29. Will Mexicans Eat Chipotle? Inside Alsea’s Recipe for Growth — Plus Live Nation’s Latest Mexico Play, ASUR’s U.S. Pivot, and a Tariff Deal Delayed Again

This week on MexMoves, we talk with Gerardo Lozoya of Alsea to explore what’s driving the restaurant group’s strong momentum — and how it plans to grow Chipotle in Mexico, now as its local operator. We also break down strong 2Q GDP figures; Live Nation’s $646M additional investment in OCESA, its majority-owned live entertainment arm in Mexico; Liverpool’s Nordstrom strategy; ASUR’s U.S. airport pivot, and Nemak’s bet on EV with a a big new global acquisition. Plus: Trump’s 90-day tariff deal delay, again — and the jaw-dropping $400M scam that ensnared Ricardo Salinas Pliego.

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Each week, Damian Fraser and Eduardo García dissect Mexico’s most important business stories with global impact—and bring on a guest to explore a subject the headlines missed