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{{short description|Chain of American fast casual restaurants}}
{{distinguish|Boston Public Market}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Boston Market Corporation
| logo = Boston_Market_Rotisserie_Kitchen_Logo_2018.png
| logo_caption = Current logo (April 2018–present)
| image = File:Boston Chicken Hollywood Florida (26451508529).jpg
| image_caption = Boston Market restaurant
| trade_name = Boston Market
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| industry = [[Restaurant]]s
| genre = [[Fast casual]]
| foundation = {{ubl|{{start date and age|1985}} [[Newton, Massachusetts]], U.S.}}
| former_names = Boston Chicken <br />(1985–1995)
| founders = Steven Kolow<br /> Arthur Cores
| hq_location_city = [[Newtown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Newtown Township, Pennsylvania]]
| hq_location_country = United States<ref name=Sofield>{{Cite web |last=Sofield |first=Tom |date=2024-05-08 |title=Newtown-Based Boston Market Has Closed Several Hundred Locations |url=http://newtownpanow.com/2024/05/08/newtown-based-boston-market-has-closed-several-hundred-locations/ |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=NewtownPANow.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
| num_locations = 22
| num_locations_year = March 2025<ref>{{cite web |title=Boston Market |url=https://brand-locator.orders.co/?brand=bostonmarket |website=brand-locator.orders.co |access-date=11 March 2025}}</ref>
| area_served = United States
| key_people = Jay Pandya (owner)
| products = {{flatlist|
* [[Rotisserie chicken]]
* [[Chicken as food|chicken dishes]]
* [[Turkey as food|turkey dishes]]
* [[Meatloaf|meatloaf dishes]]
* [[Pork ribs|ribs]]
* [[sandwich]]es
* [[pot pie]]s
* [[salad]]s
* [[soup]]s
* [[cornbread]]
* [[mashed potatoes]]
* [[mac n' cheese]]
* [[creamed spinach]]
* [[Vegetables|steamed vegetables]]
* [[dessert]]s
* [[soft drink]]s
 }}
| revenue = US$ 373 million<ref name=googlefinance>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonmarket.com/company/franchising/|title=Boston Market Overview|work=Boston Market }}</ref> {{increase}}
| revenue_year = 2020
| operating_income = 
| owner = Engage Brands LLC
| num_employees =
| num_employees_year =
| homepage = {{URL|bostonmarket.com}}
}}
'''Boston Market Corporation''', known as '''Boston Chicken''' until 1995, is an American [[fast casual restaurant]] chain headquartered in [[Newtown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Newtown Township, Pennsylvania]]. Since 2020, it has been owned by Engage Brands, LLC, a company of Rohan Group. From 1985 to 1995, Boston Market was known as Boston Chicken, which rapidly expanded to over a thousand locations. By the late 1990s, the chain filed for bankruptcy and closed many stores until a few hundred remained. McDonald's purchased the chain in 2000. It was sold again in 2007, then in 2020. As of November 2020, the chain had approximately 342 company-owned restaurant locations in 28 states and Puerto Rico.<ref name="Boston-Market-Location-Page">{{Cite web |title=All Boston Market Locations &#124; Rotisserie Chicken, Catering, Food Delivery |url=https://www.bostonmarket.com/location/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125051142/https://www.bostonmarket.com/location/ |archive-date=January 25, 2022 |access-date=November 19, 2020 |website=www.bostonmarket.com}}</ref> In the 2020s the chain encountered legal troubles and went into a rapid decline to end 2024 with only 16 remaining stores. At its peak, Boston Market had its greatest presence in the [[Northeastern United States|Northeastern]] and [[Midwestern United States]], as well as [[California]], [[Florida]], and [[Texas]].

Boston Market is remembered for helping to popularize rotisserie chickens as well as fast casual dining, which both remain popular nationally. Initially known for rotisserie chicken, the chain later branched out into other meats including turkey, meatloaf, and ham. A typical Boston Market meal had a protein with a few sides such as potatoes, creamed spinach, or mac & cheese, and was accompanied by a piece of corn bread. Stores sometimes had seasonal specials and also sold sandwiches. Frozen meals and side dishes continued to be sold nationally under the Boston Market brand name in food markets.

