https://simplecast.com Food Feud: Market Basket Beloved New England supermarket chain Market Basket is once again in turmoil, with its board putting CEO Arthur T. Demoulas on leave amid allegations he was plotting another major work stoppage — Demoulas called it a "hostile takeover." With help from the Boston Business Journal, NBC10 Boston be tracking all the big updates in the latest feud and explain what led Market Basket to this point. NBCUniversal en Fri, 19 Dec 2025 02:10:53 +0000 Fri, 19 Dec 2025 02:11:04 +0000 https://www.nbcboston.com/ Food Feud: Market Basket https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/00c81e60-45f9-4643-9fed-2184b2b6a3d3/6331efbf-ef4c-4be4-b41b-36526f1ba1c8/3000x3000/food-feud-market-basket-3000-x-3000.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://www.nbcboston.com/ episodic Beloved New England supermarket chain Market Basket is once again in turmoil, with its board putting CEO Arthur T. Demoulas on leave amid allegations he was plotting another major work stoppage — Demoulas called it a "hostile takeover." With help from the Boston Business Journal, NBC10 Boston be tracking all the big updates in the latest feud and explain what led Market Basket to this point. Matt Fortin false https://feeds.simplecast.com/IVRVaDOt new england, supermarkets, market basket NBC10 Boston matt.fortin@nbcuni.com 2652ecdc-218d-4ef9-ad5e-a17e79735387 Artie T. on the hot seat during final day of trial Fri, 19 Dec 2025 02:10:53 +0000 matt.fortin@nbcuni.com (NBC10 Boston) https://www.nbcboston.com/ Artie T. on the hot seat during final day of trial NBC10 Boston 00:06:39 The three-day trial wrapped up on Thursday, and a Delaware judge will issue a decision within 90 days. The three-day trial wrapped up on Thursday, and a Delaware judge will issue a decision within 90 days. false full 19 efdbb7f5-e9cd-4059-a2f7-cc2d73a68648 Arthur T. Demoulas takes the stand on day 2 of trial Thu, 18 Dec 2025 02:24:39 +0000 matt.fortin@nbcuni.com (NBC10 Boston) https://www.nbcboston.com/ Arthur T. Demoulas takes the stand on day 2 of trial NBC10 Boston 00:07:57 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/ 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/ false full 18 341a7677-73fe-4cb8-aea4-8768b1267342 Trial begins in Market Basket leadership dispute Wed, 17 Dec 2025 01:32:27 +0000 matt.fortin@nbcuni.com (NBC10 Boston) https://www.nbcboston.com/ Trial begins in Market Basket leadership dispute NBC10 Boston 00:09:42 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/ 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/ false full 17 5dbfc069-862b-4c1b-9ad7-35db3434df38 Ousted CEO Demoulas fires back in court filing, demanding his job back Thu, 2 Oct 2025 17:37:27 +0000 matt.fortin@nbcuni.com (Grant Welker) https://www.nbcboston.com/ Ousted CEO Demoulas fires back in court filing, demanding his job back Grant Welker 00:38:55 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. 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. false full 16 8a3cf871-a20d-4845-a094-1d75714258c5 Market Basket has a new interim CEO Wed, 17 Sep 2025 20:29:15 +0000 matt.fortin@nbcuni.com (NBC10 Boston) https://www.nbcboston.com/ Market Basket has a new interim CEO NBC10 Boston 00:21:17 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. 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. false full 15 0330baef-2120-4dc7-a4c1-7de95469eed9 ‘This moment hurts': Congresswoman Lori Trahan on Arthur T. Demoulas firing Fri, 12 Sep 2025 20:35:00 +0000 matt.fortin@nbcuni.com (NBC10 Boston) https://www.nbcboston.com/ ‘This moment hurts': Congresswoman Lori Trahan on Arthur T. Demoulas firing NBC10 Boston 00:17:49 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." 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." false full 14 e3835a85-7d0c-461f-8366-c863fd8c82c3 Arthur T. Demoulas has been fired in unanimous vote by board. Now what? Wed, 10 Sep 2025 18:15:55 +0000 matt.fortin@nbcuni.com (NBC10 Boston) https://www.nbcboston.com/ Arthur T. Demoulas has been fired in unanimous vote by board. Now what? NBC10 Boston 00:28:04 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. 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. false full 13 f3c3bfcb-6183-4559-890c-c70f2d7525d9 Almost a week has gone by since Market Basket's mediation -- what's going on behind the scenes? Tue, 9 Sep 2025 17:04:14 +0000 matt.fortin@nbcuni.com (NBC10 Boston) https://www.nbcboston.com/ Almost a week has gone by since Market Basket's mediation -- what's going on behind the scenes? NBC10 Boston 00:10:25 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. 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. false full 12 34f65e6b-c7dd-478b-8c4a-c5ad73cac699 After a summer of turmoil, could a resolution be reached next week? Fri, 29 Aug 2025 18:22:12 +0000 matt.fortin@nbcuni.com (NBC10 Boston) https://www.nbcboston.com/ After a summer of turmoil, could a resolution be reached next week? NBC10 Boston 00:17:10 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. 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. false full 11 4e343555-4f65-4ace-902f-0c0253fb94ba A new store amid corporate turmoil. Plus, is a price war brewing at New England's supermarkets? Fri, 22 Aug 2025 19:28:24 +0000 matt.fortin@nbcuni.com (NBC10 Boston) https://www.nbcboston.com/ A new store amid corporate turmoil. Plus, is a price war brewing at New England's supermarkets? NBC10 Boston 00:21:08 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. 