Watch the Trailer for the New Market Basket Documentary

By Liz Taurasi/Patch

For nearly two months last summer, employees of the Massachusetts-based Market Basket supermarket chain protested the ouster of their beloved CEO Arthur T. Demoulas, standing firm in their beliefs that together with the company they built one of the greatest business models in the country. They stood firm in protests and work stoppages that crippled the chain in their hopes of bringing him back. In August they won the fight when the decision was made to put Arthur T. back at the helm.

Arthur T. was ousted in June 2014 when a majority of the company’s board shifted in support of Arthur T.’s cousin and rival, Arthur S. Demoulas. He was replaced with two co-CEOs from outside the company.

Now, a documentary about last year’s massive grassroots effort to support the man employees throughout the company believed was what the company needed is getting ready to premiere.

The filmmakers were on the ground throughout the events gaining the trust and access to those who were central to the Market Basket saga, according to their website.

Directed by Jay Childs, with Producer Melissa Paly, Associated Producer Barbara MacLeod and Editor Erik Angra, the film “Food Fight, Inside the Battle for Market Basket,” is the story of the battle to save Market Basket, and about the power of ordinary, passionate people to rewrite corporate history. The film is expected to be completed this summer.

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Last summer’s events made national news with the unprecedented show of solidarity by employees, managers and customers of the relatively small supermarket chain has made headlines locally and nationally. A work stoppage and boycott by employees and customers crippled the company costing owners upwards of $10 million a day in lost sales. Despite multiple deadlines being set by CEOs for employees to return to work or be fired, they stayed the course in a show of support for ousted CEO Arthur T. Demoulas.

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