast asian cuisine bring taste homeland american masses manager responsible developing recipes procedures produce final product responsible look facilities locations restaurants marketing corporate management team includes residing corporate office managers board directors members teams appointed serve committees compensation corporate governance management team consists chief executive officers chief financial officer chief development officer chief marketing officer seven individuals currently sit board directors salaries labor market research firm reported earned million versus median workers making ceo worker pay ratio field team field team employees work closely directly specific restaurants field support system includes apprentice team leaders step team leaders area managers team directors regional directors oversee locations franchise restaurants owned process launching new location field team hires new general manager trains current location ready new location opens business corporate office takes care finding funding new locations menu menu consists items price item based choice chicken pork available locations based vegetarian extra charge additional optional offered free charge including rice beans types sour cream cheese asked expanding menu said important menu focused things ensure better anybody offers children menu restaurants sell beer addition soft drinks fruit drinks majority food prepared restaurant exceptions beans prepared central kitchen chicago illinois restaurants microwave chain experimented breakfast foods airports washington metropolitan area decided expanding menu direction starting selected restaurants offer soup discontinued june began test marketing pork chicken type new protein option selected locations kansas_city area food writers expressed health related concerns protein relatively high content serving contains recommended daily contrast protein options highest contents earlier version mexican tested denver new_york_city test terminated version perceived looking accepts orders company added ability order online website online orders customers proceed line pay pre ordered food released app iphone allows users find nearby locations place order credit card released android app allows users locate nearby locations place order credit gift card access favorites recent orders nutrition center science public interest report stated contain nearly equivalent meals worth food placed list high content high rice vegetables cheese compared typical fat protein fiber restaurant received praise included restaurant list vegetarian options include rice black beans vegetables bell cheese items cheese sour cream honey dressing late developed new cooking strategy beans eliminating bacon making vegetarian friendly cheese processed vegetable based order suitable april began testing garden blend option plant based meat alternative locations flour soft items contain food looking ways improve taste prompted article written visit found horrific began open range pork suppliers caused increase price sales released mission statement called highlighted efforts increase use naturally raised meat organic produce dairy added uses leg thigh meat chickens breast meat sold founder testified united_states congress support aims reduce given farm animals organization protested refusal sign agreement commit restaurant chain pay penny pound premium florida tomatoes boost wages buy florida tomatoes comply fair food code conduct creators documentary film leaders sustainable food movement signed open letter support campaign stating sincere wishes reform supply chain time come work true partner protection rights september announced partnership instead work directly increase wages ceo framed dispute fundamental issue control stating wants sign contract let control decisions food future october signed agreement 11th company join organization january pulled menu restaurants company officials cited animal welfare problems suppliers found regular reason subsequently false rumor spread online claiming muslims consider pork leading protests social media company uses free free restaurants despite briefly forced serve beef naturally raised summer posting store notice time occurred washington_post opined stated mission sell food integrity meat producers continue breach ethical standards stopped genetically modified corn beans foods claiming nationwide restaurant cook completely free response increasing consumer demand free products food safety food safety professor accused confusing public terms naturally raised organic ingredients locally sourced trying terms food safety spokesperson told practices industry norms important note restaurant practices regulated health codes restaurants routinely inspected health officials supply chain restaurants industry norms pointed outbreak appears unusual criticizing food handling practices wrote result force obtain produce larger corporate farms afford extensive food safety testing programs process vegetables centralized locations instead individual stores industry standard practices company previously criticized new_york_times implied company insistence maintaining long standing rhetoric food integrity opposite realities recent current events appear management ignoring current problems pointed current record keeping system actually health authorities investigation locating sources writer magazine pointed publicly acknowledged higher risk food borne illness competitors use fresh produce frozen reliance employees cooking traditional methods medical researcher columnist founding director asked wonders traditional methods include employees wash hands preparing food usually spread fresh versus frozen snow job contaminated food kill preserves describing food poisoning trademark recent ones fourth fifth year disclosed public miller notes particularly aspect company serial deficiencies unrelated bacteria words single suppliers employees found