Fast-casual burrito chain Chipotle is working with the data infrastructure giant Palantir. The company is working on a “food safety risk platform” hosted on Palantir’s flagship software platform Foundry, according to screenshots viewed by WIRED. The platform appears to analyze factors like a store’s health department scores, pest incidents, and employee illnesses to assign a
Jalapeño peppers linked to a multistate salmonella outbreak have been traced back to a grower in Sinaloa, Mexico, federal officials say. At least 345 people in 27 states have been reported getting sick from the salmonella strain linked to the jalapeños. Most have been in Minnesota and Colorado. No deaths have been reported, but officials say 36
Internet users are divided over Chipotle’s entry into Mexico. “A bold move to sell Mexico a corporate version of Mexico,” said one X commenter. Another X post questioned why Mexicans would pay for Chipotle when they have “perfectly good, healthy foods at their disposal.” “It’s like Pizza Hut [opening a] location in Naples, it doesn’t