BOSTON CHICKEN INC
SC 13G/A, 1997-06-19
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                (Amendment No.1 )

                               Boston Chicken Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
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                         (Title of class of securities)

                                    100578103
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                                 (CUSIP number)



Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement /x/ (A fee is
not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7).


The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
notes).
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CUSIP NO. 100578103                   13G                      PAGE 2 OF 9 PAGES

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       1          NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
                  S.S.  OR  I.R.S.  IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
                                Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & Co.
                                IRS # 39-314-5972
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       2          CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

                                                               (a) / /


                                                               (b) / /

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       3          SEC USE ONLY


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       4          CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                                The state of organization is Delaware.

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        NUMBER OF                 5       SOLE VOTING POWER
         SHARES                                                       0
                               -------------------------------------------------
      BENEFICIALLY                6       SHARED VOTING POWER
        OWNED BY                                              2,326,354**
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          EACH                    7       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
        REPORTING           
                               -------------------------------------------------
       PERSON WITH                8       SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                              2,996,654**
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       9          AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                      2,996,654**

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      10          CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN 
                  SHARES*


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      11          PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

                      4.63%

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      12          TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

                      IA, CO
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                     * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT !

                    ** AS OF 5/31/97
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CUSIP NO. 100578103                   13G                      PAGE 3 OF 9 PAGES

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       1          NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
                  S.S.  OR  I.R.S.  IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
                                Miller Anderson & Sherrerd, LLP
                                IRS # 23-17441222
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       2          CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

                                                               (a) / /


                                                               (b) / /

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       3          SEC USE ONLY


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       4          CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                                The state of organization is Delaware.

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        NUMBER OF               5     SOLE VOTING POWER
         SHARES                                        0
                               -------------------------------------------------
      BENEFICIALLY              6     SHARED VOTING POWER
        OWNED BY                               380,600**
                               -------------------------------------------------
          EACH                  7     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
        REPORTING        
                               -------------------------------------------------
       PERSON WITH              8     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                               485,000**
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       9          AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                       485,000**

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      10          CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN 
                  SHARES*


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      11          PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                       .75%

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      12          TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
                       IA, CO
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                     * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT !

                    ** AS OF 5/31/97
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CUSIP NO. 100578103                   13G                      PAGE 4 OF 9 PAGES


Item 1 (a)            Name  of  Issuer

                      Boston Chicken Inc.
          
Item 1 (b)            Address  of  issuer's  principal  executive  offices

          
                      14103 Denver West Parkway
                      P.O Box 4086
                      Golden, CO 80401
          
Item 2 (a)            Name  of  person  filing

          
               (a)    Morgan  Stanley, Dean Witter, 
                      Discover & Co.

               (b)    Miller Anderson & Sherrerd, LLP
          
Item 2 (b)            Principal  business  office

          
               (a)    1585 Broadway
                      New  York,  New  York  10036
          
               (b)    1 Tower Bridge Suite 1100
                      West Conshohocken, PA 19428
          
Item 2 (c)            Citizenship

          
                      Incorporated by reference to Item 4 of the cover page.
          
Item 2 (d)            Title  of  class  of  Securities

          
                      Common  Stock
          
Item 2 (e)            Cusip  No.

          
                      100578103
          
Item    3      (a)    Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & Co. is (e) an 
                      Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the 
                      Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
                      
               (b)    Miller Anderson & Sherrard LLP is (e) an Investment
                      Adviser registered under section 203 of the Investment
                      Advisers Act of 1940.
          
          
Item    4             Ownership


                      Incorporated by reference to Items (5) - (9) and (11) of
                      the cover page.
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CUSIP NO. 100578103                   13G                      PAGE 5 OF 9 PAGES


Item 5                Ownership  of  5  Percent  or  Less  of  a  Class

                      (a) As of the date hereof, Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, 
                          Discover Co. has ceased to be the beneficial owner 
                          of more than five percent of the class of securities.

                      (b) As of the date hereof, Miller Anderson & Sherrerd, LLP
                          has ceased to be the beneficial owner of five 
                          percent of the class of securities.


Item 6                Ownership of More than 5 Percent on Behalf of Another
                      Person

                      Inapplicable


Item 7                Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
                      Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent
                      Holding Company

                      Inapplicable


Item 8                Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

                      Inapplicable


Item 9                Notice  of  Dissolution  of  Group

                      Inapplicable


Item 10               Certification

                      By signing below I certify that, to the best of my
                      knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above
                      were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were
                      not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect
                      of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of
                      such securities and were not acquired in connection with
                      or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose
                      or effect.
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CUSIP NO. 100578103                   13G                      PAGE 6 OF 9 PAGES



                      After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge  
                      and belief, I certify that the information set forth in
                      this statement is true, complete and correct.


