Free chips and salsa might actually be dead.
Trump hit Mexican tomatoes with a 17% tariff. Mexico supplies 90% of U.S. tomato imports.
Then weather wrecked supply. Tomato prices just hit a 20-year high at ~$80/box.
Some stores straight up stopped carrying tomatoes.
Restaurants are now saying they can't afford to give out free salsa anymore. Texas spots already charging up to $5.25 per basket.
Trade war hitting different when it comes for your chips and salsa.
Trump hit Mexican tomatoes with a 17% tariff. Mexico supplies 90% of U.S. tomato imports.
Then weather wrecked supply. Tomato prices just hit a 20-year high at ~$80/box.
Some stores straight up stopped carrying tomatoes.
Restaurants are now saying they can't afford to give out free salsa anymore. Texas spots already charging up to $5.25 per basket.
Trade war hitting different when it comes for your chips and salsa.