February 18, 2007
DC Dunkin Donuts Lose Kosher Certification
Via Kosherblog.net and SaraK, the Washington Jewish Week reports:
Dunkin' Donuts drops kashrut at two stores; third to follow;The doughnuts will still be made with kosher ingredients, but, as of next week, the Washington area will have fewer Dunkin' Donut franchises certified as kosher.
With the corporation's push to expand its menu offerings, Jim Willard, who owns five franchises in the area, says he has received a letter from the corporation saying he could no longer make menu modifications in his stores. That, in effect, means he must sell nonkosher food products.
As of Wednesday, the Cabin John location in Potomac and the Rockville Metro Pike Plaza store near White Flint will no longer be certified by the Vaad Harabanim of Greater Washington kosher supervising agency.
SaraK has a link to a petition to sign to reverse the decision, while a commentor on KosherBlog.net says that they contacted Dunkin Donuts corporate and were told that the decision to go treif was made by the franchise owners.
That can't be good for Baltimore, can it?
Posted by: soccer dad at February 18, 2007 12:39 AMCheck out this email posted on a message board:
http://www.backoftheshul.com/viewtopic.php?t=1606#16275
I am officially sad. I go to the Rockville Plaza one all the time when I want a cheap/fast bite to eat during work...
Posted by: peninah at February 18, 2007 10:39 AMI didn't even know there were so many kosher DD's in that area! I would have been all over it if they were Krispy Kreme's, though.
Posted by: Diana at February 19, 2007 2:55 PMPeople in Silver Spring are NOT happy, to say the least.
Posted by: Elise at February 22, 2007 10:57 AM