Date :                June 19, 1997

Signature :           /s/ Donald P. Ryan 
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Name / Title :        Donald P. Ryan / Vice President Morgan Stanley Asset
                      Management Inc.
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                      MILLER ANDERSON & SHERRERD LLP.


Date :                June 19, 1997

Signature :           /s/ Bruce Bromberg
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Name / Title :        Bruce Bromberg / Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
                    
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                      MORGAN STANLEY, DEAN WITTER, DISCOVER & CO.



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                    INDEX TO EXHIBITS                                             PAGE
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EXHIBIT 1           Agreement to Make a Joint Filing                                7

EXHIBIT 2           Secretary's Certificate Authorizing Bruce Bromberg              8
                    to Sign on Behalf of Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, 
                    Discover & Co.

EXHIBIT 3           Secretary's Certificate Authorizing Donald P. Ryan              9
                    to Sign on Behalf of Miller Anderson & Sherrerd LLP
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CUSIP NO. 100578103                   13G                      PAGE 7 OF 9 PAGES


                          EXHIBIT 1 TO SCHEDULE 13G

                                JUNE 19, 1997



             MORGAN STANLEY, DEAN WITTER, DISCOVER & CO. and MILLER ANDERSON &
             SHERRERD LLP. hereby agree that, unless differentiated, this
             Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of the parties.

               MILLER ANDERSON & SHERRERD LLP.

BY:            /s/ Donald P. Ryan  
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               Donald P. Ryan  /  Vice President Morgan Stanley Asset Management
               Inc.

               MORGAN  STANLEY, DEAN WITTER, DISCOVER & CO.

BY:            /s/ Bruce Bromberg  
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               Bruce Bromberg / Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated

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         [LETTERHEAD OF MORGAN STANLEY, DEAN WITTER, DISCOVER & CO.]



                           SECRETARY'S CERTIFICATE
                           -----------------------



        I, Charlene R. Herzer, a duly elected and acting Assistant Secretaty of
Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & Co., a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Corporation"), certify
that as approved by a Unanimous Consent of Directors in Lieu of a Meeting dated
as of May 31, 1997, the following persons are each authorized to sign reports
to be filed under Sections13 and 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on
behalf of the Corporation and such authorizations are in full force and effect
as of this date:


                             Stuart J. M. Breslow
                             Robert G. Koppenol
                             Bruce Bromberg
                             Robin Sherak


        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of
the Corporation as of the 3rd day of June, 1997.

                                                
                                                /s/ Charlene R. Herzer 
                                                -----------------------------
                                                Charlene R. Herzer
                                                Assistant Secretary
 
[SEAL]

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                           SECRETARY'S CERTIFICATE



          I, Charlene R. Herzer, a duly elected and acting Assistant Secretary
of Morgan Stanley Asset Management Holdings Inc., a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Corporation"), certify
that the following resolutions were duly and validly adopted by a Consent in
Lieu of a Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Corporation dated as of
February 4, 1997 and that resolutions are in full force and effect on the date
hereof:

          RESOLVED, that Harold J. Schaaff, Jr. and Donald P. Ryan are each
    authorized to sign on behalf of (i) Morgan Stanley Asset Management
    Holdings Inc. (the "Corporation"), as the sole general partner of Miller
    Anderson & Sherrerd, LLP (the "LLP"), and (ii) the LLP any reports to be
    filed under Section 13 and Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 
    1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, with the 
    Securities and Exchange Commission, each such authorization to cease 
    automatically upon such individual's termination of employment with any 
    affiliate of the Corporation; and 

          RESOLVED FURTHER, that all prior actions taken by Harold J. Schaaff,
    Jr. and Donald P. Ryan that are within the authority conferred by the
    foregoing resolution are approved, ratified and confirmed in all respects;
    and

          RESOLVED FURTHER, that any and all actions to be taken, caused to be
    taken or heretofore taken by any officer of the Corporation in executing
    any and all documents, agreements and instruments and in taking any and all
    steps (including the payment of all expenses) deemed by such officer as
    necessary or desirable to carry out the intents and purposes of the
    foregoing resolutions are authorized, ratified and confirmed.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal
of the Corporation as of the 11th day of February, 1997.


                                             /s/ CHARLENE R. HERZER
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                                             CHARLENE R. HERZER
                                             ASSISTANT SECRETARY


[SEAL]


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