Canton / MA. (dd) Dunkin´ Donuts announces that all its menu offerings in the United States will be zero grams trans fat by October 15. This includes the brand´s signature doughnuts. Doughnuts with zero grams trans fat are currently being served in Philadelphia and New York City. To date, the zero grams trans fat doughnuts have been served in approximately 400 restaurants throughout the country as part of a nationwide blind test over a period of four months. In addition, all Baskin-Robbins offerings will be zero grams trans fat by January 01.
The Dunkin Brands Research + Development team has reformulated more than 50 menu items without sacrificing the quality, flavour and taste customers have come to expect. In 2003, the Dunkin Brands Research + Development team acted independently to remove artificial trans fat from all muffins and bagels. Since then, the team has tested more than 28 alternative oils and proprietary blends and conducted 80 independent tests to find a suitable alternative.
With more than 13.000 franchises in 50 countries worldwide, Dunkin Brands is renowned for its leadership in the quick quality restaurant category. There were 7.293 Dunkin Donuts restaurants, 5.838 Baskin-Robbins restaurants and 280 Togo´s restaurants with system-wide sales of 6,4 billion USD at the end of 2006. Dunkin Brands Inc. is headquartered in Canton, Massachusetts.
