{"id":"tp-30339","type":"article-newspaper","title":"Starbucks Denies It Is Considering a Chipotle Acquisition","author":"John Kim","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/30339","datePublished":"2026-10-12T13:18:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-10-12T13:18:09.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"The denial followed days of takeover speculation that pushed Chipotle shares higher and Starbucks shares lower before Monday’s market reaction.","section":"Business","references":[{"title":"Earlier analysis examined the low odds of a Starbucks acquisition of Chipotle","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/28539"}]}