Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. CMG ceased all of its operations on Monday for 4 hours as more than 50,000 employees took place in a "virtual" town hall meeting.
The meeting was announced in mid-January and follows a strong of E. coli outbreaks that have been confirmed and linked to Chipotle's restaurants.
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— Chipotle (@ChipotleTweets) February 8, 2016
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