Dunkin Donuts removing menu items in New England Monday, artificial dyes nationwide

When you walk into your favorite New England Dunkin’ Donuts on Monday, the menu will have a different look.

The breakfast chain is making the move of removing less popular products to create faster and more accurate service according to the company.

Items being removed include:

Some bagel, cream cheese, and muffin selections
Angus Steak & Egg Breakfast Sandwich
Big N’ Toasted Breakfast Sandwich
Caramel flavor shots
Chicken salad sandwich
Ham & Cheddar Sandwich
Mocha flavor shots
Peach flavor shots
Strawberry Banana smoothie
Tropical Mango smoothie
Turkey Cheddar Bacon Sandwich
Tuna Salad Sandwich

Dunkin’ Donuts anticipates that restaurants nationwide will feature the reduced menu before the end of March.

Dunkin’ has also announced that they have removed artificial dyes from donuts in the U.S., and now all donuts sold at Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants nationwide are no longer being made using colors from artificial sources. Toppings for limited edition and custom image donuts may contain synthetic dyes however.

By the end of this year, they plan to remove artificial dyes across the menu, including donut icings, fillings and toppings, as well as frozen beverages such as COOLATTA® frozen beverages, baked goods, breakfast sandwiches and coffee flavorings. The exceptions include select supplier-branded ingredients produced by other companies that are used as toppings or decorative elements.

The move is in response to a larger initiative to offer simpler ingredients and cleaner menu labels.