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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Jonathan Prynn

Greggs shares slump on hot weather profit warning

Fewer customers visited Greggs shops in June as the mercury soared - (Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire)

Shares in Greggs slumped today after it warned customers are buying fewer hot sausage rolls and steak bakes during the heatwave.

The bakery chain said the “flaming June” temperatures had “impacted consumer purchasing patterns” with higher demand for cold drinks but “but reducing our overall footfall”.

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