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"  Fresh on the heels of vegans petitioning Starbucks to offer meat-free Pumpkin Spice Lattes, Chipotle is following up on its own vegan promise. According to the Consumerist, two years after a Chipotle devotee publically outed the burrito chain on Twitter for not listing bacon as one of the ingredients in their pinto beans, the company has finally introduced the porcine-free version. More From Delish: See You Later, Soy! 23 Tofu-Less Vegetarian Meals The incident took social media by storm after Seth Porges was stunned to learn that the Chipotle beans he had been eating for years were prepared with bacon. Porges was upset that Chipotle would be remiss in divulging what made the beans so tasty. Porges, a self-proclaimed non-pork eater, posted on Twitter that he felt ill after learning the shocking news. And his tweets did not fall on deaf ears. Chipotle&amp;#039;s CEO Steve Ellis actually called Porges to apologize and explain the issue. It took a few months for the company to change the menus in all of its locations to reflect the porky ingredient in the Pinto beans. Consumerist now reports that signs have been installed (in some locations) that explains Chipotle&amp;#039;s move to elminate pork from the bean dish. A Consumerist reader photographed the (clever) sign at his local oupost, which reads, &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;ve created a new pinto bean recipe that no longer uses bacon, but is still just as delicious. So, vegetarians, vegans, and the bacon-averse, rejoice. Omnivores, enjoy them as you normally would.&amp;quot; More From Delish: Chipotle Becomes First U.S. Restaurant Chain to Label GMOs Tim also told the Consumerist that he couldn&amp;#039;t detect any difference in the meat-free version. The Consumerist also confirmed with Chipotle that the move is not just an isolated one. A spokesperson told Consumerist, &amp;quot;We are phasing in a new bacon-less pinto bean recipe around the country. In testing some recipes, we simply didn&amp;#039;t think the bacon added anything and, by removing it, we make the pinto beans vegetarian.&amp;quot; For now, the company&amp;#039;s website still lists bacon in the ingredients, but we expect that to change in the coming months. Do the new vegetarian beans at Chipotle excite you? Or are you disappointed by the change? Find more great food content on Delish:   Search for the perfect recipe from our homepage Find out the latest food news Get a recipe book to save your favorite dishes Sign up for our free newsletters Check us out on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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