BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Rachel’s Mediterranean Grill, the favored native chain with practically a dozen areas throughout Western New York, is being sued by a Cheektowaga development firm that claims Rachel’s didn’t make funds for work the corporate carried out.
The swimsuit, filed on Aug. 5 in Erie County Supreme Court docket, accuses the house owners of not paying for work totaling $283,392 that started in November 2023 at 5 of Rachel’s 11 areas throughout Erie County. The work was performed by Lamparelli’s Building Firm. The 5 areas the corporate labored at embody two in Buffalo and one every in Amherst, Getzville and Williamsville.
The submitting is the newest in a string of lawsuits towards the fast-growing restaurant chain since December 2022, totaling a whole bunch of 1000’s of {dollars} owed to numerous firms in Western and Central New York in unpaid money owed. That features development prices, not paying hire at a location in Syracuse, and unpaid promoting {dollars}.
For instance, in 2023 proprietor Joseph Khoury was ordered to pay Distinctive Improvement Corporations of Syracuse over $120,000 in unpaid development prices. It was one in all two fits filed in Syracuse: Rachel’s opened a brand new location on the Future USA mall in Syracuse in September 2023, however was sued in December 2023 by the Carousel Heart Firm, the proprietor of the mall, claiming that Rachel’s owed over $200,000 in late hire.
In April of this yr, Rachel’s abruptly closed the Future USA location in addition to a location within the Syracuse suburb of Camillus. The corporate additionally has a location in Rochester.
Again in Western New York, Rachel’s has additionally been sued twice by media firms with native associates over unpaid promoting prices. In one of many circumstances, Rachel’s was ordered to pay broadcasting firm Scripps over $15,000 price of unpaid promoting prices and different charges. They have been additionally sued by Audacy New York for over $25,000 in a case that is still energetic.
Lastly, in April 2023 Rachel’s was ordered to pay greater than $6,000 to a Buffalo-based fireplace and safety firm for items and merchandise. They made the fee in March of this yr.
WIVB Information 4 has reached out to Rachel’s for remark and can replace in the event that they reply.
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