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Chipotle Plans to Go Big (But Not Too Big) in Europe

Europeans do love gold ...
Europeans do love gold …

Yesterday, Zagat floated the rumor that Chipotle was looking to open 200 locations in the U.K. (the burrito chain currently has one London shop). A rep for the company confirms that expansion plans will indeed continue apace in Europe, but calls the 200-location figure “untrue,” saying that the company never projects its openings. Well, okay then. What is true is that a second London location will be opening soon, and a forthcoming Paris spot will start slinging les burritos in “late fall.”

Chipotle Plans to Go Big (But Not Too Big) in Europe