Comparison Between Subway And Chipotle Restaurants

Walking into a Subway or Chipotle restaurant and seeing the antibiotic free sign can lead some consumers to believe that these restaurants are making them healthier. However, is antibiotic free meat really a thing? Well actually it is, in order for any meat to be served at a restaurant it has to go through the United States Department of Agriculture or USDA regulations to secure a healthy and nutritious product for the consumer. The regulations the meat has to go through help to make sure that if an animal was vaccinated with an antibiotic that the medication is out of the animals system. So what this means is that once the meat has passed these strict regulations then the meat is technically antibiotic free simply because it does not contain

“Subway says boosting sales at existing restaurants is its biggest priority right now (Peterson, 2015).” From 2012 to 2014 Subway saw a decrease in sales and realized some of their competitors like Chipotle were making more money. How were they making more money? Well Chipotle starting advertising with antibiotic free meat. Just recently Subway decided to follow the trend and do the same, at the beginning of 2015 Subway started advertising antibiotic free meat. The restaurant has already seen a drastic increase in profit. Once Subway and Chipotle put these antibiotic free labels on their food they quickly received more interest in their restaurants. This leads to the fact that the American consumer is not very educated about not only where their food comes from, but also how it is processed. These restaurants should not be getting rewarded with an increase in profit for providing the consumer with false information; in order for this to stop people need to realize they are being taken advantage

As of right now these two restaurants are seeing an increase in profit and that is the number one reason why they have decided to start advertising they are serving antibiotic free meat. “The Chubby Chipotle site goes beyond the deceptive marketing claims and takes aim at Chipotle's commitment to antibiotic-free meat, saying it's unhealthy for animals because these medicines are used to treat sick animals (Peterson, 2015).” This statement suggests that the antibiotic free method that Chipotle is using can be harmful to the animal. What these two restaurants do not realize is that all meat is antibiotic free once it reaches the consumer, because of the USDA regulations. Also, if they insist on having humanely raised meat they need to realize that by giving animals antibiotics it is helping them to be healthy therefore the producers are being humane in raising their