Thomas G. Shapiro, a lawyer who represented Mr. Polanik, said it was unclear what each of the restaurants used in lieu of butter, but one of the stores had “a large tub<br />that looked a lot like a tub of Country Crock, a very inexpensive spread that is sold in grocery stores.”<br />“The main thrust of the case, really, is to get the stores, and hopefully Dunkin’ Donuts generally, to change<br />that practice and not deceive people,” he said on Monday.<br />“The majority of Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants in Massachusetts carry both individual whipped butter packets<br />and a butter-substitute vegetable spread,” the company said in a statement.<br />“The vegetable spread is generally used if the employee applies the topping,” she said.<br />“Look for a spread that doesn’t have trans fats and has the least amount of saturated fat,” according to the Mayo Clinic.
