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  "id": 13978686,
  "title": "Was a Starbucks buyout of Chipotle even possible?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/was-a-starbucks-buyout-of-chipotle-even-possible",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-12T14:37:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Restaurant Dive",
    "slug": "restaurant-dive",
    "url": "https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/starbucks-chipotle-rumored-takeover-analysis/832662/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The coffee chain denied that it was buying the burrito chain, but analysts offered an interesting view of what a mega-merger would have meant to the restaurant industry.",
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        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Chipotle, Starbucks, Skydance, Marathon Petroleum & more",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/stocks-making-the-biggest-moves-midday-chipotle-starbucks-skydance",
        "published": "2026-10-08T17:14:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Why is Starbucks eyeing Chipotle? $39 billion takeover report sends stocks in opposite directions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/why-is-starbucks-eyeing-chipotle-39-billion-takeover-report-sends",
        "published": "2026-10-08T17:18:52.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "Chipotle stock jumps after report that Starbucks explored a takeover",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/chipotle-stock-jumps-after-report-that-starbucks-explored-a-takeover",
        "published": "2026-10-08T18:10:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Starbucks options flow after Chipotle takeover report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/starbucks-options-flow-after-chipotle-takeover-report",
        "published": "2026-10-08T18:19:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Seeking Alpha News",
        "title": "SA Asks: Besides Starbucks, who else could make a bid for Chipotle?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/sa-asks-besides-starbucks-who-else-could-make-a-bid-for-chipotle",
        "published": "2026-10-08T19:20:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "Why buying Chipotle would be a mistake for Starbucks, even with Brian Niccol in charge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/why-buying-chipotle-would-be-a-mistake-for-starbucks-even-with-brian",
        "published": "2026-10-09T17:46:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Expansion ES",
        "title": "Starbucks descarta la compra de Chipotle Mexican Grill",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/starbucks-descarta-la-compra-de-chipotle-mexican-grill",
        "published": "2026-10-12T16:50:41.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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