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. false full 10 15dbf61b-522c-40f7-ba0d-f1fc90c891c2 Judge orders fired executives to stay away from Market Basket property Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:05:24 +0000 matt.fortin@nbcuni.com (NBC10 Boston) https://www.nbcboston.com/ Judge orders fired executives to stay away from Market Basket property NBC10 Boston 00:08:19 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. 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. false full 9 fb7a5043-ff2d-450d-9d26-4e81cc90ec16 The feud is heating up — and shows no sign of cooling off Tue, 12 Aug 2025 21:50:15 +0000 matt.fortin@nbcuni.com (NBC10 Boston) https://www.nbcboston.com/ The feud is heating up — and shows no sign of cooling off NBC10 Boston 00:18:33 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. 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. false full 8 166f6d2d-d210-460f-b59c-d11ee2660f9b Corporate employee speaks out about 'fear, intimidation' at Market Basket HQ Fri, 8 Aug 2025 20:45:35 +0000 matt.fortin@nbcuni.com (Grant Welker, Matt Fortin) https://www.nbcboston.com/ Corporate employee speaks out about 'fear, intimidation' at Market Basket HQ Grant Welker, Matt Fortin 00:12:08 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. 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. false full 7 faacef7a-3821-4f76-bf19-a78a0fb0476c One-on-one with Methuen Mayor Beauregard as he speaks out in support of Demoulas Thu, 31 Jul 2025 15:42:22 +0000 matt.fortin@nbcuni.com (NBC10 Boston) https://www.nbcboston.com/ One-on-one with Methuen Mayor Beauregard as he speaks out in support of Demoulas NBC10 Boston 00:17:50 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. 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. false full 6 80254422-3f1c-440b-9aea-16f15e53b447 Two top Market Basket execs have been fired. What does this mean for CEO Demoulas? Fri, 25 Jul 2025 15:40:01 +0000 matt.fortin@nbcuni.com (Matt Fortin, Grant Welker) https://www.nbcboston.com/ Two top Market Basket execs have been fired. What does this mean for CEO Demoulas? Matt Fortin, Grant Welker 00:27:41 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? 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? false full 5 4c5e564c-1149-4963-8b76-4f8846986e1b How workers and shoppers got Artie T. his job back in 2014 (Recorded June 13, 2025) Wed, 23 Jul 2025 17:00:00 +0000 matt.fortin@nbcuni.com (Grant Welker, Matt Fortin) https://www.nbcboston.com/ How workers and shoppers got Artie T. his job back in 2014 (Recorded June 13, 2025) Grant Welker, Matt Fortin 00:45:49 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. 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. false full 3 a6ffedd8-6eda-4789-b6fb-a7ce2822cef8 A deep dive into supermarket's history, family infighting (Recorded June 6, 2025) Wed, 23 Jul 2025 17:00:00 +0000 matt.fortin@nbcuni.com (NBC10 Boston) https://www.nbcboston.com/ A deep dive into supermarket's history, family infighting (Recorded June 6, 2025) NBC10 Boston 00:30:53 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. 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. false full 2 c17bfddb-aa49-47c3-9929-0e72123196ef Why the CEO is on leave, and what's going to happen next? (Recorded June 3, 2025) Wed, 23 Jul 2025 17:00:00 +0000 matt.fortin@nbcuni.com (Grant Welker, Matt Fortin) https://www.nbcboston.com/ Why the CEO is on leave, and what's going to happen next? (Recorded June 3, 2025) Grant Welker, Matt Fortin 00:18:36 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. 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. false full 1 0b56188f-48a5-43e9-aa09-aeb5d6eea0f9 It's been a month at Market Basket without Artie T. What happens now? (Recorded June 27) Wed, 23 Jul 2025 17:00:00 +0000 matt.fortin@nbcuni.com (NBC10 Boston) https://www.nbcboston.com/ It's been a month at Market Basket without Artie T. What happens now? (Recorded June 27) NBC10 Boston 00:24:04 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. 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. false full 4 c48bb038-22cd-4d32-918a-446558b1750e Introducing "Food Feud: Market Basket" For background on the Market Basket saga, browse our archive of articles on the supermarkets here.

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]]> Introducing "Food Feud: Market Basket" NBC10 Boston 00:00:42 Market Basket CEO Arthur T. Demoulas has been placed on leave by the board of the beloved supermarket chain — the latest round of corporate drama there. As uncertainty swirls about his and the company's future, "Food Feud: Market Basket" will track all the latest developments and offer deep analysis, with help from experts at the Boston Business Journal. Market Basket CEO Arthur T. Demoulas has been placed on leave by the board of the beloved supermarket chain — the latest round of corporate drama there. As uncertainty swirls about his and the company's future, "Food Feud: Market Basket" will track all the latest developments and offer deep analysis, with help from experts at the Boston Business Journal. arthur t. demoulas, massachusetts, demoulas family, market basket, artie t false trailer