Food Feud: Market Basket

A Delaware court has upheld the firing of former Market Basket CEO Arthur T. Demoulas, calling his removal "valid" in a decision that protects the board of directors' decision last year to suspend him and later terminate his position. So what happens now? Grant Welker from the Boston Business Journal joins us to break down the court decision and what it means for customers. For more, subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and look out for instant updates on nbcboston.com and our YouTube page. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The three-day trial wrapped up on Thursday, and a Delaware judge will issue a decision within 90 days. For more, subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and look out for instant updates on nbcboston.com and our YouTube page. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On the second day of the three-day trial in Delaware, ousted CEO Arthur T. Demoulas began his testimony. Jon Chesto from the Boston Globe brings us up to speed on what the former executive had to say on the stand. Chesto's full coverage may be found here: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/17/business/arthur-demoulas-market-basket-trial/ For more, subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and look out for instant updates on nbcboston.com and our YouTube page. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The food feud has officially made it into court. A trial has started in Delaware as Market Basket's board of directors looks to have the court uphold its firing of former CEO Arthur T. Demoulas. Demoulas, meanwhile, is fighting to get his job back. Boston Globe business reporter Jon Chesto joins us on the show from Delaware, where he was in court for day 1 of the trial. Check out his full reporting on the proceedings here: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/16/business/market-basket-arthur-demoulas-trial/ For more, subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and look out for instant updates on nbcboston.com and our YouTube page. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Arthur T. Demoulas has filed a counterclaim in a Delaware court, responding to the allegations against him by Market Basket's board of directors, while making his own claims against the company's directors and his three sisters. For more, subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and look out for instant updates on nbcboston.com and our YouTube page. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Market Basket has named a new interim CEO — Donald Mulligan. Mulligan has served as CFO for Market Basket since 1999, and was originally hired by Arthur T. Demoulas' father in the 1980s. Here's a breakdown of what to know. For more, subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and look out for instant updates on nbcboston.com and our YouTube page. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Congresswoman Lori Trahan joins our show to discuss her feelings on Arthur T. Demoulas' firing this week. Trahan is a Lowell native — something she has in common with Market Basket — and wrote an open letter to the company's board of directors this week, urging them "to remember what this company means to the people who love it. To remember the generations of employees and customers who stood by Artie in 2014 — and who still stand by him today." For more, subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and look out for instant updates on nbcboston.com and our YouTube page. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

CEO Arthur T. Demoulas is out as Market Basket CEO. The news broke early in the morning on Sept. 10. What does this mean for the grocery store? What comes next? We're breaking everything down on Food Feud. For more, subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and look out for instant updates on nbcboston.com and our YouTube page. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

With no updates from either side yet in the Market Basket mediation, which began almost a week ago, we're learning more about what exactly goes into a process like this. Boston attorney Amy Mariani specializes in business mediation and brings us behind the scenes of what a corporate mediation session looks like. For more, subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and look out for instant updates on nbcboston.com and our YouTube page. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Market Basket's mediation session is set for Wednesday, Sept. 3. What will happen when both sides come to the table? Grant Welker from the Boston Business Journal shares what to know ahead of the meeting, and recaps what brought us to this point. For more, subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and look out for instant updates on nbcboston.com and our YouTube page. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Market Basket held a grand reopening of its store on the North Andover/Lawrence line on Friday — to massive fanfare. What does this tell us about what's happening behind the scenes, and where the public stands in the ongoing dispute? Plus, as Stop & Shop and other Market Basket competitors roll out price drops, could a price war be brewing that shoppers could stand to benefit from? Grant Welker from the Boston Business Journal joins us for this episode of Food Feud: Market Basket to answer these questions and more. For more, subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and look out for instant updates on nbcboston.com and our YouTube page. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The food feud made it into the courtroom on Thursday, with lawyers representing Market Basket and fired executives Joe Schmidt and Tom Gordon arguing over an injunction to keep the pair away from company property. The judge ruled in favor of the company's board -- barring Schmidt and Gordon from Market Basket stores and offices. Here's how it all happened. For more, subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and look out for instant updates on nbcboston.com and our YouTube page. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Between an impending court hearing for a potential restraining order and an intensifying public war of words, the Market Basket leadership falling out has reached a new intensity — with no sign of cooling off anytime soon. In our latest episode of Food Feud: Market Basket, we are unpacking all of these latest developments in the escalating conflict, and sitting down with a public relations expert who weighs in on the strategy used on both sides of the feud. For more, subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and look out for instant updates on nbcboston.com and our YouTube page. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In the latest public war of words, a longtime employee lodges a number of complaints about company culture in the wake of the Demoulas suspension, while Market Basket's board accuses her complaint of being part of an attack on the company by the embattled CEO. For more, subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and look out for instant updates on nbcboston.com and our YouTube page. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Methuen Mayor David "D.J." Beauregard issued an open letter to Market Basket's board of directors on July 24, asking them to "resolve this internal dispute and bring back Arthur T. Demoulas — before the damage becomes irreversible." The letter was met with assurances from the board that the Market Basket New England knows and loves is not at risk. But since, other elected officials are beginning to speak out on the ongoing turmoil in the supermarket's leadership. Mayor Beauregard joins Food Feud: Market Basket to discuss his decision to publicly support suspended CEO Demoulas — and what he believes is at stake amid this tension at the top of a New England institution. For more, subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and look out for instant updates on nbcboston.com and our YouTube page. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Market Basket power struggle appears to be escalating, with the firings of two longtime executives who have been closely aligned to Arthur T. Demoulas throughout the years. What does this mean for the CEO as he remains on leave? For more, subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and look out for instant updates on nbcboston.com and our YouTube page. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode, we revisit how a series of protests in 2014 over Artie T.'s firing snowballed into massive revenue losses for the company and eventually helped restore his job as CEO. Could we see the same thing happen again this time around? Episode originally recorded on June 13, 2025. For more, subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and look out for instant updates on nbcboston.com and our YouTube page. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We walk through the New England company’s humble beginnings as a Greek market in Lowell, its expansion and the friction within the Demoulas family. Episode originally recorded on June 6, 2025. For more, subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and look out for instant updates on nbcboston.com and our YouTube page. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We go in-depth on what’s happening behind the scenes at Market Basket after its well-known CEO as placed on administrative leave. Hear what the person who wrote the book on this topic thinks will happen next. Episode originally released on June 3, 2025. For more, subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and look out for instant updates on nbcboston.com and our YouTube page. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Clues are trickling out about what’s going on behind the scenes at the supermarket chain, but a month after its CEO was put on leave, there still is so much uncertainty about what will happen next. Episode originally recorded June 27, 2025. For more, subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and look out for instant updates on nbcboston.com and our YouTube page. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

For background on the Market Basket saga, browse our archive of articles on the supermarkets here. For more, subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and look out for instant updates on nbcboston.com and our YouTube page. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.