Chipotle Class Action Settlement: $2 For Every Meal

A Chipotle class action settlement has been announced that gives all Chiptole customers $2 for every meal theyโ€™ve ordered. Hereโ€™s how to file a claim and the details you need to know.

What are the details of the settlement?

Chipotle Class Action Settlement FAQ

Chipotle has agreed to pay $6.5 million to resolve allegations that they misleadingly marketed their products as โ€œnon-GMO.โ€

The settlement deal benefits consumers who purchased food or beverages containing meat and/or dairy ingredients from Chipotle between April 27, 2015 and June 30, 2016.

Plaintiffs filed their Chipotle class action lawsuit in April 2016, taking issue with the companyโ€™s โ€œG-M-Over Itโ€ campaign. In this marketing, the restaurant allegedly claimed to be the only fast food chain in the country to offer exclusively GMO-free items. According to the six plaintiffs, these representations were false and misleading.

Chipotle class action settlement - picture of chicken burrito roll

Am I eligible to make a claim?

Anyone who purchased food or beverages containing meat and/or dairy ingredients from Chipotle between April 27, 2015 and June 30, 2016 are eligible to make a claim.

How do I file a claim?

File A Claim

You can file a claim with the link above and have until May 30 to file.

How much will they pay me?

Youโ€™ll get $2 for every meal youโ€™ve ordered from Chipotle:

  • If you donโ€™t have proof of purchase, you can claim a maximum of 5 meals for a total of $10
  • If you do have proof of purchase, you can claim a maximum of 10 meals for a total of $20
  • Each household is able to claim up to 15 meals total, for a maximum payment of $30.

Most of us donโ€™t keep our receipts as proof of purchase, although you can dig around for your credit card statements online as proof. The money isnโ€™t big enough to bother.

However, each person in your house can claim 5 meals without proof of purchase.

Important Dates

Here are the milestone dates for you to be aware of:

  • May 30, 2020 โ€“ last day to file a claim
  • July 30, 2020 โ€“ final hearing before payment is processed to claimants

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The Bottom Line

This Chipotle class action settlement has the fastest claims process Iโ€™ve ever done. I submitted the claim in less than 1 minute!

My wife and I eat there probably once every month, so Iโ€™m going to claim the maximum 5 meals and have my wife claim another 5.

I have online credit card statements and can probably do a search for it, but Iโ€™m not sure itโ€™s worth spending that time for another $10. Iโ€™ll take the $20 for an easy claims submission!

About John Pham

John Pham is a personal finance expert, serial entrepreneur, and founder of The Money Ninja. He has also been fortunate enough to have appeared in the New York Times, Boston Globe, and U.S. News & World Report. John has a B.S. in Entrepreneurship and a Masters in Business Administration, both from the University of New Hampshire.

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SA
SA
5 years ago

Damn. If I had kept all our receipts I would of milked this offer hardcore. Eat there 1-2 a week x 4 people.

Taty G
Taty G
5 years ago
Reply to  SA

You can claim 5 meals a person x 4 people = $40. Still not bad for no receipts.

Johnny
Johnny
5 years ago

Took me 30 seconds haha. Thanks TMN.