UPDATE: CHIPOTLE Walks Back ‘Global Warming’ Guacpocalypse Alarm...
Chipotle’s Chris Arnold told the L.A. Times on Wednesday morning that the disclosure was routine: “As a public company ... we are required to disclose any potential issues that could have potential impact on our business, and we do that very thoroughly.”
So far, Chipotle is handling weather-related problems with ingredients just fine.
As NPR points out, avocados seem to be in plentiful supply despite vagaries of climate change that resulted in “lemon-sized” Hass avocados.
“The sky is not falling,” Arnold said. “We have guac in all of our restaurants.”
Yeah, you can do it without being an idiot liberal who alienates some existing and potential customers with flawed science. All you have to do is say that your supply has temporarily dried-up, or that they're sub-standard, or too expensive. But, no. You had to expose yourself as a moron by making a political statement.
Forrest Gump was right...
Now they need to make this announcement:
Special announcement to our stockholders. "Due to stupid global warming comments made today, Chipotle may lose business and have to shut down."
To be "very throrough," here is another upcoming announcement: "If it snows really hard, this may affect our sales by keeping our customers at home and may also increase our costs for clearing the snow. And, it there are earthquakes, our building might be damaged, which might affect our business. And if a crazed gunman comes into one of our stores and shoots our best customers, this will cut our sales."