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The demise of Boston Market?

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Boston Market, now down to 16 locations, apparently opens one in India

 By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 17, 2024

“Boston Chicken India” opened a restaurant in Delhi last month, according to social media posts. Meanwhile, the fast-casual chicken chain continues to shrink domestically.

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Boston Market's appeal of a US Foods judgment is dismissed

 By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 24, 2024

The freefalling chicken chain had appealed a $15 million judgment awarded to the distributor over unpaid bills. But it was dismissed for a “lack of prosecution.”

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They left their jobs at Boston Market. Then the real problems started

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 15, 2024

Longtime former employees exited the company as stores closed or paychecks stopped showing. But they’ve since been hit with surprise medical bills, and they’ve found themselves unable to file taxes or collect unemployment benefits.

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Boston Market is down to 27 restaurants

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 11, 2024

The owner of the rotisserie chicken chain also had his second bankruptcy filing terminated over technical issues, and this time is banned from filing another one.

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The owner of Boston Market has filed for bankruptcy again

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 12, 2024

Jay Pandya, who declared personal bankruptcy in December only to have it terminated, is again seeking debt protection after his company lost a lawsuit filed by US Foods.

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Massachusetts AG fines Boston Market $100k over wage and hour violations

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 19, 2024

The state’s attorney general cited the struggling company’s failure to timely pay wages or provide accurate payroll records.

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Federal regulators are investigating Boston Market

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 01, 2023

The U.S. Department of Labor says it is investigating wage-and-hour complaints against the troubled fast-casual chain.

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For Boston Market, another ugly chapter could be its last

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 13, 2023

After years of steady decline, the fast-casual brand appears to be in a death spiral of unpaid bills, legal filings and angry customers. Even in a world as forgiving as restaurants, it may be impossible for the chain to come back.

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Corner Bakery employees thought they had a savior. They got something else

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 12, 2023

Jay Pandya took over Corner Bakery during the pandemic in 2020. He demanded tough cost cuts, and refused to pay bills. Employees left in droves. Workers were locked out of stores. And the company’s lender accused him of using the company as a “piggy bank.”

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Inside the chaotic world of the owner of Boston Market

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 11, 2023

Jay Pandya has long portrayed himself as a “business tycoon,” with restaurant and real estate holdings along the East Coast, before he bought Boston Market and Corner Bakery. But that history is filled with lawsuits, unpaid bills and allegations that he bilked investors.