Chipotle strengthens buy-local stance in Pacific Northwest
Sustainable Business Oregon
Chipotle Mexican Grill's growing commitment to locally grown ingredients has ramped up purchasing from food suppliers in Oregon and Washington, with benefits for Salem-based Don Pancho Authentic Mexican Foods Inc.More

New attendance record set!
TIA
On this, the second and final day of this year's TIA convention, a new record was set for attendee registrations! Anyone who signs up to exhibit or sponsor at the 2012 TIA Convention within the next 30 days will lock-in this years prices! Inquire by calling 1-800-944-6099 ext. 224 or by email at Info@Tortilla-Info.com.More

Free classifieds now available in this newsletter
TIA
Reach the largest audience for your classified ad — used equipment for sale, positions available or jobs wanted, free of charge as a service to the Industry from TIA. Please submit your ad of between 2-5 lines to Jim Kabbani at jkabbani@tortilla-info.com by noon Friday EST on the week before your ad is to be run.More

5 common misconceptions about the Mexican diet
OC Weekly
Dave Lieberman writes, "We spend a lot of time pontificating about Mexican food around here. We live in a place blessed by excellent Mexican food, and yet it's a place beset by people too afraid to eat it. This weird dichotomy means that a barbacoa specialist may set up shop next to a popular combination-plate Mexican-American place, and yet remain completely unknown by non-Mexicans, even in the age of Yelp."More

Corn shortage could raise food prices and demand for wheat
Deseret News
Food prices are expected to rise as the corn surplus shrinks due to a hot summer, which likely scorched this year's corn crop. Despite the near-record crops farmers planted, the Sacramento Bee reports that high temperatures stunted the plants, leading the U.S. Department of Agriculture to lower its forecast on the corn surplus to 672 bushels by next summer.More

Chipotle's growth machine
CNN Money
It's fast food, but it still may be the most anticipated restaurant launch in town. In a modest unmarked storefront near Dupont Circle in downtown D.C., ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen is finalizing the menu and training the staff. Scheduled to open within days, the innovative restaurant has tantalized both eaters and investors. The intriguing thing about ShopHouse, though, is it's not the startup of a fledgling, but the wholly owned experiment of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., already a national leader in fast-casual cuisine and No. 54 on Fortune's 2011 list of the 100 Fastest-Growing Companies.More

How 1 decision can solve 3 problems for your small business
Business Insider
Small business owners and their HR staffs are all too familiar with the arduous challenges of balancing business and employee needs. Rising costs, particularly related to health care/medical insurance, are central to business concerns. However, maintaining balance also requires effectively managing, engaging and leveraging human capital assets, which often represent a company's largest expense or its profit nucleus.More

Trading idea — key levels for PepsiCo
TradersHuddle.com
Shares of PepsiCo, Inc. are trading very close to calculated support at $60.10 with current price action closing at just $61.34 places the stock price near levels where traders will start paying attention. The company manufactures, or uses contract manufacturers, markets and sells a variety of grain-based snacks, carbonated and non-carbonated beverages. Some of the products offered are Cheetos, Tostitos tortilla chips, Ruffles potato chips, SunChips multigrain snacks.More

Mexican athletes shy away from beef tacos
The Associated Press via Google News
Some Mexican athletes competing in next month's Pan American Games are shying away from eating beef and tacos because they fear it may contain a banned anabolic agent. Bernardo de la Garza, director of a national agency that handles sport and culture, recently asked athletes not to eat beef.More