User:Klynne1103/Qdoba

Panera Bread Preventing Opening of Qdoba
Liam's Section:

In 2006, the company was involved in a lawsuit in which Panera Bread attempted to invoke a clause in Panera's contract with the White City Shopping Center in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, to stop the opening of a Qdoba Mexican Grill. The clause provided that Panera would be the only sandwich shop in the shopping center. Panera argued that burritos and other tortilla-based foods were, in fact, sandwiches. Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Locke ruled against Panera, concluding, "A sandwich is not commonly understood to include burritos, tacos and quesadillas, which are typically made with a single tortilla and stuffed with a choice filling of meat, rice, and beans."

Looking for source for this ^ (source found: https://casetext.com/case/white-city-v-pr-restaurants)

However, the Qdoba in Shrewsbury has since closed, while Moe's Southwest Grill and Chipotle Mexican Grill remain open across the street. Qdoba however revived and opened with Whole Foods in Lakeway Commons which is also in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts but abruptly closed along with Dedham, Burlington, and Newton.

Looking for source for this ^ (ended up removing the section altogether because no citation was found and it was largely unnecessary information)

The main national rivals to Qdoba are Chipotle Mexican Grill (which also started in Denver, two years before Qdoba), Baja Fresh, Moe's Southwest Grill and, to a lesser extent, Panchero's Mexican Grill and Salsarita's Fresh Mexican Grill.

Going to add more competitors, since this has not been updated recently.

Violation of Child Labor Laws
Ashley's Section:

In 2019, a minor filed a complaint to the General Attorney's Office at Newton, Massachusetts stating how they have worked overtime. This led to a state-wide investigation that resulted in auditing all locations in Massachusetts. Qdoba paid over 400,000 dollars in citations due to the thousands of violations they received due to Massachusetts' Child Labor Laws.

source found: https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2019/08/15/qdoba-child-labor/ and https://www.boston.com/news/restaurants/2019/08/14/qdoba-child-labor-law-violations/

- I added the header and sub heading because I looked on several food wikipedia pages and a lot of them have a separate Lawsuit section covering this. I wanted to group Liam's stuff with my stuff because they are regarding lawsuits of Qdoba.

Food Contamination Incident
Ashley's Section

In 2020, four customers were hospitalized after consuming contaminated food in Glenwood Springs, Colorado Qdoba. The food was contaminated by a chemical that is unspecified. Only two out of the four experienced symptoms. The incident caused Qdoba to close down temporarily. After the release of the individuals, Qdoba reopened. No action was taken by the individuals.

source found: [https://www.postindependent.com/news/four-hospitalized-briefly-after-food-mishap-at-glenwood-qdoba-on-thursday/#:~:text=The%20Qdoba%20Mexican%20Grill%20in,sending%20four%20to%20the%20hospital. https://www.postindependent.com/news/four-hospitalized-briefly-after-food-mishap-at-glenwood-qdoba-on-thursday/#:~:text=The%20Qdoba%20Mexican%20Grill%20in,sending%20four%20to%20the%20hospital.] and https://www.9news.com/article/life/food/chemical-in-food-sends-4-at-qdoba-in-glenwood-springs-to-hospital/73-6f48149d-82da-4901-beac-93761ad4df18

User:Ashleytung222/sandbox - just put this here to remember my tag!