Comment on The decline of Boston Market: Why the chain that sparked the rotisserie chicken craze has closed dozens of stores

The decline of Boston Market: Why the chain that sparked the rotisserie chicken craze has closed dozens of stores

A man reads a stop-work order posted on the door of a Boston Market restaurant in Hackensack, New Jersey. The chicken chain has gone from a peak of 1,200 locations to just 300. Seth Wenig/Associated PressBoston Market, founded in 1985, sparked the rotisserie chicken craze in the late 1980s and 1990s.The chain once owned by McDonald's is now shuttering stores and faces lawsuits over unpaid bills.This week, New Jersey officials ordered the closure of 27 locations tied to an unpaid wages probe.In early November, Brenda Rivera, 64, of California, got a "buy one get one free" coupon for Boston Market.

 

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