B-TOWN BIZ: Burien-Based Lavish Roots Says It Is Expanding, Not Closing, Despite WARN Filing Affecting 263 Workers

Seattle-area catering company lays off hundreds

Founded in 2014, Lavish Roots employs culinary, pastry and hospitality professionals, per its LinkedIn page. It caters private events and provides corporate dining.

B-TOWN BIZ: Burien-based Lavish Roots says it is expanding, not closing, despite WARN filing affecting 263 workers

Burien-based catering company Lavish Roots said Tuesday, June 9, it is not closing its doors, despite a state filing affecting 263 employees that the company says is tied to the loss of a major client contract. The statement came after reports about a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, or WARN, filed with the Washington State Employment Security Department. The filing, first reported by The Seattle Times, indicated that 263 workers a…