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Brand:
Chipotle
Agency:
Creative Artists Agency Los Angeles
2012FilmVideo · YouTube

Timeless principle

Express values through a simple emotional story, not a corporate claim.

The idea

Tell the story of industrial farming in reverse, returning one farmer to a more humane way of working.

Why it works

The handcrafted world makes an enormous food-system problem legible through one continuous journey. Reversing the damage gives the story hope without pretending the issue is easy. Chipotle’s sourcing position becomes a choice the viewer can feel.

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