chicken 1984 1995 type private industry restaurant genre fast casual founded december 1984 ; 31 years ago 1984 12 newton massachusetts united states founders steven kolow arthur cores headquarters golden colorado u.s. number of locations 462 2013 1 key people george michel ceo owner sun capital partners number of employees 14 000 2007 website official website boston market corporation known as boston chicken until 1995 headquartered in golden colorado is a chain of american fast casual restaurants . it is owned by private equity firm sun capital partners headquartered in boca raton florida . contents 1 history 2 trademark dispute 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit it was founded in december 1984 in newton massachusetts by steven kolow and arthur cores . the chain expanded rapidly in the early and mid 1990s . the company raised a lot of debt to finance its expansion . citation needed 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 . 2 the company was purchased by mcdonald s corporation in may 2000 . mcdonald s purchased the company for its real estate but found the brand serviceable and therefore continued to operate and expand the chain . in 2007 mcdonald s announced that it was exploring strategic options for the subsidiary . 3 on august 6 2007 mcdonald s announced plans to sell the chain to sun capital partners 4 a transaction that was completed on august 27 2007 . 5 boston market in durham north carolina boston market has its greatest presence in the northeastern united states . as of august 2007 update the chain has 530 company owned restaurants locations in 28 states 6 with 14 000 employees . in the early 2000s boston market operated two locations in toronto canada . 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 . when it was known as boston chicken stores specialized in rotisserie chicken and a variety of side dishes but in february 1995 the chain expanded its menu to include turkey meatloaf ham and sandwiches and changed the name to boston market 7 in fall 1995 to reflect this though the corporate name remained boston chicken inc. until 1997 when it became so popular with the new name the corporate name was changed to boston market corporation . the chain later added beef brisket . in 2005 boston market also started offering limited time offers such as crispy country chicken an oven baked chicken breast with country gravy . baked white fish haddock or cod was also offered on fridays during lent . citation needed a selection of boston market branded items have been available since april 1999 in many supermarkets across the u.s. in april 2004 boston market introduced chilled menu items to be sold at supermarkets . in december 2005 these chilled menu items were available in 700 supermarkets . frozen meals and side dishes are sold nationally under the boston market brand name and previously manufactured by h. j. heinz company and overhill farms of vernon california until overhill foods was purchased by bellisio foods of duluth mn . boston market has also introduced a catering menu . trademark dispute edit 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 . 8 in its defense boston market alleged that boston pizza s trademarks were invalid because it described a style of pizza from a specific area . 9 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 will not challenge boston pizza s use in canada of any trademark that uses the words boston or boston pizza with certain exceptions . 10 see also edit chicken restaurant list of fast food chicken restaurants colorado portal companies portal food portal references edit jennings lisa september 11 2013 . boston market opens first new restaurant in seven years . nation s restaurant news . a chicken autopsy . mcdonald s exploring options for boston market . reuters . 2006 01 12 . retrieved 2007 08 28 . chris burritt 2007 08 07 . mcdonald s to sell boston market to sun capital . bloomberg.com . retrieved 2007 08 28 . mcdonald s wraps up boston market sale . dow jones & company inc. news services . 2007 08 27 . retrieved 2007 08 28 . kevin kingsbury 2007 08 06 . mcdonald s sells boston market restaurant . marketwatch.com . retrieved 2007 09 12 . theresa howard 1995 02 27 . boston chicken chain targets new market . bnet . boston pizza battles boston market over name rights in canada . pizza marketplace . 2002 10 11 . retrieved 2011 05 28 . charlie smith 2005 03 17 . pizza chain battles mcdonald s over name . the georgia straight . retrieved 2011 05 28 . boston pizza settles dispute with boston market over the name boston . welland tribune . 2008 . retrieved 2011 05 28 . external links edit official website 100 meals boston market home video contest winner personal documentary how i did it inc. magazine article with boston market founder george naddaff v t e sun capital partners portfolio as of august 10 2013 retail catalog and direct marketing hickory farms department stores shopko grocery & convenience marsh supermarkets specialty and apparel bonmarch dreams gordmans jacques vert the limited sharps bedrooms restaurants boston market friendly s johnny rockets smokey bones souplantation consumer products apparel 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