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Lettuce Crisis Hits Restaurants Hard | San Antonio News
Lettuce may be green, but this year it’s turned a shade of trouble for restaurants nationwide. A foodborne illness outbreak tied to shredded iceberg lettuce—first spotted in late June—has sent chains like Taco Bell scrambling, pulling their lettuce and watching customer visits plummet 21%. But it’s not just Taco Bell: salad spots like Chopt and Sweetgreen are also seeing drops, even as Sweetgreen insists its food isn’t involved. Amid rising prices—iceberg lettuce up nearly 20% due to weather and fuel costs—and a fragile cold chain, this outbreak is exposing deeper vulnerabilities in how we…
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