==History==
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[[File:Boston Market 3 Piece Chicken Dark Meat Meal (16051064471).jpg|thumb|left|Boston Market meal with Chicken, Cornbread, Mac & Cheese, and Mashed Potatoes]]
Boston Chicken was founded by Steven Kolow and [[Arthur Cores]] in 1985 in [[Newton, Massachusetts|Newton]], a suburb of Boston. The chain expanded rapidly in the early and mid-1990s. 
[[File:Boston Market, Miami FL interior 17 January 2023 - 03.jpg|thumb|Boston Market interior, on the left was oven with rotating Chickens being cooked, hence the ''rotisserie'']]

When it was known as Boston Chicken, restaurants specialized in [[rotisserie]] chicken and a variety of [[side dish]]es, but in February 1995, the chain expanded its menu to include [[turkey (food)|turkey]], [[meatloaf]], and [[ham]] and changed the name to Boston Market<ref>{{cite web |title=Boston Chicken chain targets new Market |first=Theresa |last=Howard |date=February 27, 1995 |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_n9_v29/ai_16610987/ |publisher=BNET}}</ref> in the fall of 1995 to reflect this. The corporate name remained Boston Chicken, Inc. until 1997, when the new name became popular and the corporate name was changed to Boston Market Corporation.

In 1995, Boston Chicken created the [[Einstein Bros. Bagels]] chain of [[List of bakery cafés|bakery café]]s, after acquiring several smaller chains of bagel-centric bakeries.

In 1996, the chain launched "Boston Carver Sandwiches", which featured chicken, turkey, ham, and meatloaf; in 1997, due to the success of the sandwich line, "Extreme Carver" sandwiches, filled with larger portions of meat and cheese, were launched.

The company raised a lot of debt to finance its expansion.<ref>[https://www.liveabout.com/history-of-boston-market-1350952 The Storied History of Boston Market] Don Daszkowski. liveabout.com December 23, 2018.</ref> The rapid expansion allowed the company to create a steady stream of revenue from one-time development fees and increasing royalties, but also raised interest rates on its development loans. In 1998, the company filed for [[Chapter 11 bankruptcy]].<ref>{{cite web |title=A Chicken Autopsy |url=http://www.fool.com/EveningNews/foth/1998/foth981007.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822022520/http://www.fool.com/EveningNews/foth/1998/foth981007.htm |archive-date=August 22, 2011 |access-date=June 21, 2011}}</ref>

Since April 1999, a selection of Boston Market-branded items have been available in many supermarkets across the United States.

Boston Market was purchased by [[McDonald's Corporation]] in May 2000, primarily for its real estate holdings. McDonald's found the brand serviceable, and continued to operate and expand Boston Market.

In the early 2000s, Boston Market operated two locations in Toronto, Ontario. In early 2002, Boston Market entered the Australian market, opening nine stores in the Sydney metropolitan area by 2004, before converting some stores to McDonald's and quietly exiting the Australian market later that year due to competitive pressures.

In April 2004, Boston Market introduced chilled menu items to be sold in supermarkets. In December 2005, these chilled menu items were available in 700 supermarkets.

In 2005, Boston Market also started limited-time offers, such as Crispy Country Chicken, an oven-baked chicken breast with gravy.

