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Stock Pickers Digest Hotline – Friday, March 15, 2019

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CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC., $639.00, symbol CMG on New York, is a Mexican restaurant chain, headquartered in Denver. It charges slightly higher prices than fast-food competitors, but it offers better quality food, including naturally raised meat, and superior decor and service. The company has now officially launched its loyalty program across the U.S. That’s after it successfully tested the program in three markets: Phoenix, Kansas City, and Columbus, Ohio. For every $1 that customers spend in the restaurant, online, or through Chipotle’s app, they earn 10 points. A free entree requires 1,250 points (or $125 in spending), but the company plans to introduce ways, like extra-points days, to speed up the accumulation of points. Apart from attracting and retaining customers, the new loyalty program will let Chipotle contact customers more often with personalized marketing. It will also provide the company with more data on how their customers interact with Chipotle through delivery, pickup and in-store dining. OUR RECOMMENDATION: Chipotle is still a hold. Chipotle Mexican…