Chipotle Mexican Grill Inks Lease in Litchfield Crossings

NEW MILFORD, CT- Even as shopping centers around the country are struggling, Litchfield Crossings is signing up new business. Chipotle Mexican Grill, a. longtime leader and innovator in the food industry, has signed a 10-year lease for a 2400-square foot restaurant in Litchfield Crossing, New Milford’s largest shopping center.

The new Chipotle is being custom built and will be located north of Union Savings Bank in the southern part of the Center.

“We are thrilled to have another dining option to offer our shoppers. Chipotle is slated to open in the late fall and will be a wonderful addition to the Center and the Litchfield Crossings family,” said Kristen N. Gizzi, Executive Director of the Crossings.

The newest addition to Litchfield Crossings will have a drive-thru and an outside patio for al fresco dining. “I have continually heard from both shoppers and employees at the Crossings that they would like more food options. I am happy to deliver on that request with Chipotle,” says Gizzi.

Chipotle has over 2,600 restaurants in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Germany, and is the only restaurant company of its size that owns and operates all its restaurants.

Corporate sources attribute Chipotle’s success and continued growth to its core mission: “cultivating a better world by serving responsibly sourced, classically-cooked real food with wholesome ingredients without artificial colors, flavors or preservatives.”

Since opening its first restaurant in Denver in 1993, Chipotle has become a longtime leader and innovator in the food industry and currently boasts 85,000 employees passionate about providing a great guest experience.

Litchfield Crossing, LLC and its management and development company ECCO Development LLC, is owned by the Westchester based Gizzi family. For more information on Litchfield Crossings, visit www.Litchfieldcrossings.com.