In 2007, McDonald's announced that it was "exploring strategic options" for the subsidiary.<ref>{{cite web |date=January 12, 2006 |title=McDonald's exploring options for Boston Market |url=http://today.reuters.com/news/articlebusiness.aspx?type=consumerProducts&storyID=nN12429716&from=business |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014053844/http://today.reuters.com/news/articlebusiness.aspx?type=consumerProducts&storyID=nN12429716&from=business |archive-date=October 14, 2007 |access-date=August 28, 2007 |publisher=Reuters}}</ref> On August 6, 2007, McDonald's announced plans to sell the chain to [[Sun Capital Partners]],<ref>{{cite web |first=Chris |last=Burritt |date=August 7, 2007 |title=McDonald's to Sell Boston Market to Sun Capital |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a3GSyfJgvgX4&refer=home |access-date=August 28, 2007 |publisher=Bloomberg.com}}</ref> a transaction that was completed on August 27, 2007.<ref>{{cite web |date=August 27, 2007 |title=McDonald's Wraps Up Boston Market Sale |url=http://www.smartmoney.com/bn/ON/index.cfm?story=ON-20070827-000332-1731&hpadref=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928010947/http://www.smartmoney.com/bn/ON/index.cfm?story=ON-20070827-000332-1731&hpadref=1 |archive-date=September 28, 2007 |access-date=August 28, 2007 |publisher=Dow Jones & Company, Inc. News Services}}</ref>

In 2013, Boston Market opened its first new location in seven years in Florida and in 2015 it added ribs to the menu.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2024-03-25 |title=Boston Market Used To Be A Thriving Chain. What Happened? |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/boston-market-used-thriving-chain-152505627.html |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=Yahoo Life |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[File:Boston Market Prime Rib meal (41028167914).jpg|thumb|left|Prime rib was introduced in 2018, shown here with mashed potatoes and gravy, and mac n' cheese. It was only available on certain days.]]
In April 2018, Boston Market announced that it was expanding its menu to offer rotisserie prime rib nationwide, three days a week.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 23, 2018 |title=Boston Market Expands Menu to Offer New Rotisserie Prime Rib Nationwide, Unveils New 'Rotisserie Kitchen' Logo |url=https://bostonmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Prime-Rib-Press-Release_4.23.18.pdf |work=Boston Market Corporation}}</ref> In 2019, the chain closed 45 locations, with one report noting competition with rotisserie chickens sold at regular supermarket chains.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ellis |first=Kori |date=2020-01-23 |title=Fast Food Chicken Chains, Ranked Worst To Best |url=https://www.mashed.com/184801/fast-food-chicken-chains-ranked-worst-to-best/ |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=Mashed |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2020, it introduced baby back ribs paired with [[Sweet Baby Ray's]] sauce.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Boston Market bones up on its menu with tasty new baby back ribs - CultureMap Houston |url=https://houston.culturemap.com/news/city-life/01-29-20-boston-market-baby-back-ribs-drive-thru-gourmet-ken-hoffman/ |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=houston.culturemap.com |language=en}}</ref>

In April 2020, Sun Capital Partners sold Boston Market to Engage Brands, LLC, a company of Rohan Group, owned by Jignesh "Jay" Pandya.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-29 |title=Affiliates of Sun Capital Partners Complete Sale of Boston Market |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200429005151/en/Affiliates-of-Sun-Capital-Partners-Complete-Sale-of-Boston-Market |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=www.businesswire.com |language=en}}</ref> This started a difficult period in which the company stopped paying its suppliers, rent, and some employees. This resulted in over 150 lawsuits.<ref name=":1" /> In 2023, New Jersey shut down 27 locations when it was determined employees were owed hundreds of thousands of dollars.<ref name=":1" /> The chain started with about 300 locations at the start of 2023, but was down to 79 locations later that year, and by early 2024 there were fewer than 30 locations<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maze |first=Jonathan |date=Mar 11, 2024 |title=Boston Market is down to 27 restaurants |website=Restaurant Business |language=en |url=https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/boston-market-down-27-restaurants |access-date=2024-11-25}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> but the chain opened a new location in India.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Jonathan |last=Maze |date=December 17, 2024 |title=Boston Market, now down to 16 locations, apparently opens one in India |url=https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/boston-market-now-down-16-locations-apparently-opens-one-india |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=Restaurant Business |language=en}}</ref>

In 2023 and beyond, Boston Market experienced financial problems and closed most of its locations.<ref name=Sofield />

