Aug. 12 at 6:45 PM
Chipotle said that cyclospora created a sales impact of around 2 percentage points in the back half of July. On a call late last month, executives reassured analysts that its lettuce supply wasn’t affected and that the burrito chain had a “very robust” program for food safety.
Yum Brands
CEO Chris Turner said in late July that the outbreak — which the Food and Drug Administration first connected to lettuce served at its Taco Bell chain — resulted in a “meaningful near-term sales impact.” But Turner said sales had been “steadily improving.”
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