It has been reported that as of this week, Chipotle Mexican Grill has welcomed Kerry Bridges as the company’s new vice president of food safety.
According to her LinkedIn profile, Bridges has held multiple food safety roles, most recently as Walmart’s senior director of supplier food safety—a position she held for nearly 5 years. There, her responsibilities included food safety oversight of tens of thousands of Walmart’s, Neighborhood Markets, and Sam’s Clubs food suppliers. She was also charged with researching and assessing new and emerging issues, food safety specifications for Walmart Private Brand food items, and a number of critical regulatory compliance issues also come under her purview.