Is Chipotle's Commitment Towards Food Safety The Beginning Of A Turnaround?

As the company struggles with declining customer traffic due to food safety issues, Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) announced in February that it is committing $10 million to provide education, training and financial assistance to help small farmers meet its new food safety requirements. Incidents of food poisoning at various locations have yet to be tied to a single cause. Yet Chipotle sources some of its ingredients from local farmers and this is thought to be a contributing factor. The cop...