ODDLY ENOUGH

ODDLY ENOUGH

Deal in Dunkin’ Donuts case could mean free treats

BOSTON

A proposed settlement between a Massachusetts man and Dunkin’ Donuts shops could mean free buttered baked goods for hundreds of customers and a huge payout for his lawyer.

Jan Polanik had sued a cluster of franchises of the Canton, Mass.-based doughnut and coffeehouse chain, saying he received margarine when he requested real butter.

The Boston Globe reports that the settlement filed in Suffolk Superior Court could mean $500 for Polanik, three free buttered baked goods for 1,400 other customers and $90,000 for Polanik’s attorney.

It could be several months before the settlement gets final court approval.

Polanik sued two companies that together own more than 20 stores.

The parent company has said that most of its Massachusetts locations offer both butter substitutes and the real thing.

Passover pizza: Triangular matzo shape makes debut

NEWARK, N.J.

It’s not your bubbe’s matzo.

The New Jersey-based largest producer of kosher food in North America is breaking tradition in its 129-year history by unveiling its first triangular matzo.

Manischewitz says the shape is part of its Matzo Pizza Kit.

CEO David Sugarman says matzo pizza is a Passover staple for Jewish families because they are not permitted to eat foods made with yeast or leavening.

The company needed a special die to make the new shape from the traditional rectangle. The company says breakage meant it had to replace a cooling conveyor with a new process. Employees now grab the matzo by hand and place it into cartons to cool.

The company says it can produce about 1,500 triangles every 15 minutes.

Shady crooks: Thieves in sunglasses rob Berlin shop

BERLIN

Police in the German capital are on the lookout for a flashy bunch of jewelry thieves last seen wearing white coveralls and mirrored sunglasses.

Berlin police said the five disguised men drove a Volkswagen Golf into a jewelry shop before dawn Wednesday, jumped out of the vehicle and smashed open display cases with a hammer and crowbar.

An eyewitness says that after taking a bunch of watches, the burglars sped off in two Audis, leaving the Volkswagen behind in the shop’s rubble.

Police are now asking any other witnesses to come forward to help them in their investigation.

Associated Press