26 Facts About Greggs

Greggs was founded by John Gregg as a Tyneside bakery in 1939.

In 2008, Greggs rebranded its 165 Bakers Oven shops as Greggs so they could benefit from its national advertising campaign.

In 2013, Greggs replaced its CEO Ken McMeikan with Punch Taverns CEO Roger Whiteside.

In 2013, Greggs began to transition out of the bakery market, reasoning that it couldn't compete with supermarkets on that front.

In 2014, the company requested help from Google when an image of the Greggs logo, altered to include a parodic fake slogan referring to the firm's customers as "scum", was presented in Google search results as the actual company logo – falling afoul of imperfections in the "Google algorithm".

Related searches

In 2016, Greggs moved their head office from Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne to Quorum Business Park, Longbenton, North Tyneside.

On 24 April 2020, it was decided Greggs were carrying out a controlled trial of 20 stores in Newcastle with regard to safety measures taken in response to COVID-19.

Greggs has said reduced trading hours and a reduced menu will be in place until further notice.

Greggs opened all shops with the new measures near the end of July 2020.

Greggs sells some of its products – such as bakes, melts and pasties – through the supermarket chain Iceland.

In October 2016, Greggs announced that it would be launching a delivery service on a trial basis, with plans to implement it nationwide if the trial proved to be successful.

In June 2017, Greggs opened their first Drive-through, at Irlam Gateway Service Station in Salford.

Greggs are trialing certain drive-thru stores being open 24 hours a day.

In September 2011, Greggs opened its first Greggs Moment, a 104-seater coffee shop, in its home town of Newcastle on Northumberland Street.

Greggs has a small number of outlet shops in Northern and Central England and one in Wales, selling unsold stock, mis-shapes and factory rejects at a discounted price, under the name Greggs Outlet.

Greggs sell sausage rolls freshly baked in-store individually, or in a pre-baked cold pack of four.

Greggs launched a vegan sausage roll in January 2019, made with vegan Quorn.

Greggs regularly introduces seasonal menus which include new product lines.

Greggs produce a variety of sandwiches which are all freshly prepared in-store every day and available to purchase hot or cold.

Greggs' soups are part of the company's healthy eating menu.

Greggs previously sold a macaroni pie, which was a water crust pastry case filled with macaroni pasta and a cream cheese sauce.

In November 2015, Greggs decided to discontinue selling bread, with the company stating that the products were not selling as well as their sandwiches and other products.

Greggs mentioned that bread was still being sold in a few stores and that they were now focusing on "food on the go" products as customer habits were changing.

In September 2016, in response to rising obesity levels in the United Kingdom, Greggs introduced a range of sourdough pasties which are under four hundred calories.

In February 2014, Greggs launched an electronic loyalty scheme app called "Greggs Rewards".

Related searches

Greggs participated in a campaign to reverse this decision, which became known as the "pasty tax" or "Pasty Gate".