==Menu==
[[File:Boston Market Quarter White Meat Meal (27652780687).jpg|thumb|Quarter Chicken Meal, with macaroni and cheese, corn bread, and potatoes and gravy. The small container has rosemary lemon sauce.]]
Menu items offered at Boston Market included various meats and sides, such as rotisserie chicken (whole, half, or quarter), [[apple pie]], carved [[chicken sandwich]], [[chicken salad]] sandwich, [[chicken noodle soup]], [[chicken pot pie]], [[Coriander|cilantro]] [[Lime (fruit)|lime]] rice, [[creamed spinach]], [[Cobb salad]], [[cornbread]], garlic dill potatoes, [[mashed potatoes]] (with gravy), [[meatloaf]] and meatloaf sandwich, desserts (salted [[caramel]] lava cake, [[chocolate cake]], or [[chocolate chip cookie]]s), [[prime rib]], [[ribs]] (beef, with sauce), steamed vegetables (e.g., broccoli), sweet potato casserole, and [[Turkey meat|turkey]] (roasted).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mashed.com/783249/boston-market-menu-items-ranked-from-worst-to-best/ | title=20 Popular Boston Market Menu Items, Ranked from Worst to Best | date=February 28, 2022 }}</ref> Many of the chicken items included rotisserie chicken, and the rotisserie oven was also used to cook other meats.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maxwell |first=Samantha |date=2022-02-28 |title=20 Popular Boston Market Menu Items, Ranked From Worst To Best |url=https://www.mashed.com/783249/boston-market-menu-items-ranked-from-worst-to-best/ |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=Mashed |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Carlson |first=Trevor |date=2024-04-27 |title=The 4 Best And 4 Worst Items To Order From Boston Market |url=https://www.thedailymeal.com/1570070/boston-market-worst-best-items/ |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=The Daily Meal |language=en-US}}</ref> Boston Market offered rotisserie nuggets for a time. [[File:Boston Market BBQ Ribs Meal (27988017712).jpg|thumb|left|Boston Market ribs with mac n' cheese, and a rice, corn, and beans mix as sides]]
Boston Market also had seasonal holiday menu and catering food packages, such as for [[Thanksgiving dinner]] (a traditional U.S. holiday meal), which included items such as a whole rotisserie turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, vegetable [[stuffing]], spinach-artichoke dip, cranberry walnut relish, [[Bread roll|dinner rolls]], and pumpkin and apple pies.<ref>{{Cite press release |last=Market |first=Boston |title=Boston Market Gets Thanksgiving Dinner Done Right With Tasty Traditional Options For Every Table |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/boston-market-gets-thanksgiving-dinner-done-right-with-tasty-traditional-options-for-every-table-300744820.html |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=www.prnewswire.com |language=en}}</ref>

The Boston Market supermarket brand is produced by [[Bellisio Foods]]. As of 2024, it continues to produce items such as chicken pot pie bites, mashed potatoes, and chicken fajita rice bowls.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Bellisio Foods Expands Fast-Growing Boston Market Frozen Retail Portfolio |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bellisio-foods-expands-fast-growing-boston-market-frozen-retail-portfolio-302088786.html |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=www.prnewswire.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Trademark dispute and grocery brand==
In 2002, [[Boston Pizza]] commenced a lawsuit against Boston Market in the Federal Court of Canada over the trademark use of the word "Boston" in Canada.<ref name="pizzamarketplace">{{cite news|title=Boston Pizza battles Boston Market over name rights in Canada |publisher=Pizza Marketplace |date=October 11, 2002 |url=http://www.pizzamarketplace.com/article/112266/Boston-Pizza-battles-Boston-Market-over-name-rights-in-Canada |access-date=May 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928054239/http://www.pizzamarketplace.com/article/112266/Boston-Pizza-battles-Boston-Market-over-name-rights-in-Canada |archive-date=September 28, 2011 }}</ref> In its defense, Boston Market alleged that Boston Pizza's trademarks were invalid because it described a style of pizza from a specific area.<ref name="Georgia Straight">{{cite news |title= Pizza chain battles McDonald's over name |first= Charlie |last= Smith |publisher=[[The Georgia Straight]] |date=March 17, 2005 |url=https://www.straight.com/article/pizza-chain-battles-mcdonalds-over-name |access-date=May 28, 2011}}</ref> The dispute continued after Boston Market ceased operations in Canada in 2004. The parties settled the dispute in 2008 under an agreement that Boston Market would not use the words "Boston" or "Boston Market" in Canada for five years for restaurants or any food or drink products (other than pre-packaged food products, but not including pizza and lasagna). Boston Market also agreed that it would not challenge Boston Pizza's use in Canada of any trademark that uses the words "Boston" or "Boston Pizza" (with certain exceptions).<ref>{{cite news|title=Boston Pizza settles dispute with Boston Market over the name Boston|publisher=Welland Tribune|year=2008|url=http://wellandtribune.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?archive=true&e=934685|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727021816/http://wellandtribune.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?archive=true&e=934685|archive-date=July 27, 2011|access-date=May 28, 2011}}</ref>

