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Boston Market, founded in 1985, sparked the rotisserie chicken craze in the late 1980s and 1990s. Between 2017 and 2022, the Golden, Colorado-based chain closed 161 stores, according to market research firm TechnomicAbout 50 more stores have closed this year. "Boston Market repeatedly has breached its payment obligations to US Foods," the suit states. Boston Market began serving its homestyle meals of spit-roasted rotisserie chickens, made-from-scratch cornbread, and creamy mac and cheese in 1985. Boston Market also faced competition from grocery stores like Costco and Kroger, which began selling rotisserie chickens in 1994.
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New York CNN —New Jersey ordered more than two dozen Boston Market locations to close Tuesday because regulators found “multiple violations of workers’ rights,” including failure to pay wages, and fined the restaurant chain nearly $2.6 million. The privately owed chain was also slapped with an additional $1.2 million in liquidated damages and $570,000 in administrative fees and penalties. Boston Market didn’t immediately respond for comment. The chicken chain is dealing with is a $12 million lawsuit from food distributor US Foods alleging that Boston Market owes it $11 million in unpaid bills from the past two years. Boston Market had more than 1,000 locations across the United States just a few years ago.
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