variety ways sells premium prices customers writer north_carolina newspaper called food integrity lucrative marketing ploy pointing organic food grown natural certainly increase risks accidentally spreading bacteria like december seattle health officials closed seattle area day repeatedly small numbers violations recent consecutive previously generated closure order december ceo released press statement promised changes minimize risks future february closed nationwide hours morning staff meeting food safety march outbreak march april community branch traced outbreak single restaurant located california customers employees tested positive virus april outbreak implicated outbreak kent ohio people ill eating restaurant officials said outbreak caused victims students reported victims secondary victims contracted virus close contact persons gotten ill initial source outbreak found february outbreak investigation traced outbreak minnesota investigation found chicken served restaurant determined cross contaminated raw chicken outbreak july outbreak early november reported little known outbreak occurred earlier july persons infected strain outbreak traced single location seattle incident publicized time seattle public health officials defended actions time saying outbreak time association health officials unable trace source july outbreak said cause july outbreak unrelated october november outbreak august outbreak outbreak confirmed occurred august california location customers employees reported ill health found health violations following outbreak report despite violations county health officials close restaurant allowed continue operate january article new_york_times reported number victims involved outbreak actually twice number reported earlier unusual attorney california conjunction gotten federal grand jury issue january criminal investigation seeking documents information concerning valley outbreak january early tell organization actual target investigation cases involving involved single location state local authorities usual jurisdiction responsible investigation prosecution type cases officials criticized handling parts investigation allowing restaurant continue operate finding health violations consecutive weeks later federal class action lawsuit filed california claiming allowed ill kitchen manager work days sending person home actively deep cleaned restaurant remove traces contamination prior existing outbreak hinder investigation lawsuit claimed number known victims higher estimates number meals infected employee come contact high august outbreak time valley outbreak minnesota health officials confirmed outbreak affected minneapolis area restaurants mid august source outbreak traced contaminated tomatoes grown mexico reported samples victims tested found illness caused determined dna later state officials reported total persons infected increased number locations acquired increased located state minnesota october outbreak october persons reported gotten sick eating different locations states washington oregon time said culprit appeared producing waiting outcome laboratory tests definitive result precaution closed stores washington oregon pending results recommendations involved health authorities november reported number persons reported ill risen known cases bacteria samples taken infected persons washington persons oregon states confirmed infected strain producing strain determined dna persons required fatalities november health authorities trying trace exact source contamination suspected fresh produce november increased number known cases number persons requiring number dna match dna matched recent case minnesota ill person eat source bacteria infection determined time report released trying use definitive time consuming procedure able determine relationships cases meantime reopened closed restaurants november food closed facilities deep cleaning facilities november reported number cases determined dna increased persons requiring total number states affected increased oregon washington new cases reported states minnesota california new_york ohio affected individuals reported eaten week sick december reported number cases determined dna increased persons requiring total number states affected increased new cases reported states california illinois maryland ohio pennsylvania washington price shares stock dropped immediately issued update november share prices dropping initial announcement outbreak late october investors unsure drop share prices temporary management handling incident hired consultant improve food safety program program reviewed february official closed investigations larger started pacific_northwest october smaller outbreak started kansas oklahoma november new cases reported december final report stated persons states infected strain major outbreak persons requiring persons infected later outbreak ill different strain reported federal local health food safety authorities unable detect traces food samples taken suspected restaurants supply chain unable determine point source common meals consumed victims restaurants located far apart obtained ingredients different suppliers consumers suspected suppliers affected november cases reported december people ill eating restaurants located kansas oklahoma late november preliminary dna results appear indicated newer cases caused different strain producing scientists waiting results definitive analyses determine organisms responsible outbreak genetically related responsible causing outbreak started oregon washington late october extension outbreak agency determined food responsible outbreak reported trying determine bacteria cases earlier oregon washington multi state cases propagated food supply chain december outbreak december eighty students eating single restaurant affected students tested order determine cause illnesses long days results definitive tests known public health