Chipotle: Guacamole at risk from global warming

NEW YORK (CNNMoney)

The restaurant chain, in an annual report, listed drought and global weather change among a long list of business risks faced by the company.

"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," Chipotle said in the filing last month.

If the cost of ingredients jumps, the company said it "may choose to temporarily suspend" serving items such as guacamole or some salsas.

The warning was highlighted Tuesday by ThinkProgress, a liberal blog.

Chipotle says it uses 97,000 pounds of avocados a day -- and 70 to make a single batch of guacamole. That comes out to nearly 18,000 tons of avocados a year.

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Chipotle did not have an immediate comment on the warning in its filing. The company's policy includes a "food with integrity" program that stresses using organic meats and crops whenever possible with an eye towards the sustainability of the food supply.

California, a major source of the nation's avocado crop, is currently suffering from a severe drought, despite heavy rains in the last week.

A 2006 study by scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory projected that the state's agriculture production, including that of avocados, could be cut by as much as 40% by the middle of the century due to global climate change.

First Published: March 5, 2014: 7:52 AM ET

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