Chipotle's quarterly same-restaurant sales fall 14.6 percent

(Reuters) - Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc reported its first fall in quarterly sales at established restaurants since it went public as the burrito chain operator lost customers after several incidents of food-borne illnesses at its outlets.

Sales of established restaurants fell 14.6 percent in the fourth quarter.

Chipotle's net income fell to $67.9 million, or $2.17 per share, in the quarter ended Dec. 31 from $121.2 million, or $3.84 per share, a year earlier.

Revenue fell 6.8 percent to $997.5 million.

(Reporting by Subrat Patnaik in Bengaluru; Editing by Kirti Pandey)

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