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Default Chipotle Restaurants reveals it uses GMO ingredients.

casa bona wrote:
> On 6/20/2013 4:12 PM, Pete C. wrote:
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>> casa bona wrote:
>>>
>>> On 6/20/2013 3:49 PM, Pete C. wrote:
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>>>> sf wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, 20 Jun 2013 13:31:34 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Chipotle's GMO ingredients:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The popular burrito chain Chipotle Mexican Grill is widely
>>>>>> considered a healthy place to eat, and is known for promoting
>>>>>> local produce and offering calorie counts on its menus. But
>>>>>> Chipotle has revealed that genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
>>>>>> are present in 12 of the 24 ingredients it lists on the
>>>>>> company's website. According to The Huffington Post, GMOs can be
>>>>>> found in all tortillas, rice and all of the varieties of meat,
>>>>>> except pork carnitas. To its credit, Chipotle is the only
>>>>>> fast-food chain that's identifying GMOs (though it's only on
>>>>>> their website, not on store menus).
>>>>
>>>> Chipotle is a boring brand created and run by someone with no
>>>> culinary credentials that targets PYVs who are afraid to eat at a
>>>> real taqueria where they speak little english and don't have
>>>> trendy hipster friendly decor. They have over expanded and will
>>>> implode soon.
>>>
>>> Chipotle's shops average 2.1 million$/year in revenues.
>>>
>>> Qdoba's make 1/2 that and they are closing some restaurants.
>>>
>>> Chipotle has nothing but increasing market share ahead. They have
>>> 1,447 units to Qdoba's 647.
>>>
>>> Implode soon?
>>>
>>> I very seriously doubt it.
>>>
>>> Subway has 25,000 US shops and opened 1,200 in 2012 alone.
>>>
>>> Lots of room for growth yet.

>>
>> We'll see who is correct. I'm not the only one who thinks Chipotle
>> is in trouble.

>
> So who else believes that?
>
> If I look at analyst ratings on the stock I see only 2 "sells".
>
> I will agree they've had some issues with hiring undocumented workers,
> but so has Wal Mart.


Did you hear of the 7-11 thing? They were holding people hostage in their
houses when they were not working, working them long hours and giving them
very little pay. Of course these were foreigners.