OMG! Decadent Donuts awarded best gourmet donut in Australia at Baking Industry Trade Show
A donut company which began as a stall at a farmers market in Brisbane has been awarded the best gourmet donut in Australia at the Baking Industry Trade Show.
OMG! Decadent Donuts won four awards at the show last week, which was hosted in Melbourne by the Baking Association of Australia (BAA).
It dominated the Best Gourmet Donut category, taking out first, second and third place.
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In second place came the Dusty Queen donut, which is orange and cinnamon flavoured, while its coffee flavoured donut was awarded a bronze award.
OMG! Decadent Donuts said it was “hugely proud” of the achievement, considering it was up against a competitive field of “normal” donuts.
“What’s made these awards particularly sweet, is that Baking Association Australia awards are ‘blind tasted’, meaning the judging panel of top chefs had no idea the winning donuts were free from gluten, dairy, egg, wheat, yeast, nuts and sulphates, vegan and also 100 per cent natural,” it said.
OMG! Decadent Donuts was awarded for its cinnamon donut.
The company was started in 2018 by restaurateur David Moore who started selling unique flavoured donuts from a stall at the Milton farmers markets in Brisbane.
With his partner unable to eat gluten or dairy and Moore himself being anaphylactic to some foods, he worked with a food technologist to develop a donut mix 100 per cent natural and free from several common allergens.
“Research indicates that people with strict dietary requirements often face feelings of exclusion and anxiety. By offering a product that just about everyone can enjoy regardless of dietary requirements fosters inclusivity and belonging,” OMG! Decadent Donuts said.
“Our journey from a humble market stall in suburban Brisbane, to now an international enterprise has been marked by numerous milestones from winning prestigious awards such as these massive accolades from the Bakery Association of Australia National Awards”.
OMG! Decadent Donuts has 70 stores across Australia, including two in New Zealand.
Originally published on 7NEWS
