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Chipotle gave huge payouts to its CEO and shareholders, then blamed workers for price increases — here’s what’s really going on

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Last week, the “New York Times” ran a story about a small menu price increase at a fast-casual food chain. Written by Julie Creswell, the piece began, “Executives at Chipotle said on Tuesday that the fast-food chain had raised menu prices by about 4% to cover the cost of the increased employee wages.”

Headlined “Chipotle will increase its menu prices as labor costs rise,” this story is confusing for a few reasons. 

Price increases and wages 

Firstly, the New York Times is not traditionally in the business of reporting on price increases in restaurants. And a 4% details ⇒

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