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Chipotle hikes same-store sales forecast, says cyclospora fears hit sales in late July
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Chipotle's COO shares his advice for finding your dream job: Chipotle COO Jason Kidd said he volunteered to take overnight shifts early in his career — and it ...
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America's burrito behemoth opens in Mexico, sparking online outrage: Newport Beach-headquartered burrito behemoth Chipotle opens its first location in Mexico ...
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Chipotle Opens Its First Restaurant in Mexico: U.S. fast-casual chain Chipotle Mexican Grill opens its first restaurant in Mexico in San Pedro Garza Garcia ...
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Mexico, home of the original Mexican food, now has a Chipotle Mexican Grill: Chipotle heads south of the border for the first time.
washingtonpost.com/food/2026/07/16/mexico-home-original-mexican-food-now-has-chipotle-mexican-grill/
Chipotle is entering the land of the taco. Will Mexicans bite?: With balloons, confetti and optimism, U.S.-based Cal-Mex food chain Chipotle on Thursday opened ...
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Taco Bell, Chipotle, Yoshinoya: Get all the headlines in today’s Restaurant Daily podcast.
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Chipotle’s latest expansion plan comes with real risk: Competitors have already failed in the same market Chipotle has its eyes on.
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Chipotle's COO looks for four key traits when promoting leaders: Jason Kidd visits several Chipotle stores a week and has dinners with regional managers to ...
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Chipotle’s COO Uses This Test to Find People to Promote. Here Are the 4 Attributes He Seeks.
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Chipotle makes its debut in Mexico: The company’s location in the Monterrey metropolitan area is in partnership with Alsea.
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Chipotle opens first restaurant in Mexico in Monterrey: The fast casual chain is launching in the Monterrey area in partnership with Alsea ...
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Chipotle: US burrito chain opening first outlet in Mexico: Other US fast food brands have struggled to succeed in the countries their dishes originated.
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Chipotle is opening its first restaurant in Mexico: Fast casual chain Chipotle announced Monday that it is opening its first location in Mexico in the Monterrey ...
cnbc.com/2026/07/13/chipotle-opening-first-restaurant-in-mexico.html

Chipotle: US burrito chain opening first outlet in Mexico: Other US fast-food brands have struggled to succeed in the countries their dishes originated in.
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Chipotle Opens in Mexico—Can It Avoid Taco Bell's Fate?: Chipotle is bringing its fast-casual concept to Mexico, a market where Taco Bell struggled to gain ...
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Chipotle Is Bringing Its Mexican-Inspired Fast Food to Monterrey, Mexico: The California-based restaurant chain is opening its first location south of the U.S ...
nytimes.com/2026/07/14/business/chipotle-open-mexico-monterrey.html

Derision at US chain Chipotle’s plan to sell its Mexican food in Mexico: One social media user described the opening of its first outlet in Monterrey as ‘like ...
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A day in the life of Chipotle's COO, who visits a dozen stores a week: Jason Kidd usually visits three or four stores a day and is on the road three days a week.
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Chipotle Tests Appeal of Its Bowls, Burritos in Mexico: Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. is heading south to plant its next flag, betting that an American brand can ...
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Paid articlePaywallThe 4 qualities Chipotle's COO looks for when considering promotions: Chipotle's COO has a 90-minute dinner with the regional team he's visiting every night — ...
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Chipotle’s Ludicrously Capacious Big Ass Bag Turned Viral Customer Memes Into a Major Marketing Win
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Why Starbucks Denying a Chipotle Acquisition Misses the Real 58-Million-Customer Growth Play
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Chipotle’s ridiculously oversized bag can carry enough food to feed your entire family
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Starbucks says it is not buying Chipotle after takeover speculation: "Starbucks is not buying Chipotle," a Starbucks spokesperson told CNBC.
cnbc.com/2026/10/12/starbucks-denies-chipotle-takeover.html

Starbucks puts an end to acquisition reports: Starbucks confirmed it will not buy Chipotle after reports of a potential takeover.
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Key FactsFT: Starbucks reportedly explored Chipotle takeover
Oct 8, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: reuters.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: reuters.com
- Chipotle shares rose about 6% on Thursday, while Starbucks shares fell roughly 3%.
- Analysts said any acquisition could prove costly, requiring substantial borrowing or the issuance of shares.
- Brian Niccol joined Starbucks in September 2024 after spending six years at Chipotle.
- In Starbucks’ fiscal third quarter, adjusted operating margin was 14.4%, down from 16.7% two years earlier.
A deal could require heavy borrowing or issuing shares.— Lale Akoner, global market strategist at eToro
Starbucks Is Reportedly Exploring a Chipotle Takeover. The Biggest Hurdle May Not Be Price
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Starbucks has explored takeover of Chipotle in restaurant megadeal
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Queso and coffee? Rumors of a Chipotle-Starbucks merger boost shares: Chipotle (CMG) and Starbucks (SBUX) shares rise on merger speculation—learn what’s driving ...
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Chipotle Mexican Grill has found a new way to show off its vegetables: A new recording gives the Newport Beach chain something in common with the Beatles.
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Selling Burritos Back to Mexico: Chipotle’s Bold Expansion: As the Mexican-inspired American chain makes its debut in Mexico, it faces a major hurdle: convincing ...
nytimes.com/2026/07/31/world/americas/chipotle-restaurant-mexico.html

Selling Burritos Back to Mexico: Chipotle’s Bold Expansion: As the Mexican-inspired American chain makes its debut in Mexico, it faces a major hurdle: convincing ...
nytimes.com/2026/07/31/world/americas/chipotle-restaurant-mexico.html

Taking a gamble, Chipotle dares to sell Mexican food in Mexico: The U.S. fast-food chain says it can succeed south of the border, where Taco Bell has tried and ...
washingtonpost.com/world/2026/08/02/daring-gamble-chipotle-aims-sell-mexican-food-mexicans/
Chipotle's COO shares his advice for finding your dream job: Chipotle COO Jason Kidd said he volunteered to take overnight shifts early in his career — and it ...
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Chipotle’s Next Big Bet Is Selling Burrito Bowls in Mexico. One Rival Already Flopped There.
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Chipotle COO calls hiring one of the ‘most painful processes’—so his AI bot ‘Ava Cado’ cut it from 12 days to 4
fortune.com/2026/06/02/chipotle-hiring-ai-assistant-ava-cado-from-12-to-4-days/

Paid articlePaywallChipotle’s new CEO is bringing back a missing ingredient to hit the chain’s next goal—raising annual sales per store to $4 million
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Paid articlePaywallChipotle Mexican Grill heads to Mexico to open its 1st location south of the border
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