The UK’s number one pub company Greene King has teamed up with doughnut dons Project D to serve punters in Manchester with a doughnut filled with strawberries, cream and ice-cream.

The Horseshoe Homer, priced at £6.49, has been added to the new summer menu at Greene King’s chain of 249 Hungry Horse pubs, including The Flying Horse, in Longstone Road, Manchester, The Hornet, in Helmsman Lane, Rochdale, and The Matchstick Man, in Capital Quay, Salford.

The menu challenges people to either “share” the sweet treat or “go solo”.

Baked in the shape of a horseshoe to match the pub chain’s logo and topped with
pink icing and colourful sprinkles to mirror Project D’s best-selling Homer doughnut, it is the first ice-cream-filled doughnut to be produced on such a large scale.

With the addition of strawberries and whipped cream, the dessert is tipped to
challenge England’s traditional summer dessert enjoyed at fetes, regattas and tennis championships across the nation.

Project D’s collaboration with Greene King, which will see it manufacturing
thousands of Horseshoe Homers each week, marks yet another coup for the bakery brand that has previously partnered with the likes of British Airways, Amazon, Coca- Cola and Brewdog.

Max Poynton, marketing director and co-founder of Project D, said: “This is
absolutely huge for Project D. It’s like winning a Grand Slam for us!

“Although we have big ambitions, Project D is still a relatively small company in
comparison to Greene King. To work alongside such a massive pub chain – one
that’s been going in the UK since the 18 th Century – is just amazing.”

Hungry Horse is just one of 14 brands owned by Greene King, which was founded
224 years ago in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. In total, the group operates 3,100 pubs,
restaurants and hotels as well as brewing some of Britain’s best-selling beers,
including Greene King IPA and Abbot Ale.

The Horseshoe Homer recipe underwent months of testing at Project D’s state-of-
the-art research and development facility in Corby, Northamptonshire, to meet with
Greene King’s requirements.

“It took tonnes of development with our team of nutritional scientists to arrive at the perfect result. But we’re all delighted with it – and to see the Project D brand on the new Hungry Horse summer menu is just fantastic.

“The addition of whipped cream and fresh strawberries was yet another challenge
that we overcame. But I don’t think anyone who tries a Horseshoe Homer will look
at strawberries and cream in the same way again.”

Sarah Williams, senior marketing manager at Hungry Horse, said: “As anticipated,
the Horseshoe Homer is proving extremely popular with guests and the feedback
we’ve had so far has been incredible.

“We’re big on quality and flavour and we knew Project D would be able to deliver
just that to our new menu. I’d urge everyone to visit their local Hungry Horse as
soon as possible to get their hands on this taste sensation.”

Project D was co-founded from a kitchen table in 2018 by former school friends Max Poynton, Matthew Bond and Jacob Watts.

Having grown to a company with a turnover of almost £3m, Project D recently
launched a successful crowdfunding bid as part of plans to quadruple its turnover in the next three years. The expansion plans will include the opening of permanent retail stores across the UK.

To find out more about Project D, visit www.projectdoughnut.co.uk. To
discover your nearest Hungry Horse pub, visit www.hungryhorse.co.uk.