Trying to get Parliament talking about ...doughnuts
AN award-winning Derby artisan doughnut company is hoping to impress the Prime Minister, MPs and peers of the realm with their goods after being invited to serve its luxury products in the Houses of Parliament.
Project D, based in Spondon, recently received an order for its handcrafted bespoke doughnuts from Windsor Castle as well as Amazon, British Airways, Coca Cola and Sainsbury’s. Now the firm, which has recently started selling wholesale for the first time, has been invited to showcase its doughnuts at a Derbyshire Food and Drinks Fair in the Jubilee Room, in Parliament tomorrow.
The firm was invited by Derbyshire MPs Amanda Solloway and Pauline Latham and the event is expected to be attended by members of the House of Commons, potentially including Boris Johnson, and Lords, as well as parliamentary staff. It is designed to raise awareness of the county’s food and drink and to highlight the importance of buying local produce.
Operations manager Max Poynton said: “One of the most exciting things about Project D is never knowing what each day will bring – there’s always something new and innovative happening.
“In the early days of our business we were asked to provide doughnuts for staff and residents at Windsor Castle and now we’re off to Parliament – who knows what’s next? We really hope to see Boris sampling one of our doughnuts.
“On a more serious note, we are very proud to have been asked. We are proud of our Derbyshire links and it will be an absolute pleasure to represent the county in London.”
Mrs Solloway said: “The parliamentarian food and drinks fair will be held in the historic setting of the Palace of Westminster and provides Derbyshire with an excellent opportunity to showcase our talents to some very different consumers.
“Project D is an absolutely brilliant example of what can be achieved with creative thinking, hard work and a passion for their products.
“Like other Derbyshire MPs I am very proud of our local producers and hope showing it off in Parliament will help our companies flourish.”