Former Chicken Salad Chick Property Near Burbank Changes Hands

Former Chicken Salad Chick property near Burbank changes hands

The former Chicken Salad Chick property on Frogmore Drive off West Lee Drive has changed hands to become Chipotle Mexican Grill’s third location in Baton Rouge. Commercial real estate firm Streamline Development Partners bought the property through SDP Baton Rouge 2 LLC from CSC Properties Burbank LLC for $1.5 million, according to a deal filed Friday with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court’s office. Joseph Schneider represented the buye…

Chipotle Expands Use of AI Hiring Assistant as Store Openings Accelerate

Chipotle Mexican Grill is expanding the deployment of Ava Cado, its AI-powered recruitment assistant, to help support its aggressive expansion plans. The tool, which uses technology from Paradox, automates key steps in the hiring process—including candidate outreach, interview scheduling, and offer delivery—and is already credited with dramatically reducing Chipotle’s hiring cycle times. Since Ava Cado’s initial rollout in early 2024, Chipotle h…