On May 31, a chaotic situation occurred at a Chipotle in California when three customers threw food at employees. (Storyful)
On May 31, chaos erupted at a Chipotle in California after three customers started throwing food at employees.
A bystander video of the incident shows three women attacking the store clerk, with one climbing onto a table, jumping onto the cash register and beginning to throw objects at the clerk, while two other women climb onto the clerk’s side of the service counter and begin throwing food at the shocked clerk.
Confused customers can be seen scattered around the store, staring at the mayhem.
It’s unclear what caused the incident or if police were involved in the incident, but the Vallejo Police Department confirmed to KTVU-TV that they are aware of the video and are investigating.
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A Chipotle in California recently experienced chaos after three customers started throwing food at employees. (TIKTOK: @quali_tee_392 / Fox News)
The identities and ages of the three women seen in the video are also unknown.
The incident comes about a month after Chipotle increased prices for customers and employee wages nationwide.
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“We’ve made a modest increase of 6 to 7 percent. We’ve been monitoring traffic since the increase and haven’t seen a change yet. We haven’t seen a change in behavior,” Chief Financial Officer Jack Hartung said in May. “It’s still early days, so we’ll be watching closely.”
Chipotle has raised prices for customers and employee wages across the country. (Gina Moon/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Hartung added that Chipotle’s loyal customers still visit the restaurant chain and the company is banking on consumers’ receptiveness to sustain its quick-service model.
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“we A great first quarter“We’re up 7 percent year over year, with over 5 percent of that coming from increased transactions, which we know is difficult to achieve in this environment. What we’re most proud of is that, when we look at our customers by income bracket, lower-income customers visited our stores at the same rate as higher-income customers,” the CFO noted.
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Repeat the same message Celebrity chef Robert IrvineHartung explained how Chipotle is using technology and investments in robots that allow it to reallocate menial tasks without cutting human workers during a costly period for the business.
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Chipotle’s line chef robots will focus exclusively on online orders, minimizing ingredient errors and ensuring on-time delivery, the CFO said.
