Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Cyclospora outbreak, which started in late June, was initially connected by federal health officials to shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell in several states (Getty)Restaurants heavily reliant on lettuce are experiencing a dual challenge from a nationwide Cyclospora outbreak and significantly rising prices.The Cyclospora outbreak, which started in late June, was initially connected by federal health officials to shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell in several states.Taco Bell voluntarily removed the implicated lettuce from its U.S. restaurants, resulting in a 21% decrease in customer visits by late July.Other salad-focused restaurant chains, including Chopt and Sweetgreen, have also reported declines in customer traffic despite not being directly linked to the outbreak.These food safety concerns are compounded by months of increasing lettuce prices, attributed to factors such as unusually hot weather impacting crops and higher fuel costs for refrigerated transportation.In fullHow the explosive diarrhea outbreak is rattling restaurants across AmericaMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Taco Bell isn’t the only restaurant caught in America’s lettuce crisis
Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Cyclospora outbreak, which started in late June, was initially connected by federal health officials to shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell in several states (Getty)Restaurants heavily reliant on lettuce are experiencing a dual challenge from a nationwide Cyclospora outbreak and significantly rising prices.The Cyclospora outbreak, which started in late June, was initially connected by federal health officials to shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell in several states.Taco Bell voluntarily removed the implicated lettuce from its U.S. restaurants, resulting in a 21% decrease in customer visits by late July.Other salad-focused restaurant chains, including Chopt and Sweetgreen, have also reported declines in customer traffic despite not being directly linked to the outbreak.These food safety concerns are compounded by months of increasing lettuce prices, attributed to factors such as unusually hot weather impacting crops and higher fuel costs for refrigerated transportation.In fullHow the explosive diarrhea outbreak is rattling restaurants across AmericaMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
