Newcastle bakery chain Greggs has opened 106 new shops already this year and aims to go further.
The food-on-the-go firm said it was eyeing up 150 net shop openings in 2022, having closed 16 sites. Sales across the pasty maker's 2,200 sites increased by 14% over the past three months, though it said the 'staycation' trend boosted by the pandemic had led to a slow down in August and planned closures on September 19 for the Queen's funeral impacted sales by about one percentage point.
Having launched its autumn menu, Greggs said newly introduced vegan-friendly items including the 'vegan bean and cheeze toastie' and the 'vegan southern fried chicken-free baguette' had been well received. Its hot sandwich meal deal - including southern-fried potato wedges and any drink - is available in more than 1,000 shops and its pizza deal continued to be popular all day.
