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The burrito chain forecast comparable restaurant sales growth of 10% to 12% for the current quarter, compared with estimates of an 8.8% growth, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.
The company’s shares rose 3% in extended trading.
Chipotle (NYSE:CMG), like rivals McDonald’s Corp (NYSE:MCD) and Starbucks Corp (NASDAQ:SBUX), has raised prices of its in-store and delivery menus in a bid to counter an increase in prices of everything from beef to cooking oil as well as worker wages.
Food, beverage and packaging costs in the first quarter were 31% of total revenue, an increase of 100 basis points from a year earlier.
Comparable sales rose 9% in the first quarter ended March 31, while analysts polled by Refinitiv expected a 7.9% growth.
