Greggs
Coverage tracks the growth, strategy, and innovation of one of the UK’s most successful high street food-to-go operators. Reporting includes store expansion into travel hubs and retail parks, extended trading hours with evening menu trials, partnerships with delivery platforms like Just Eat, and development of the click-and-collect app. Insight also covers performance updates, value-led pricing strategy, and shop design evolution, offering a detailed view for operators monitoring scalable, convenience-led formats and accessible brand positioning in UK food retail.
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Jul- 2022 -6 JulyFood and Drink
Greggs launches its first Eco-Shop
Greggs, a British bakery chain, has announced its new Eco-Shop, aimed at reducing the environmental impact of operations. The new Eco-Shop, which has opened at Great Billing, Northampton, will test “innovative solutions and initiatives aimed at delivering real progress in reducing the environmental impact of the company’s operations”. The launch…
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Jun- 2022 -21 JuneNews
Greggs saves over 1 million bags of food waste with Too Good To Go
Greggs and surplus food app Too Good To Go have revealed that their partnership has resulted in the prevention of more than one million bags of food from going to waste in the UK. Too Good To Go works with companies to prevent food waste by allowing customers to purchase…
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15 JuneFood and Drink
UK eating out market to value £95.2bn in 2022
The UK eating out market is set to value £95.2bn in 2022, up 4% from pre-Covid levels in 2019, according to the new Lumina Intelligence UK Eating Out Market Report 2022. Lumina Intelligence said this means that inflation is outpacing market growth. Overall, outlet growth is expected to be positive…
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May- 2022 -25 MayBusiness
EG Group revenues hit £5bn as foodservice profits surge 54%
The EG Group has reported that its revenues surged 25.1% year-on-year from $5.52bn (£4.4bn) to $6.91bn (£5.5bn) in the three months ending 21 March 2022 (Q1), driven by growth in its foodservice business. Foodservice operations saw a 54% rise in gross profits to $175m (£139.7m), compared to $114m (£91m) in…
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16 MayFood and Drink
Greggs Q1 sales surge 27.4% to £495m
Greggs has reported its like-for-like sales in company-managed shops surged 27.4% to £495m in the first 19 weeks of FY22 (Q1), up from £378m in Q1 FY21 when restricted trading conditions impacted sales. However, sales levels in larger cities and in office locations continue to lag the rest of the…
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11 MayNews
Greggs and Taco Bell to open new units at Solstice Park
Greggs and Taco Bell have both announced they are set to open new sites in Solstice Park in Amesbury, Wiltshire. There are already a number of international and national food and beverage retailers on the site such as McDonald’s and Costa Coffee. The development is set to be completed later…
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Apr- 2022 -27 AprilPeople
Greggs welcomes new director to board
Greggs has welcomed Lynne Weedall as an independent non-executive director to its board, with her role taking effect from 17 May 2022 following the chain’s upcoming AGM. Weedall is described as an “experienced” People and Business Transformation executive, having held senior positions at Selfridges and Carphone Warehouse, among others. Throughout…
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Mar- 2022 -16 MarchCafes and Coffee Shops
UK food to go market to grow to a value of £21.3bn in 2022
The UK food to go market is forecast to grow by +31.8% in 2022, to a value of £21.3bn, according to the new Lumina Intelligence UK Food To Go Market Report 2022. The report revealed this will see the market fully recover to and exceed its 2019 pre-pandemic market value…
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15 MarchPeople
German Doner Kebab appoints new MD for UK
German Doner Kebab has appointed Sofia Dimen as its new managing director for the UK to help build on its “ambitious” growth plans. Dimen is the founder of Basepoint Consulting and a former senior commercial consultant at OXYGY Ltd, a Bird and Bird international law firm, where she has worked…
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8 MarchCafes and Coffee Shops
Greggs to open 150 sites as sales surge to £1.2bn
Greggs has announced plans to open 150 new sites as its sales increased by 5.3% on 2019 levels to £1.2bn, according to its preliminary results for the 52 weeks ended 1 January 2022. It revealed pre-tax profits of £145.6m in contrast to £13.7m loss in 2020 and said it is…
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