== Financial problems of 2023–2024 ==
<!-- [[Image:2008-08-11 Boston Market in Durham.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Boston Market in [[Durham, North Carolina]] shown in 2008, though it later closed]]-->
[[File:Closed Boston Market, Miami FL 22 May 2024.jpg|thumb|Closed down Boston Market, 2024]]
[[File:Closed Boston Market, Miami FL 22 May 2024 - sign on door.jpg|thumb|Note on the door of a Boston Market in Miami, May 2024]]
On July 3, 2023, a complaint was filed stating the Boston Market in [[Danbury, Connecticut]], owed in excess of $61,000 in unpaid rent and connected charges. A ruling in the landlord's favor on July 28, 2023, led to an eviction.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Baker |first=Kendra |date=October 12, 2023 |title=Boston Market evicted from Danbury location for unpaid rent: 'They weren't paying us' |url=https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/danbury-boston-market-close-plumtrees-plaza-18420185.php |work=News Times}}</ref>

On July 25, 2023, [[US Foods]] sued Boston Market for $11.3 million, accusing the company of owing them over $10 million for food distributed over several prior years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagobusiness.com/restaurants/us-foods-sues-boston-market|title=US Foods sues Boston Market|date=July 25, 2023|access-date=February 7, 2024|website=Crain's Chicago Business}}</ref>

On August 14, 2023, the [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]] issued a stop-work order at 27 of the 31 Boston Market stores in New Jersey over multiple violations of workers rights, including owed backpay of up to $607,471 to up to 314 employees. An investigation on the matter began in November 2022 when an employee in Mercer County filed a complaint. The affected employees have since been reimbursed for their lost wages, and the stores were allowed to re-open a month later.<ref>{{cite press release|title=NJDOL Orders Work to Halt at 27 Boston Market Locations Statewide|url=https://www.nj.gov/labor/lwdhome/press/2023/20230815_stopwork.shtml|publisher=New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development|date=August 15, 2023}}</ref>

In September 2023, investigative journalists of Restaurant Business Magazine revealed Pandya had over 200 lawsuits against him related to unpaid wages of employees, unpaid suppliers, and other violations related to his restaurants. The report described Pandya's ownership of Boston Market as "chaotic".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-11|title=Inside the Chaotic World of the Owner of Boston Market|url=https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/inside-chaotic-world-owner-boston-market|access-date=2023-11-09 |website=restaurantbusinessonline.com/|language=en}}</ref>

In November 2023, the company failed to pay workers in Massachusetts.<ref>{{cite news|title=Workers at Fall River's Boston Market Are Fed Up, Say They Haven't Been Paid in Weeks|url=https://www.heraldnews.com/story/business/2023/11/06/boston-market-restaurant-in-fall-river-not-paying-workers-or-vendors/71427295007/|publisher=Herald News|date=November 6, 2023}}</ref>

