web TV http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/24235/all en Farmed & Disingenuous: Chipotle’s Agribusiness Attack Upsets Farmers http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/farmed-disingenuous-chipotles-agribusiness-attack-upsets-farmers <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> CNBC’s Jim Cramer calls it ‘brilliant,’ while farmers cry foul over Hulu series’ ‘divisive propaganda.’ </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/julia-seymour">Julia A. Seymour</a> </div> </div> </div> <p dir="ltr">Chipotle says it’s all about “<a href="http://www.chipotle.com/en-us/fwi/fwi.aspx">food with integrity</a>.” “Facts with integrity,” not so much. Marketing efforts by the burrito chain once owned by McDonald’s smear many of America’s farmers and use scare tactics to drive consumers away from Chipotle’s competitors.</p><div class='signature'><p>— Julia A. Seymour is Assistant Managing Editor for MRC Business at the Media Research Center. <a href="http://www.twitter.com/BizMediaJulia" target="_blank">Follow Julia A. Seymour on Twitter.</a></p></div><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/farmed-disingenuous-chipotles-agribusiness-attack-upsets-farmers" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Art & Entertainment Business Health Media abc Advertising Agriculture Chipotle CNBC comedy farm groups Farmed and Dangerous farmers Farming Food food production Good Morning America jayson lusk Jim Cramer marketing online video Satire the scarecrow web TV Tue, 25 Feb 2014 15:57:53 +0000 julia.seymour 45620 at http://archive2.mrc.org