Bakery Under Fire for Passing off Doughnut From Dunkin’ as Its Own
An overhead closeup shot of a pink donut with sparkles on a black wooden surface
One Long Island bakery is facing quite a sticky situation.
Michelle Siriani, the owner of vegan bakery Savory Fig, has been accused of passing off doughnuts from Dunkin' as her own confections while also claiming the treats were vegan and gluten-free when they reportedly were not—and the internet is not happy about it.
The situation unraveled after the vegan grocery store CindySnacks went public with claims that Savory Fig sold the store products from the popular coffee chain and tried to pretend that the treats were vegan, gluten-free and made by Savory Fig.
The owners of CindySnacks, John and Cindy, made the allegations in a lengthy Instagram post shared earlier this week, documenting the situation. According to their claims, they suspected something wasn't quite right when they received an order with one doughnut decorated in a particularly recognizable design—pink frosting with orange and pink "D"-shaped sprinkles.
The duo then contacted Siriani to inquire about the delivery, hoping to receive confirmation that it was, in fact, a small-batch gluten-free and vegan doughnut. However, they believed the evidence didn't hold up.
John and Cindy claimed that Siriani tried to say the sprinkles on the doughnut were ones she purchased from Amazon to decorate her custom treats, but the sprinkles she said she used didn't even come close to resembling the pink and orange Ds when the store ordered a batch for comparison—plus, they weren't vegan.
The owners of CindySnacks then ordered an at-home gluten test to evaluate the product they were sent and were horrified to find out that "this donut (and most likely ALL of her donuts) contain substantial amounts of gluten."
After cutting all personal and business ties with Siriani and Savory Fig, John and Cindy issued an apology via Instagram for the potential harm that could have come to customers eating products that they believed did not contain gluten or any animal products.
"We are mortified that we provided any of her products to our customers and our own family. We trusted a well-known, highly recommended vegan and gluten free baker who has claimed to be working as a pastry chef for over 15 years," they wrote in their post.
"We want to apologize from the depths of our soul to anyone who unknowingly consumed these products. This is our nightmare come true and none of you deserved this level of disgusting perjury."
The owners of CindySnacks have since provided an update on the situation, noting that they have contacted the Supervisor at the Division of Food Safety and Inspection from NY Agriculture and Markets and that there will be an investigation.
Some users online have spoken out to call the situation "disgusting" and "lazy," even claiming that this type of deceit "can actually kill someone."
"This is insane. This person needs to go to donut jail," someone else quipped.
John and Cindy also explained in a second Instagram post that their intentions in going public with the situation were only to "keep our community of local vegans and those with food allergies safe from future harm."
Despite inquiries from the media, CindySnacks said it will not be "doing any interviews or giving any statements."
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