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

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

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