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WhoIsNumberNone

(7,875 posts)
Fri Mar 7, 2014, 03:24 PM Mar 2014

TYT: Say Bye To Guacamole, Chipotle Warns | Climate Change Reality Check



"Chipotle Inc. is warning investors that extreme weather events "associated with global climate change" might eventually affect the availability of some of its ingredients. If availability is limited, prices will rise — and Chipotle isn't sure it's willing to pay.

"Increasing weather volatility or other long-term changes in global weather patterns, including any changes associated with global climate change, could have a significant impact on the price or availability of some of our ingredients," the popular chain, whose Sofritas vegan tofu dish recently went national, said in its annual report released last month. "In the event of cost increases with respect to one or more of our raw ingredients we may choose to temporarily suspend serving menu items, such as guacamole or one or more of our salsas, rather than paying the increased cost for the ingredients."

Chipotle did say that it recognizes the pain it (and its devotees) would have to go through if it decided to suspend a menu item. "Any such changes to our available menu may negatively impact our restaurant traffic and comparable restaurant sales, and could also have an adverse impact on our brand," the filing read."* The Young Turks hosts Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian break it down.

#0 sez: "And this from a company that's owned by McDonalds."
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TYT: Say Bye To Guacamole, Chipotle Warns | Climate Change Reality Check (Original Post) WhoIsNumberNone Mar 2014 OP
Chipotle is not owned by McDonalds (any more) KurtNYC Mar 2014 #1
Glad to hear that, actually WhoIsNumberNone Mar 2014 #2
one of the reasons for the divorce was a cultural mismatch ....Chipotle buys organic and free range srican69 Mar 2014 #3
they already charge extra Pharaoh Mar 2014 #4

KurtNYC

(14,549 posts)
1. Chipotle is not owned by McDonalds (any more)
Fri Mar 7, 2014, 03:41 PM
Mar 2014

Ongoing drought in California has cut water allotments for farmers there and many tomato fields may go empty for now.

McD sold in 2005.

srican69

(1,426 posts)
3. one of the reasons for the divorce was a cultural mismatch ....Chipotle buys organic and free range
Fri Mar 7, 2014, 05:40 PM
Mar 2014

rather than factory farms ... so there were supply chain issues

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