CALIFORNIA — From a food fight inside a California Chipotle restaurant to a Ukrainian winemaker visiting wine country to learn about rebuilding the war-torn country, there's a lot going on in California business news this week.
Chipotle has been in the news this week after a dispute over food portions erupted on social media after a TikTok trend encouraged customers to film staff. At a Chipotle restaurant in California, customers got violent over portion sizes, throwing objects at staff and climbing over the counter.
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The Bay Area celebrity chef will appear on Guy Fieri's show “Guy's Grocery Games.”
Check out this week's California business news highlights on Patch.
Major chain stores to close in 2024
Several major brick-and-mortar chains, from Walmart to shopping mall staples, have closed stores or shuttered their doors for good this year.
Violent customers throw items and climb onto counter at California Chipotle
In the background, bystanders can be heard asking, “What's going on?” and “When is this going to end?”
Napa Valley winery invites Ukrainian winemaker to help rebuild
“We can say that Ukraine is a new star on the world wine map,” said Georgy Molchanov, head of the Black Sea Wine Growers Association.
TikTok users point camera at Chipotle, claiming portions are being cut
Chipotle's CEO told CNBC that the trend is “really disappointing” and that he thinks customers who record employees processing their orders are “a little disrespectful.”
Avian flu emergency that devastated family farms ends in Sonoma County
The outbreak, the most serious in the county's history, led to 1.2 million birds being euthanized, causing an estimated loss of $20 million.
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