TEWKSBURY, Massachusetts — The Market Basket board of directors is seeking a restraining order against fired executives Joe Schmidt and Tom Gordon after they alleged Schmidt had broken into the grocery chain’s Tewksbury headquarters and that the pair had repeatedly visited Market Basket locations in recent weeks despite being banned from all company properties.
In a statement Monday afternoon, Market Basket board of directors member Steven Collins claimed Schmidt had been caught on video using a master key to enter the company’s Tewksbury headquarters after hours.
“Market Basket associates are entitled to feel safe while performing their jobs whether at headquarters in Tewksbury or in stores. But in recent days, terminated executive Joseph Schmidt was documented on video after hours brea