It’s a logical move for chain restaurants to expand into frozen meals. A brand like Boston Market already has recognition among consumers, who see the name and logo and think, “comfort food containing meat.” The boneless pork rib (shaped patty)
from the Boston Market line of frozen meals is less comforting right now, though: it’s been recalled because there may be pieces of hard plastic or glass inside the meal. [More]
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Boston Market-Branded Pork Products Recalled Due To Possible Plastic Or Glass Shards
By 12.22.15
Some Freebies And Discounts To Help You Get Through Tax Day
By 4.15.15
Depending on your tax situation, the approach of Tax Day is either a paperwork-filled nightmare or a day to kick back and enjoy having filed and received your refund back in January. It doesn’t matter when you filed for the growing number of Tax Day discounts and freebies at stores and restaurants, though: here are a few that might keep you fed and relaxed today. [More]
Boston Market: Official Caterer Of People Stuck At Work On Thanksgiving
By 11.21.14
One company has definitely benefited from the trend of retailers opening before dinner time on Thanksgiving Day: Boston Market, the restaurant chain that serves fast casual poultry and traditional side dishes year-round. The chain does plenty of rotisserie chicken and mashed potato business year-round and has always been a popular spot for quick dinners and catering on Thanksgiving, but its catering sales have increased for the last few years. [More]
Food Companies Not Bragging About Making Products Healthier Out Of Fear You’ll Reject Change
By 6.24.14
Change can be terrifying. Just ask my brother, who ran screaming at a young age when my formerly straight-haired mom came home with a perm. That kind of reaction is exactly why the companies behind Boston Market, Hamburger Helper and even McDonald’s don’t always go bragging to customers when they change products to make them healthier — they’re worried about rejection, just like the rest of us. [More]
Boston Market Worker Fired For Telling Exec On ‘Undercover Boss’ That He Hates Customers
By 2.5.13
While service industry workers can’t go around thinking that every new hire is a mole operating as part of a reality TV show, perhaps it’s not the best idea to tell the co-worker you just met how much you despise, loathe and otherwise abhor your customers. A loose-lipped Boston Market worker found himself removed from those customers he hated so, after admitting as much to an undercover company executive on Undercover Boss. [More]
Guy In Chicken Suit Just Trying To Do His Job Gets His American Flag Stolen
By 6.8.12
What’s the average American flag-waving guy in a chicken supposed to do when someone ups and nabs said flag? He’s just trying to do his job outside the Boston Market and pay his bills. Of course, the cops have to get involved. [More]
Study: One In Five Menu Calorie Counts Are Off By At Least 100 Calories
By 7.28.11
As restaurant chains begin rolling out menus with calorie counts, one has to wonder just how accurate that information is. A new study claims that nearly one out of every five menu items underestimates by at least 100 calories, with some major chains like Boston Market and Chipotle missing the mark on some items by more than 200 calories. [More]
Free Smoothies At Boston Market This Saturday
By 8.12.10
This Saturday Boston Market is giving away free smoothies at participating stores in a few states. [More]
Boston Market CEO Explains Bungled Promotion
By 11.5.09
Baltimore Sun reporter Liz Kay tracked down Boston Market CEO Lane Cardwell to get him to answer to his restaurants’ muffed $1 meal coupon promotion. Boston Markets were unprepared for the deluge of customers who wanted to take advantage of the deal, and stores ran out of food.
Boston Market Posts $1 Meal Coupon Online: Guess What Happens Next
By 10.31.09
The trickster twins of free food and Internet coupons struck again this week. Well, nearly free food. Boston Market restaurants are experiencing chicken shortages after their coupon offering customers on their mailing list a full chicken meal for $1. The coupon went viral on deal sites, and we even included it in our Morning Deals on Tuesday. And as more people than planned took advantage of the deal, lines ran long and supplies ran low.
