Your neighborhood Mexican restaurant may soon run out of guacamole
will soon run out at smaller restaurants that don’t have the buying power of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.in about a week — 10 days maybe if they can stretch it. The 75-unit chain isn’t optimistic about getting any more avocado supplies for awhile amid a suspension on imports from Mexico, which accounts for 80% of U.S. supply. So the inventory is what it is, according to Chief Executive Officer Phil Friedman.
The avocado crunch is just the latest disruption in the food supply chain, which has been roiled by the pandemic with labor shortfalls, and shipping and logistics headaches. It’s part of what’s behind the fastest pace of inflation for consumers in four decades. “Our supply chain is hot on the path and working every angle, I assure you,” Chief Restaurant Officer Scott Boatwright said in an interview.
Some businesses are looking for alternative avocado sources. The week after the Super Bowl is usually slow, but J.R. Simplot Co. has seen about a 20% uptick in buyer interest from food service clients for its frozen and pre-packaged guacamole products, which have a longer shelf life than fresh avocados, said company spokesperson Josh Jordan.
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