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A Revolution to Chipotle's Digital Business

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    On  November 18, 2025,  Forbes  published an article informing everyone about the changes Chipotle 's President and Chief Strategy and Technology Officer Curt Garner wishes to make for the company. As it had stood, albeit small, .05% of all online sales were still having fax orders, which you never were able to get a confirmation that Chipotle even received said order, and you had to still go in and pay for it after standing in line, as if you were going in to sit and eat.      Garner made online sales go from 5% of total revenue in 2015, when he was the first Chief Information Officer, to 35% in 2024, mostly in part thanks to the app he released for Chipotle in 2017. By 2025, they have launched more programs, like their rewards program, and more recently, their AI program called "Avo Cado." Currently, the AI program is only in its beta stage, and is only being used for corporate tasks, mainly human resources.     Chipotle has 6 dist...
    It's been 14 years since I was at Linn-Benton last. There are definitely things that have changed since then, but there have also been things that have stayed the same, and it feels nostalgic. After 13 years of not being in school and being in the work force, I knew it was time that I came back to school to finish what I started.     As someone on the Autism Spectrum (previously diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome), it was difficult getting and keeping a job, even for a full year. Granted, some of those jobs I had were seasonal, but I know I tried my best to keep a job: Two different companies that dealt in concrete work (one in precast concrete and one that poured on site), a non-emergency medical transport job that chauffeured people around from their place of residence to their doctor appointments, to the hospital for a surgery or vice versa, I helped open the now gone Salvation Army store on Lancaster Drive in Salem, OR, and I even helped out with a semi-tutor...