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Some Massachusetts residents are a little tired of running on Dunkin’.
Residents in the town of Haverhill are claiming that a manufacturing facility that produces one million donuts per day for the fast food giant is causing an overpowering smell in their homes.
Local Sean Wilson said at a Dec. 16 city council meeting that anyone walking in the area would be “overwhelmed” by the smell of donuts.
“My house smells like donuts all the time, all the time for the last two months,” Wilson fumed. “It’s distracting and it’s heavy.”
Haverhill City Councilor Shaun Toohey shared that he had been contacted by another constituent complaining of a “carnival smell” resembling fried dough — and some residents have expressed their concern about the air quality surrounding the manufacturing plant.
However, others enjoy the sweet smell of donuts, per a local news outlet.
“It smells like a bakery,” Bill MacDougall told NBC10 Boston. “Like someone’s cooking little cakes or something, rather.”
“It’s Christmas time, we should have smells,” he added. “Christmas trees, food, joy. Use our other senses.”
MacDougall joked that “maybe Starbucks people” are the ones who are taking issue with the smell.
Ross Heiseler, who lives near the facility, told the news station he “could imagine a lot worse things to be smelling.”
“Donuts is not a problem,” he laughed.
The 93,500-square-foot factory, built just this year, is the largest bakery for Dunkin’ in the U.S. and serves more than 200 Dunkin’ stores run by Cafua Management Company, the largest Dunkin’ franchisee in the U.S., according to the Boston Business Journal.
JT Couch, who represents the company, argued that the facility has brand new equipment, is cleaned on a regular basis and meets all regulatory standards.
“We make one million donuts a day,” he said.
As of now, city councilors are set to revisit the issue at a January meeting, and health inspectors will look at the plant in the meantime.
The Post has reached out to Dunkin’ and Cafua for comment.
