With plant-based proteins all the rage over the past year or so, Starbucks announced last week that it too is joining the craze, but at this point, just north of the border. The company announced last week that on March 3 across Canada, it will launch a Beyond Meat breakfast sandwich, the first imitation meat…
As more QSR brands engage their customers with plant-based additions to their menus, Tim Hortons is going the other way with an announcement this week that the company has removed its Beyond Meat offering from all stores within the provinces of Alberta and Calgary. Tim’s had previously ceased offering plant-based options in all Canadian stores…
Dunkin’ released its Annual Sustainability Report for 2017 – 2018 earlier this week and highlighted some significant advances in its efforts to become a more-environmentally conscious company. Among other highlights, the report points to the 5-year agreement Dunkin reached in 2018 with World Coffee Research – the non-profit coffee collaborative to which Dunkin’ donates a…
Late last week, Dunkin’ Brands CEO Dave Hoffmann introduced Stephanie Lilak as the company’s new Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. She joins Dunkin’ Brands from General Mills where she has served in a number of executive positions over a 23 year span at the company, most recently as Vice President, Human Resources,…
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