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Guacamole’s Days Are Numbered at Eateries With Avocados Scarce
Some smaller restaurants only have a week of supply left, and no hope of finding more
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Avocados will soon run out at smaller restaurants that don’t have the buying power of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.
For example, Salsarita’s Mexican-themed restaurants won’t be able to make any more guacamole 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.