The company, which has seen YOY growth of 30% since the London Olympics and launched a new £3 million bakery last November has been nominated by MPs Sir Roger Gale from North Thanet and Craig  MacKinlay from South Thanet due to the positive impact they have on the constituencies.    

Peter Millen, managing director of Speciality Breads, said: "“It’s a huge privilege to have been nominated by both Sir Roger Gale and Craig MacKinlay and to get some recognition for the positive impact we have on the local area and community.  We’re extremely proud of our Kentish roots, our business, suppliers and most of all our brilliant people who have made success possible.”

Set up by the All-Party Parliamentary Corporate Responsibility Group in 2015, the Responsible Business Champions Scheme invites MPs from across the UK to nominate a Constituency Responsible Business Champion.

A Parliamentary judging panel then considers all MPs' nominations against national criteria announced each year by the APCRG and selects one company as the overall APCRG National Responsible Business Champion. The overall winner will be announced at a reception in Parliament on 13 July 2016.

The judges and awards are specifically looking for companies which support the local community, invest in healthy workplaces, offer apprenticeships and training to all age groups plus promote equality and diversity in the workplace and monitor suppliers’ actions on these issues.

Established in 1996, Speciality Breads provides an ever-growing selection of 100+ breads which are handscuplted and distributed via wholesalers to pubs, cafes, restaurants and foodservice providers throughout the UK.