Thursday, 28 April 2011

• Chipotle Facing Natural Chicken Shortage

  

  Guess it's a good thing I order barbacoa burritos.

  But for those of you chicken burrito lovers out there, especially in Southern California, you may be at a temporary loss. Chipotle is facing a shortage of naturally raised chicken supply.

  Chipotle likes to pride themselves in being a fast food chain that uses all natural products, mainly meat that has been naturally raised without the use of hormones and additional additives like most chains.

  A spokesperson for Chipotle stated that they are looking to resolve the problem, but it is "a challenge...to source better ingredients from more sustainable sources when you are dealing on such a large scale."

  Apparently about 75% of their meat is all natural, but they are looking to get it back up to 100%.

  I guess for you, as a chicken burrito lover, it doesn't mean much more than you might be served up a mix of naturally raised and tampered with chicken, particularly if you live in Southern California (why exactly, I'm not sure, but I imagine the shortage is just affecting that area the most). For most I imagine this not being a huge deal, but for those of you who are concerned, you may want to try one of the other meats or the vegetarian option for a while.

  For more information, check out the original article on Slashfood here.

  What are your thoughts on all of this?

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