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donut stories: 6 news summaries

Bacon-Flavored Donuts? Fine. Vodka? Fine.
But Coffee? No!

UK blogger marvels at Americans' love of pork

Jul 1, 09 1:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bacon has been popping up everywhere, observes Hattie Garlick for the Times of London. Store shelves teem with chocolate-covered bacon, bacon-flavored vodka, and bacon-flavored donuts, but she almost couldn’t believe the latest culinary staple to get the pig treatment: coffee. “It's a beautiful marriage of two culinary powerhouses—... More »

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food • coffee • pig • donut • vodka • pork • bacon

New Doughnut Puts Krispy Kreme in Sticky Situation

Australian company says 'Dough-Vo' breaches trademark

Apr 24, 09 12:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Krispy Kreme’s limited edition line of Down Under-themed pastries has prompted an indignant protest from the company that makes a beloved Australian cookie, the BBC reports. The Iced Dough-Vo is a tribute to Arnott’s Iced Vo-Vo biscuit, says the doughnut company. But Arnott’s sees it as a... More »

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Australia • donut • Krispy Kreme • trademark • cookies • Arnott's • Iced Vo-Vo • Iced Dough-Vo

R. Kelly Deputies Rebuff Reporter Over Doughnuts

Jury selection continues in child pornography trial

May 14, 08 3:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - It seems Chicago cops are dead serious about keeping the media on a short leash during the R. Kelly child-pornography trial: Today, deputies rejected doughnuts from radio reporter Brendan Greeley, worried it could be interpreted as a sign of favoritism. Greeley was told he was “being a distraction” and... More »

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celebrity trials • reporter • journalist • donut • child pornography • R. Kelly

Stay Heart Healthy at Work

Forbes suggests ways to keep workplace calm, healthy

Mar 1, 08 9:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Stressing out at work can negate the effects of that heart-healthy oatmeal you had for breakfast, Forbes reports. To avoid being that one of every three Americans with cardiovascular disease, adopt these work-day habits:
  1. Drink water instead of cola, coffee, or tea.
  2. Take the stairs; walk a few
... More »

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cardiovascular disease • water • work • coffee • list • fruits and vegetables • soda • donut • vending machine • heart health • health tips • stretch

Dunkin' Donuts Will Cut the
Trans Fat

New oil won't clog arteries but will still make you fat

Aug 27, 07 7:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dunkin' Donuts says it will eliminate nearly all trans fat from items on its menu by October 15—including the doughnuts. The chain will switch to a more heart-friendly blend of palm, soybean and cottonseed oils. But the company itself cautions consumers to keep the move  in perspective. "Certainly,... More »

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food • Starbucks • fat • Dunkin' Donuts • trans fats • donut • Krispy Kreme

Muslim Donut Franchisee Fights Pork

Owner told to serve breakfast sandwiches
or lose stores

Aug 1, 07 4:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - The owner of two Chicago-area Dunkin' Donuts is locked in a legal dispute with the company over conflicts between his religious beliefs and his breakfast menu, the Chicago Tribune reports. A franchisee since 1979, Walid Elkhatib has never served pork products; it wasn't until 2002 that Dunkin' Donuts insisted he... More »

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food • Islam • religion • discrimination • franchise • Muslim • lawsuit • Arabs • Dunkin' Donuts • Walid Elkhatib • donut • breakfast sandwiches • pork

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