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Simply Doughnuts is proud to announce that it been named a winner in the International Trade Club Awards for the second year running.

The awards took place on 5th December 2024 as part of a gala lunch, which was held at the Mercure Dunkenhalgh Hotel & Spa. The awards are the oldest of their kind in Britain and they are hosted every year by East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce.

Our ‘Outstanding Exporter Achievement’ award recognised our continuing growth in various overseas markets, include multiple Gulf States.

Our chair, Mike Wilson, attended the event and collected the award on our behalf. Speaking shortly afterwards, he said:

“This is another great accolade for Simply Doughnuts, and a great way to round off what has been a very productive and eventful year. Many thanks to the judges, to East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce, and of course to all our customers, suppliers and staff.”

We’re delighted to report that Simply Doughnuts is a finalist in the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards for 2025. We have been shortlisted in the ‘Manufacturer of the Year’ category.

The judges’ announcement follows an award submission earlier in the year, and an interview with the company directors, who told the judging panel more about our efforts and progress over the last year. Briefly, key achievements have included:

• Sales growth in both our UK and export markets
• The successful roll-out of our Ring Bake Doughnuts
• R&D to enable the Ring Bakes to be refrigerated without hardening, enabling their use in ‘meal deals’
• Continuing investment in spares and additional capacity
• Further year-on-year waste reductions
• Retention of our AA+ rating by BRC Global Standards

The full list of finalists can be seen on the FMEA website.

The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony itself, which will take place on Thursday 6^th February at the London Hilton Bankside.

We were contacted recently by St Gabriel’s CE Primary School in Blackburn. Its year 6 pupils were planning to put on a school production, which would also include activities to raise funds for microphone headsets, lighting, and building a new school garden.

We were happy to help and duly supplied some of our Ring Bake doughnuts to help with the children’s efforts. These were sold and used as raffle prizes, helping the school towards its target.

Quite often, we receive messages and kind reviews from customers who tell us that they’ve enjoyed our doughnuts, but it’s not so often that people tell us where they’ve been enjoying them.

But this week, we got an email from Nathan, who told us that he’d packed one of our Strawberry Jam Ring Bakes for a recent kayaking trip to Windermere. He wrote to say that the Strawberry flavoured Ring Bakes were his favourite, and he even sent us a couple of pictures. (Thanks very much, Nathan. We’re really glad you had a good time.)

We always love to get customer feedback, so if you’ve taken our doughnuts on an unusual trip or adventure, please do let us know.

We are pleased to announce that Simply Doughnuts has been named as a regional finalist in the Make UK Manufacturing Awards 2024.

We made the shortlist in the Innovation category, based on our efforts to extend the shelf-lives of fresh doughnuts. Since our formation in 2012, we have been working to produce longer-lasting products that reduce food waste and minimise the associated commercial risks faced by retailers.

The winners will be announced at the regional awards dinner, which will take place on the evening of Thursday, 24 October at Crow Wood Hotel & Spa Resort in Burnley.

Daytrippers (Bolton) is a volunteer-led charity that supports families that have children with disabilities. It has been organising accessible trips since 2003. When one of its volunteers contacted us to ask if we would support a fund-raising event – its “21st Birthday Ball” – we were only too happy to help.

We donated a supply of Classic Mini Ring doughnuts that were put to several different uses. Individual doughnuts were used as party favours for those who attended the evening event, while complete tubs were sold to raise funds. A further 16 packs were given to members of the dance troupe as a thank you for entertaining guests, and others will be sold from the kitchen over the coming days.

The event, which celebrated the organisation’s 21^st anniversary, took place on 15 June and, as a result of sales, donations and auctions, the organisers raised around £1650.

More details about Daytrippers, its activities and events can be found on its website: https://www.daytrippersbolton.org.uk.