WASHINGTON 鈥� There鈥檚 good news for fans of Chipotle鈥檚 braised pork tacos. The company鈥檚 nearly 10-month-long is just about over.
In January, the Denver-based company聽announced that one-third of its restaurants (roughly 1,800 locations) would experience a carnitas shortage after it discovered that one of its major pork suppliers was violating Chipotle鈥檚 animal welfare standards.
The company鈥檚 鈥淩esponsibly Raised鈥� pork require pigs be raised with outdoor access or in deeply bedded pens, free of breeding, gestation and farrowing crates. Chipotle also requires all of its meat be free of antibiotics.
鈥淲hen faced with a choice between serving conventional pork in some of our restaurants or nothing at all, we chose to not serve carnitas at all,鈥� the company said on its .
Many local D.C.-area locations were affected by the shortage.聽But with a new supplier, Karro Food in the United Kingdom, carnitas are back on the menu at 90 percent of Chipotle鈥檚 outposts 鈥斅燚.C.-area locations included.
The company says there is still a shortage in some cities in Florida, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania, but hopes to have the situation remedied by November.
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