Greggs is the largest bakery chain in the UK, famed for its sausage rolls. Greggs has more than 2,500 locations across the UK and employs around 32,000 staff. The company also sells bakes, melts and pasties through the supermarket chain Iceland. Retail Week provides news, analysis, features and opinion about Greggs and the grocery sector.
Greggs has launched a consultation to close four of its manufacturing sites in the UK, putting around 740 jobs at risk.
Food-to-go giant Greggs has opened its first smaller shops ‘Bitesize Greggs’ format in a supermarket.
Past form and present performance mean Greggs should be able to navigate changing eating preferences, says George MacDonald.
Has the UK reached peak Greggs? Not likely. Rising sales and profits off the back of matcha sales, new salads and cutting costs are driving the next phase of Greggs physical store expansion plans
Greggs has posted rising sales and a jump in profits following a period of strong cost discipline and growth in grocery channels.
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