Court Sets Hearing On Dunkin' Donuts Suit Vs. Boston Franchise

(Saturday, May 24, 2008) - Dunkin' Donuts' bid for a court order to force a franchisee's Boston store to correct alleged health, sanitation and safety problems will be heard by a judge on June 6.

A lawsuit filed Thursday by Dunkin' Donuts Franchised Restaurants charges that three company inspections of the Dunkin' Donuts store at 715 Boylston St. found evidence of "active rodents" under the doughnut case, expired products being sold to customers and employees not properly washing their hands.

Those were among a host of alleged violations that are in conflict with the Canton chain's franchise agreement, according to the lawsuit. Meantime, the store passed an inspection by the city's Inspectional Services Department on Wednesday.

In a statement, Dunkin' Donuts said it regularly inspects its shops to ensure they're following food safety guidelines and conducts follow-up investigations when violations are found.

The company said it will continue to re-inspect the store and work with owner George Alepedis until the issues that it raised are resolved. "We will withdraw the lawsuit once we determine that the shop is meeting our high standards of health, sanitation and food safety," it said.

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