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McDonald's used to own Chipotle

That's right. One of the most notoriously unhealthy fast food chains once owned a 90% stake in one of the most health- and socially-conscious brands before selling it back in 2006, citing the Mexican restaurant as a "distraction." The Big Mac chain invested in Chipotle back in 1998 when it only had 14 locations and helped it grow to 460 locations by the time it jumped ship.

Supposedly, McDonald's wanted Chipotle to add drive-thrus to its restaurants, but in the end, Chipotle's COO Gretchen Selfridge, told Bloomberg, "Bless their hearts, McDonald's had a lot of great suggestions, and we were always polite about it. They really wanted us to do drive-thrus. They really wanted us to do breakfast. But we just really didn't do any of that."

12/22/178:56 PM

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