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Chipotle says global warming could force guacamole off its menus
Marketwatch ^

Posted on 03/05/2014 1:56:04 PM PST by Red in Blue PA

Chipotle lovers everywhere have been fussing and fretting over hints the company may have to cut the beloved green gunk from its menu due to global warming. Buried in the company’s 10-K filing from early February, under the “risks to business” heading, the company had this to say:

“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,” said Chipotle CMG .

That’s the buildup. The clincher came when Chipotle said if prices go up for crucial ingredients, it could mean an adverse hit on operation results. And then…

“Alternatively, 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.”

(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.marketwatch.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 4ththread; chipotle; climatechange; freepmuch; globalwarming; guacamole
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Adios Chipotle!
1 posted on 03/05/2014 1:56:04 PM PST by Red in Blue PA
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To: Red in Blue PA

I can’t stand Tex-Mex or Mex.

No loss for me.


2 posted on 03/05/2014 1:57:19 PM PST by OpusatFR
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To: Red in Blue PA

That was yesterday. They’ve spent all of today backpedalling from this statement.


3 posted on 03/05/2014 1:57:40 PM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Red in Blue PA

I grow my own avocados so who needs them! They put way too much onion in the stuff anyway.


4 posted on 03/05/2014 1:57:47 PM PST by texgal (end no-fault divorce laws return DUE PROCESS & EQUAL PROTECTION to ALL citizens))
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To: Buckeye McFrog

For me there is no backpedaling. I am done with them.


5 posted on 03/05/2014 1:58:54 PM PST by Red in Blue PA (When Injustice becomes Law, Resistance Becomes Duty.-Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Red in Blue PA

A restaurant chain gets involved in politics at its peril. If Chipotle wants to blame global warming for menu changes, they can also blame their statements on global warming for losing customers who take their business elsewhere.


6 posted on 03/05/2014 1:59:31 PM PST by Truth29
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To: Red in Blue PA

What a crock of guacamole.


7 posted on 03/05/2014 1:59:35 PM PST by beethovenfan (If Islam is the solution, the "problem" must be freedom.)
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To: Red in Blue PA

My friend has bad hemorrhoids, my dog is gassy, and I am feeling particularly bitchy today.

Must. Be. Global. Warming.

Damn saying that makes me feel really smart.


8 posted on 03/05/2014 2:00:03 PM PST by DariusBane (Liberty and Risk. Flip sides of the same coin. So how much risk will YOU accept? Vive Deco et Vives)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Good! If they want to fall on the glowbull warming sword then let ‘em. Their crap is full of fillers anyway. Rice and beans.


9 posted on 03/05/2014 2:00:15 PM PST by albie
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To: Red in Blue PA

Wow!We pay 33 cents each for them and they are very plentiful.


10 posted on 03/05/2014 2:00:19 PM PST by plainshame
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To: Red in Blue PA
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.

I don't see the problem here.

"If our costs go up, we may not serve the same stuff, rather than pass the cost on to you".

A decision faced by every business everywhere.

11 posted on 03/05/2014 2:00:19 PM PST by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Because we all know how bad warm weather is for avocados.


12 posted on 03/05/2014 2:00:27 PM PST by thorvaldr
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To: Red in Blue PA

Agree! What a load of guacamole!!


13 posted on 03/05/2014 2:00:41 PM PST by JaguarXKE (1973: Reporters investigate All the President's Men. 2013: Reporters ARE all the President's men)
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To: OpusatFR
I can’t stand Tex-Mex or Mex.
It's so overrated - what do they have, like 4 ingredients?
14 posted on 03/05/2014 2:02:51 PM PST by dainbramaged
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To: Red in Blue PA
Global Warming, if true, would be beneficial to Avocados that grow in tropical climes.
CO2 is plant food.

15 posted on 03/05/2014 2:03:04 PM PST by BitWielder1 (Corporate Profits are better than Government Waste)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Of course, it is more likely that ingredients will cost more because of government policies denying water to farmers than to global climate change.


16 posted on 03/05/2014 2:03:31 PM PST by CharlesWayneCT
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To: Red in Blue PA

Chipotle, you didn’t pay attention to what happened to JC Penney when they tried to play the political card did you?


17 posted on 03/05/2014 2:04:04 PM PST by jsanders2001
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“I can’t stand Tex-Mex or Mex.
It’s so overrated - what do they have, like 4 ingredients?”

I think lard is one of the four.


18 posted on 03/05/2014 2:04:40 PM PST by OpusatFR
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To: texgal

If there really was “global warming” I’d be able to grow avocados in Ohio. I have a hard enough time getting seeds to germinate before May.


19 posted on 03/05/2014 2:05:20 PM PST by bitterohiogunclinger (Proudly casting a heavy carbon footprint as I clean my guns ---)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Maybe their supplier is feeding them some excuse to raise the price.


20 posted on 03/05/2014 2:05:26 PM PST by plainshame
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