As Salon’s Joy Saha reported last week, Chipotle has confirmed a price increase. Saha noted that several of the chain’s key ingredients, including avocados and sour cream, have been “hit hard by inflation.” The company says the price hike is intended to “offset the costs of raw ingredients.”
Dee-Ann Durbin of the Associated Press reported that Laurie Schalow, Chipotle’s chief corporate affairs officer, confirmed the restaurant chain is implementing a 2% price increase nationwide. However, Durbin noted that the increase will affect only about 20% of Chipotle’s 3,500 U.S. locations.
