Rather than waste your extra dollars on a disappointing takeout dip, you're much better off choosing from a number of store-bought guacamole brands or making your own at home. Comparing prices, adding guacamole to your burrito or bowl order can cost around $3, the same price for approximately 4 fluid ounces of guacamole when ordered as a side on its own. The price for a large 8-ounce side of guacamole is nearly $9.
The Q3 earnings report caused CMG stock to plunge by over 20%. The company has cut its full-year 2025 comparable sales forecast for the third consecutive time, now projecting sales to decline in the low single-digit range, rather than remaining flat. Q3 revenue of $3 billion met expectations, but comparable same-store sales grew just 0.3%. Analysts expected 1.36%. CEO Scott Boatwright said that the company is seeing a "significant pullback" from customers aged 25 to 34.
Indeed, rice is filling and cost-effective. Home cooks know this, and so do professional chefs - which is why, when folks order a burrito at a Mexican restaurant, there's a good chance it's stuffed mostly with rice. Many restaurants do this because rice is simply cheaper than other, even more desirable ingredients. In fact, the fast-casual burrito chain Chipotle has caught major backlash for this very practice.
Mexican food has become one of the most popular cuisines in America, and in the chain restaurant sphere, there are two spots that absolutely dominate. While burgers still dominate the lists of largest chain restaurants in the U.S., for years, the "international" food that the country couldn't get enough of was Italian. Propped up by pizza's enduring popularity, it was the food Americans ordered most, and it still is, but Mexican restaurants have been rising rapidly, and Mexican has already overtaken Italian with younger generations.
Chipotle's food safety crisis in 2015 demonstrated that the commitment to quality can create vulnerabilities in maintaining high-integrity supply chains at scale.