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Chipotle and Sweetgreen have beef over a chicken burrito bowl—now it's going to court

Chipotle argues that Sweetgreen is attempting to profit off of the burrito chain's near-identical, directly competitive and well-known "Chipotle Chicken Burrito Bowl."
People walk past a Chipotle store in New York City. The fast casual restaurant known for its burritos and bowls is suing Sweetgreen over alleged trademark infringement.

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. is taking its fellow fast casual chain Sweetgreen to federal court over the salad franchise's new "Chipotle Chicken Burrito Bowl."

Chipotle said in its complaint, filed Tuesday,

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