Byline: Anna Kuchment
Can food be fast--and fastidious? Chipotle Mexican Grill insists on humanely raised meat.
Russ Kremer still chuckles when he remembers the day Steve Ells, CEO of the fast-food chain Chipotle Mexican Grill, called to ask if he could land his corporate jet at the Frankenstein, Mo., "airport." Kremer's hometown, a picturesque farming village in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains, has a population of 30, and more rolling hills, creeks and pastures than paved roads. "You couldn't find a level spot bigger than a dining-room table," he says.
Less than one week later, Ells and a small entourage of Chipotle executives touched down in nearby ...