re: Rouses in BR: amazing to watch the decline in quality of the store on Drusilla

Remember when Rouses started cockblocking Izzos because they got mad a manager at the Lafayette store was literally making burritos in the Rouses burrito bar with an Izzo's recipe book?

Just in case you forgot...

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The suit alleges the actions were in retaliation for a 2012 incident involving an Izzo’s restaurant manager, who was fired from his position and went to work in the burrito bar of a Rouses Supermarket in Lafayette, taking an Izzo’s proprietary recipe book with him. A suit filed by Izzo’s in 2012 against the employee alleges the Lafayette Rouses used those recipes at its burrito bar. According to court documents, Izzo’s won a court order to go into the supermarket and retrieve the recipe book.

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“At that point, Izzo’s believed its conflict with Rouse’s was concluded,” a written statement released today by Izzo’s says. “However, Izzo’s recently discovered that Rouse’s has been coercing property owners and developers to exclude Izzo’s from opening new restaurants throughout various parishes in Louisiana.”

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Copies of the lease agreements between Rouses and the three shopping centers filed as exhibits with the lawsuit do contain exclusionary provisions, specifically forbidding the landlords of the three developments from leasing to Izzo’s. The leases do not exclude any other fast-casual Mexican or burrito restaurants. “Landlord shall have no right to lease or sell any portion of the shopping center to Izzo’s or any affiliate or related party,” the Rouses lease with Juban Crossing reads.

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Izzo’s is seeking damages in excess of $10 million.

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