investigators reported preliminary tests pointed presence health closed particular location december number health violations included maintaining low temperature serving line allowing sick employee work time inspection december officials reported tests identified single strain responsible particular outbreak boston_globe reported december persons reported gotten ill newer victims visited contracting virus likely infected close proximity gotten ill roommate mate boston authorities traced caused outbreak sick employee allowed work day outbreak fired employee manager allowed ill worker complete shift instead following health codes advertising publicity past mainly relied billboards radio ads word mouth advertise aired nationally televised commercial 54th annual grammy awards ceremony company initiated campaign advice given advertising agencies run promotions giving free food potential customers especially opening new store stores free certain holidays instance halloween locations promotions free given people come dressed gave away free reporters trial took place hometown denver addition stores offered free displaced hurricane katrina received attention reality featured company heavily mentioned dead celebrities episode television series south_park halloween announced customers dressed processed food product receive event million fundraiser food revolution called processed food customers dressed costumes inspired family farms receive menu item proceeds promotion going farm aid promotion aimed increase awareness family farms support family farms released music videos yeah yeah september released animated short called companion mobile video game feature narrative heavily critical industrial farming little way direct marketing chain short features cover pure imagination sung named worst advertisements wall_street_journal created rewards program available invitation restaurant managers members access special website members earn rewards free food shirts site offers members learn food comes polls play games watch videos company april program shut founder judge nbc reality television series america great restaurant offered buy free deal conjunction featured episode contestants worked restaurant day sponsors team team official team partner june sponsored free screenings film criticizes corporate food industry founder stated hoped film customers appreciate policy september ran contest competition best user created audio video presentations different combinations ingredients july began campaign support lunch alternatives students money donated lunch box program based consumers forward company mail address year anniversary company began wrapping gold foil larger promotion draw attention gold foil campaign offering prizes customer created pictures items wrapped gold foil hired comedian create comedic video wrapping gold foil spread video twitter march pulled sponsorship event citing organization ban lgbt members february released series titled farmed dangerous comedy satire big big food practices featuring fictional feeding cows directly petroleum instead corn rely produced process natural gas source energy debuted food ideas music festival cities nation festivals held phoenix kansas_city minneapolis headlines moment bands draws huge crowds free festival band performances attendees enjoy food drinks activities free samples partners interactive programs displaying responsible farming methods introduced thought author series notable contemporary writers personalities invited produce short pieces work designed read minutes printed packaging bags cups program suggested contributed work program participating writers include participants include december ran page ads boston_globe recent outbreak linked location containing letter founder ceo affirmed company commitment food safety march administrative law judge concluded social media policy specifically application employee posted wages working conditions violated employee pennsylvania wrote series personal account hourly workers required work snow days instructed employee judge determined request violated employee disciplined result architecture restaurants built materials metal steel exposed store unique interiors described having industrial sheet metal look built restaurants white tile instead steel costs company approximately open new restaurant opened asked friend sculptor design chairs styled king face loosely based civil rights leader personal inspiration restaurant items wood metal continued design build art chairs subsequent restaurants locations display photograph original restaurant near campus evans avenue instead photograph original location photograph madison ice cream previously occupied location began opening model restaurants smaller concept locations citing lower costs development occupancy uses environmentally friendly packaging recycled liners cups waste architectural design team incorporates principles sustainable architecture projects green restaurant illinois features site wind turbine generates restaurant electrical needs restaurant received platinum level certification restaurant oklahoma uses recycled low paint energy efficient restaurant austin texas receive star rating city additionally arrangements add solar panels restaurants contracted clean stores new_york_city long_island plant based environmentally cleaning supplies technologies readily non toxic humans aquatic life defendant lawsuit failure comply americans disabilities act customer wheelchair claimed denied experience unable food preparation case company upheld supreme_court united_states declined hear appeal leaving ruling intact official disability policy bringing ingredients tables disabilities preparation restaurants affected ruling replacing walls food preparation area lower ones transparent panels incorporating new design elements new restaurants case related lawsuits filed died
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