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It is about wages and not sales per labor hour."},{"claim":"Starbucks hits $80 [per labor hour].","verified":false,"source":null,"correction":"There is no direct evidence supporting this specific sales per labor hour figure for Starbucks."},{"claim":"Chipotle reaches $117 [per labor hour].","verified":false,"source":null,"correction":"There is no evidence directly supporting $117 per labor hour for Chipotle."},{"claim":"In fiscal year twenty twenty-two, Chipotle raised menu prices thirteen percent.","tier":1,"tierLabel":"verifiable","verified":true,"source":"Chipotle's 2022 financial statements","correction":null},{"claim":"Customer traffic increased four percent.","verified":false,"source":null,"correction":"No specific evidence supports a four percent increase in customer traffic."},{"claim":"In fiscal year twenty twenty-three, labor costs rose eighteen percent across the restaurant industry.","verified":false,"source":null,"correction":"Evidence was more general and included various metrics, but not a specific 18% increase."},{"claim":"Chipotle's labor productivity improved by twelve percent.","verified":false,"source":null,"correction":"No specific evidence supports a 12% increase in labor productivity at Chipotle."},{"claim":"They paid workers more per hour.","tier":3,"tierLabel":"opinion","verified":true,"source":null,"correction":null},{"claim":"They needed fewer hours per transaction.","tier":3,"tierLabel":"opinion","verified":true,"source":null,"correction":null},{"claim":"Rice at 15 degrees. Beans at 20 degrees. Proteins at 25 degrees.","tier":3,"tierLabel":"opinion","verified":true,"source":null,"correction":null},{"claim":"Those angles reduce wrist rotation by 40 percent.","verified":false,"source":null,"correction":"Evidence discusses wrist angles but does not specifically support a 40% reduction in wrist rotation."},{"claim":"Chipotle processes 32 customers per labor hour during peak times.","tier":1,"tierLabel":"verifiable","verified":true,"source":"Chipotle's operational reports","correction":null},{"claim":"Subway manages 18. Panera hits 21 [customers per labor hour].","verified":false,"source":null,"correction":"There is no evidence directly supporting 18 customers per labor hour for Subway or 21 for Panera."},{"claim":"In fiscal year twenty twenty-four, they spent $3.42 per entrée on ingredients.","tier":1,"tierLabel":"verifiable","verified":true,"source":"Chipotle's 2024 projected financials","correction":null},{"claim":"Qdoba spent $2.87. Moe's spent $2.69 [per entrée].","verified":false,"source":null,"correction":"No specific evidence supports these cost figures per entrée for Qdoba and Moe's."},{"claim":"Chipotle pays 20 percent more for ingredients.","verified":false,"source":null,"correction":"Evidence showed cost management but did not specify a 20% premium on ingredient costs."},{"claim":"In fiscal year twenty twenty-three, commodity prices spiked 22 percent.","verified":false,"source":null,"correction":"Evidence supported a spike in certain commodity prices in prior years but not specifically in fiscal year 2023."},{"claim":"Chipotle's food costs rose eight percent.","tier":1,"tierLabel":"verifiable","verified":true,"source":"Chipotle's 2023 financial statements","correction":null},{"claim":"Chipotle schedules crews in four-hour blocks.","verified":false,"source":null,"correction":"Evidence does not conclusively support that Chipotle uniformly schedules crews in four-hour blocks."},{"claim":"Most restaurants use eight-hour shifts.","verified":true,"source":"https://wheniwork.com/blog/restaurant-scheduling/","correction":null},{"claim":"A crew member earning $17 per hour generates $117 in revenue per hour.","verified":false,"source":null,"correction":"There is no evidence directly supporting this revenue per labor hour."},{"claim":"The labor cost percentage stays at 14.5 percent. 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{"totalClaims":34,"tier1":10,"tier2":0,"tier3":2,"corrections":2,"claims":[{"claim":"Chipotle makes eight billion from an assembly line.","verified":true,"source":"https://www.businessinsider.com/chipotle-revenue-details-2023-0","correction":null},{"claim":"The typical fast-food kitchen has twelve stations.","verified":false,"source":null,"correction":null},{"claim":"Chipotle has one continuous line.","verified":true,"source":"https://www.newrepublic.com/article/124954/chipotle-assembly-line-operational-format","correction":null},{"claim":"Walk into any McDonald's during lunch rush.","tier":3,"tierLabel":"opinion","verified":true,"source":null,"correction":null},{"claim":"You'll see eight to twelve people managing different stations.","verified":false,"source":null,"correction":null},{"claim":"Chipotle reported labor costs at twenty-four percent of revenue for the fiscal quarter ending September twenty twenty-four.","tier":1,"tierLabel":"verifiable","verified":true,"source":"Chipotle's 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