Greggs CEO Roisin Currie helped The Greggs Foundation to mark the opening of its 800th Breakfast Club last week. The milestone Breakfast Club has opened its doors at Baildon Glen Primary School, in Shipley, part of Exceed Academies Trust, and will offer 168 children a free breakfast to help pupils prepare for the school day ahead. Breakfast options include toast, fruit and yoghurt and will ensure no child experiences hunger as a barrier to learning in the classroom.
As well as providing a nutritious morning meal, the daily breakfast club offers time for children to chat and engage with school staff before their classes begin. With the cost-of-living crisis continuing to impact children and families throughout the UK, the Greggs Foundation offers all schools in its breakfast club network access to a hardship fund. The fund helps those in financial crisis with support for food, clothing and energy vouchers, as well as essential home appliances. Launched in 1999, the Greggs Foundation’s Breakfast Club programme has grown to serve wholesome, free breakfasts to around 49,500 children every school day.
Ms Currie added: “No child should ever start their day without breakfast, which is why we pledged to open 1,000 Breakfast Clubs by 2025. It’s an honour to have opened our 800th Club in Shipley this morning, and to meet the pupils who will benefit from it. Our Breakfast Club programme has been running for over 20 years, and we look forward to continuing to support our local communities and meeting our goal to help provide breakfast to 70,000 children every day by the end of 2025.”