On November 14, 2023, all Detroit-area Boston Market locations were permanently shuttered and were handed eviction notices due to unpaid rent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/boston-market-stores-metro-detroit-all-closed|title=Boston Market locations in metro Detroit area all closed|date=November 14, 2023|access-date=November 20, 2023|language=en}}</ref> On November 20, 2023, all 8 remaining Connecticut Boston Market locations, located in East Haven, Meriden, West Hartford, Wilton, Stratford, Milford, Bristol, and Newington, were permanently shuttered and issued eviction notices due to unpaid rent.<ref>{{Cite web|first1=Amanda|last1=Pitts|url=https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/cts-boston-market-locations-face-evictions-and-lawsuits-for-unpaid-rent/3153818/|title=CT's Boston Market locations face evictions and lawsuits for unpaid rent|date=November 20, 2023|access-date=November 20, 2023|website=NBC Connecticut|language=en}}</ref> Boston Market and owner Pandya filed for [[Chapter 11 bankruptcy]] in December 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/jay-pandya-who-owns-boston-market-files-personal-bankruptcy|title=Boston Market owner files for bankruptcy|date=December 12, 2023|access-date=December 12, 2023|website=Restaurant Business Online|language=en |first=Jonathan |last=Maze }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| last = Kline |first = Daniel | title = Beloved fast food chain enters a bankruptcy death spiral| work = Lexington Herald Leader| access-date = 2023-12-23| date = 2023-12-16| url = https://www.kentucky.com/news/business/article283128958.html}}</ref>

On January 10, 2024, the company announced that it would allow anyone to open a Boston Market franchise without the usual franchise fees or other buy-in requirements.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 10, 2024 |title=Struggling Boston Market will let anyone open a location |url=https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/boston-market-whose-owner-has-filed-bankruptcy-will-let-anyone-open-location |access-date=February 7, 2024 |website=Restaurant Business Online |language=en}}</ref>

On January 11, 2024, Boston Market's bankruptcy case was dismissed after the company was unresponsive to court requests.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/boston-market-owners-bankruptcy-case-dismissed|title=Boston Market owner's bankruptcy case is dismissed|date=January 11, 2024|access-date=February 7, 2024|website=Restaurant Business Magazine|language=en}}</ref> On February 1, 2024, US Foods won its lawsuit against Boston Market, with federal judge Manish Shah saying that Boston Market's defenses in the lawsuit were "gossamer".<ref>{{Cite web|first1=Aneurin|last1=Canham-Clyne|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-foods-wins-11-9m-091911393.html|title=US Foods wins $11.9M suit against Boston Market by default|date=February 1, 2024|access-date=February 7, 2024|website=Yahoo! Finance|language=en}}</ref> On February 12, 2024, shortly after its second bankruptcy was dismissed, Boston Market filed for bankruptcy for the third time after losing the US Foods lawsuit.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/owner-boston-market-has-filed-bankruptcy-again|title=The owner of Boston Market has filed for bankruptcy again|date=February 12, 2024|access-date=February 12, 2024|website=Restaurant Business Online|language=en}}</ref>

On September 24, 2024, a U.S. bankruptcy judge dismissed Boston Market's appeal regarding a $15 million judgement awarded to US Foods, citing a "lack of prosecution" and Pandya's "bad faith," "delay tactics" and "willful disregard".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/boston-markets-appeal-us-foods-judgment-dismissed|title=Boston Market's appeal of a US Foods judgment is dismissed|first=Jonathan|last=Maze|date=September 24, 2024|access-date=July 10, 2025|website=Restaurant Business Online|language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
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* [[List of casual dining restaurant chains]]
* [[List of chicken restaurants]]
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==References==
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==External links==
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* {{official website|http://www.bostonmarket.com/}}
* [http://www.100meals.com/ 100 Meals: Boston Market Home Video Contest Winner Personal Documentary]
* [https://www.inc.com/magazine/20080201/how-i-did-it-george-naddaff.html "How I Did It," Inc. Magazine article with Boston Market founder George Naddaff]

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