Coffee News Recap, 16 Oct: Starbucks denies Chipotle merger, Colombia’s 2025/26 coffee production and exports fall by over 12% & other stories
Every Friday, Perfect Daily Grind rounds up the top coffee industry news from the week.
Editor’s note
Starbucks has ruled out a takeover of Chipotle, days after the Financial Times reported that the coffee chain had worked with advisers on a possible bid. A deal would have been the largest in the restaurant industry’s history, surpassing Burger King’s US$11.4bn purchase of Tim Hortons in 2014.
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