Pork at issue in doughnut franchise row

mimo2005 · 08-01-2007, 08:23 AM

Interesting debate brought on by Islam, donuts and pork.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/busine...ck=1&cset=true

Does he have the right to not sell pork to all clients ?
I don't care much about pork , but i don't like to have restriction of choices Except if i go to dunkin donut in saudia or Pakistan , i will respect their restrictions in their country .

Chevy · 08-01-2007, 10:48 AM

I'm with Dunkin Donuts on this one. They have the right to set their franchise requirements as they see fit (barring discrimination).

The franchise owner could easily hire some folks to handle the breakfast orders, thus relieving him of the need to handle pork based products.

**40sondacurb** · 08-01-2007, 11:06 AM

Israel, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan, UAE...

I'm just saying you have options when you find yourself having qualms over a franchise's choice deli meat.

**Drew1369** · 08-01-2007, 01:13 PM

This is an interesting case, on the one hand its Dounkin's right to force franchise holders to sell what corprate wants them to sell, but they have made exceptions before, even with this guy saying no meat products so I really don't see why they couldn't make an exception again... oh well... lemme know how this turns out!

mimo2005 · 08-01-2007, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Drew1369

This is an interesting case, on the one hand its Dounkin's right to force franchise holders to sell what corprate wants them to sell, but they have made exceptions before, even with this guy saying no meat products so I really don't see why they couldn't make an exception again... oh well... lemme know how this turns out!

Because if you have 1000 dunkin donuts stores owned by somalies in Philadelphia ( it is just an exemple ) ...

You will end up driving the whole city looking for your favorite beacon egg cheese in a bagel , and at the end you won't have it , and get turkey instead .

Like i said : don't tell me what i should eat or not because of your religious convictions , we are not in somalia or sudan .
There is a simple solution : change the business , let him fix and repair shoes or drive the bus or whatever as long as it is ok with its religion .
There is always an easy and logic solution .

**Drew1369** · 08-01-2007, 06:23 PM

No I agree... I was just saying... they made an exception with him once... it was in the story unless I misread it.

In the world of PC what can you really do... I hate it.

**Chode** · 08-07-2007, 07:44 PM

Just to keep all this in perspective, there are Dunkin' Donuts franchises which keep Kosher. Yes, really. Krispy Kreme has them as well http://www.forward.com/articles/no-d...er-protesters/

Where's the outrage about a lack of pork at these locations? Where are the lawsuits?

08-01-2007, 08:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
mimo2005 Manager, The Relaxation Room/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 10,772 OS: xp	Pork at issue in doughnut franchise row Interesting debate brought on by Islam, donuts and pork. http://www.chicagotribune.com/busine...ck=1&cset=true Does he have the right to not sell pork to all clients ? I don't care much about pork , but i don't like to have restriction of choices Except if i go to dunkin donut in saudia or Pakistan , i will respect their restrictions in their country . __________________ TSF has outgrown its server, again. Please help "Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo" Last edited by mimo2005 : 08-01-2007 at 08:25 AM.

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Chevy Semi-Retired Manager, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Notlob Posts: 5,173 OS: Vista Ultimate My System	Re: Pork at issue in doughnut franchise row I'm with Dunkin Donuts on this one. They have the right to set their franchise requirements as they see fit (barring discrimination). The franchise owner could easily hire some folks to handle the breakfast orders, thus relieving him of the need to handle pork based products. __________________ “My philosophy, like color television, is all there in black and white” -M. Python

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40sondacurb #64 & #36 BACKBONE Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 5,770 OS: xp	Re: Pork at issue in doughnut franchise row Israel, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan, UAE... I'm just saying you have options when you find yourself having qualms over a franchise's choice deli meat. __________________ Donate to keep the forum running "I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully" -George W. Bush

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Drew1369 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 2,318 OS: Vista Business	Re: Pork at issue in doughnut franchise row This is an interesting case, on the one hand its Dounkin's right to force franchise holders to sell what corprate wants them to sell, but they have made exceptions before, even with this guy saying no meat products so I really don't see why they couldn't make an exception again... oh well... lemme know how this turns out! __________________ Marge: We wouldn't be in this trouble if you'd just paid the heating bill! Homer: I thought global warming would take care of it! Al Gore can't do anything right!

08-01-2007, 06:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
Drew1369 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 2,318 OS: Vista Business	Re: Pork at issue in doughnut franchise row No I agree... I was just saying... they made an exception with him once... it was in the story unless I misread it. In the world of PC what can you really do... I hate it. __________________ Marge: We wouldn't be in this trouble if you'd just paid the heating bill! Homer: I thought global warming would take care of it! Al Gore can't do anything right!

08-07-2007, 07:44 PM	#7 (permalink)
Chode TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 810 OS: Windows XP Pro	Re: Pork at issue in doughnut franchise row Just to keep all this in perspective, there are Dunkin' Donuts franchises which keep Kosher. Yes, really. Krispy Kreme has them as well http://www.forward.com/articles/no-d...er-protesters/ Where's the outrage about a lack of pork at these locations? Where are the lawsuits? __________________ Sweet! Last edited by Chode : 08-07-2007 at 07:47 PM.