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Between prices and a diarrhea-causing parasite, lettuce is causing hard times at some restaurants

Headline from KENS 5 San Antonio

It’s been a choppy year for restaurants that lean into lettuce.

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  1. KENS 5 San Antonio

    Between prices and a diarrhea-causing parasite, lettuce is causing hard times at some restaurants (opens KENS 5 San Antonio)

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    It’s been a choppy year for restaurants that lean into lettuce.

  2. The Boston Globe

    Between prices and a stomach-churning parasite, lettuce is causing hard times at some restaurants (opens The Boston Globe)

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    It’s been a choppy year for restaurants that lean into lettuce.

  3. Fast Company

    From price spikes to a cyclospora outbreak: Lettuce is hitting some restaurants hard (opens Fast Company)

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    It’s been a choppy year for restaurants that lean into lettuce. Lettuce prices rose sharply in the first half of 2026 due to hot weather in Arizona, where about one-third of America’s lettuce is grown. Now, restaurants are dealing with the fallout from a cyclospora outbreak linked to shredded lettuc…

  4. PBS NewsHour

    Why lettuce is causing hard times at some restaurants (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    It's been a choppy year for restaurants that lean into lettuce.

  5. Toledo Blade

    Between prices and a diarrhea-causing parasite, lettuce seeing hard times at some restaurants (opens Toledo Blade)

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    It’s been a choppy year for restaurants that lean into lettuce.

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