PROGRESS: Dunkin’ Launches Beyond Sausage Breakfast Sandwich in Manhattan

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Coffee giant Dunkin’ has joined the ranks of fast-food restaurants offering plant-based meat options by debuting a Beyond Meat sausage breakfast sandwich in all Manhattan locations. Though this sandwich unfortunately comes with eggs and cheese, the new item points towards Dunkin’s further involvement in the plant-based arena.  Nearly 20,000 people have signed Compassion Over Killing’s petition urging Dunkin’ to take …

Dunkin’ Promises More Plant-Based Options at Shareholder Meeting

christopherl Blog, Campaigns

Today, Compassion Over Killing put Dunkin’ on the hot plate for a vegan donut at its annual shareholder meeting–prompting a promising response that there are vegan options on the way! After pouring out almond milk for our dairy-free coffee in 2014, Dunkin’ has yet to cater to the tens of thousands of us asking for a vegan donut. But the …

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Dunkin’ Exploring Adding Plant-Based Protein to Menu

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Donut and coffee chain Dunkin’ is considering getting into the vegan fast-food game by adding plant-based proteins to its breakfast offerings. “We’re going to look at plant-based proteins as well, going forward,” said CEO David Hoffmann to CNBC last week. In response to a Compassion Over Killing campaign, Dunkin’ started pouring out non-dairy milk options in 2014. Now, we’re asking …

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COK and Students Show Dunkin’ How Easy a Vegan Donut Would Be

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Compassion Over Killing teamed up with University of Central Florida student group, Knights for Animal Rights, to show Dunkin’ just how easy and tasty vegan donuts can be — with a vegan donut feed-in right outside of Dunkin’! Dunkin’ has confirmed to COK that it’s testing vegan donut recipes, so we showed the chain how simple this menu addition would be! …

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We’re So Close to a Vegan Donut We Can Almost Taste It…

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We’re so close to a vegan donut at Dunkin’, we can almost taste it. In response to a Compassion Over Killing campaign where YOU asked Dunkin’ Donuts (soon to be called “Dunkin’”) to roll out a compassionate vegan option, Dunkin responded. The top US donut chain told COK it’s currently trying formulas for a vegan donut. But before we could …

COK Campaign Victories: Dunkin’ & Starbucks Keep Expanding Vegan Menus!

Compassion Over Killing Staff Campaigns, Uncategorized, Veg Eating

Thanks to campaigns led by Compassion Over Killing (COK) and requests from compassionate consumers, in 2014 Dunkin’ Donuts, the world’s largest coffee and baked goods chain, added almond milk to about 75% of its locations — and Starbucks, one of the first national coffee chains to offer soy milk, has told COK that it’s exploring vegan food options. Now cows and consumers join us in …

Today is National (Ask for a Vegan) Donut Day!

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Did you know that since 1938, Americans have dedicated the first Friday of June as National Donut Day? Donut shops around the country, including Dunkin’ Donuts, are celebrating by giving away free (you guessed it) donuts. Dunkin’ Donuts is the world’s largest coffee and baked goods chain with nearly 8,000 locations throughout the US and it serves up more than …