Dean & DeLuca downsizes amid lawsuits from angry suppliers

Can't afford that $45 box of cookies at Dean & DeLuca? Neither can Dean & DeLuca. The 41-year-old gourmet grocer has been drastically downsizing its chain nationwide, quietly closing stores, stiffing landlords and fending off lawsuits from angry suppliers who say they haven’t been paid for their pricey pastries, sources told The Post. The company’s...