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Thread started 03/05/14 7:18am

morningsong

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Sorry if I spelled it wrong, but uh, how the heck are they stop going to using guacamole?
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Reply #1 posted 03/05/14 8:03am

Genesia

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They aren't going to stop offering guacamole. They're just making a political statement. rolleyes

I'm not rolling my eyes at you, BTW.

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Reply #2 posted 03/05/14 11:40am

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What?

They're not offering guacamole?

Can we get a link? (Too lazy to google it)

I like Chipotle but I much rather go to Moe's - or an authentic Mexican restaurant if possible.

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Reply #3 posted 03/05/14 11:43am

Genesia

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PurpleJedi said:

What?

They're not offering guacamole?

Can we get a link? (Too lazy to google it)

I like Chipotle but I much rather go to Moe's - or an authentic Mexican restaurant if possible.


No, no, no. They said that at some point in the future, they may not be able to offer guac because global warming.

It's just stupid.

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Reply #4 posted 03/05/14 12:45pm

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Aaaaand...they just walked the whole thing back. lol

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Reply #5 posted 03/05/14 2:30pm

morningsong

http://www.npr.org/blogs/...-after-all

This morning, guacamole lovers woke to headlines warning that Mexican fast-food chain Chipotle could eventually be forced to drop the dip from its menu, if changing global weather patterns continue to drive volatility in the price of avocados.

Then came this sentence that could squash a guac lover's heart:

"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."



That's how I heard it this morning. T'was one of the weirdest things I've heard in a long time. How do you have a "mexican" restaurant with no guacamole, in America, that is?

But Genesia's right.

Update: In case you are wondering, there is currently no shortage of Hass avocados (the kind used to make guacamole) in the U.S., according to the Hass Avocado Board. In fact, 2014's volume is projected to be higher than last year's, Emiliano Escobedo, the board's executive director, tells The Salt via email.



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Reply #6 posted 03/05/14 2:50pm

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It wasn't wholly Chipotle's fault. As a publicly traded company, they're required to indicate any possible supply-chain issues in SEC filings. But it was the uber-lefty group Think Progress that blew the issue up.

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Reply #7 posted 03/05/14 6:08pm

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Reply #8 posted 03/05/14 8:12pm

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I'm thinking I should grow a pair of trees

but how do you know if you have a male one and a female one?

they are 6 for $9 at Aldi, and I like to eat one every day cry

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Reply #9 posted 03/06/14 6:28am

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ZombieKitten said:

I'm thinking I should grow a pair of trees

but how do you know if you have a male one and a female one?

they are 6 for $9 at Aldi, and I like to eat one every day cry


They may be self-pollinating. My aunt in Florida has one tree and it bears fruit.

Growing them (as in the pic above) is very easy. My mom used to do it ALL the time...but they don't survive in winter.

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Reply #10 posted 03/06/14 7:00am

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My lopsided theory, here individuals seem to do pretty well at growing fruit producing avocado trees, in the city a huge percentage of our trees are eucalyptus and they thrive well. So by association your tree should do well.
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Reply #11 posted 03/06/14 9:52am

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i better grow my own too. i love those things.

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Reply #12 posted 03/06/14 10:53am

SeventeenDayze

I think I'd be more concerned if Chipotle made an announcement that they were going to roll back their prices to the mid-2000s heydey smile

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Reply #13 posted 03/06/14 7:34pm

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PurpleJedi said:



ZombieKitten said:


I'm thinking I should grow a pair of trees



but how do you know if you have a male one and a female one?





they are 6 for $9 at Aldi, and I like to eat one every day cry




They may be self-pollinating. My aunt in Florida has one tree and it bears fruit.

Growing them (as in the pic above) is very easy. My mom used to do it ALL the time...but they don't survive in winter.



Winter where, on Long Island? It doesn't even get down to freezing here.
Next doors has a tree in their front yard which won't bear fruit
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Reply #14 posted 03/06/14 8:28pm

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I wanna believe this is just premeditated publicity. rolleyes It worked if it was planned and they had a limited advertising budget.

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Reply #15 posted 03/07/14 5:03am

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I wanna believe this is just premeditated publicity. rolleyes It worked if it was planned and they had a limited advertising budget.


Could have been. Wonder if it worked for them.
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Reply #16 posted 03/07/14 6:57am

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ZombieKitten said:

PurpleJedi said:


They may be self-pollinating. My aunt in Florida has one tree and it bears fruit.

Growing them (as in the pic above) is very easy. My mom used to do it ALL the time...but they don't survive in winter.

Winter where, on Long Island? It doesn't even get down to freezing here. Next doors has a tree in their front yard which won't bear fruit


Yes, I meant here.

Could it be the type of avocado? confuse

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Reply #17 posted 03/07/14 4:01pm

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PurpleJedi said:

ZombieKitten said:

PurpleJedi said: Winter where, on Long Island? It doesn't even get down to freezing here. Next doors has a tree in their front yard which won't bear fruit


Yes, I meant here.

Could it be the type of avocado? confuse

I'll have to investigate!

I'm not surprised a tropical plant dies in your winters lol

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