Frenchman’s review of his first ever Greggs

‘How can something taste so bland yet so revolting?’: ‘Food snob’ Frenchman slams Greggs sausage roll as ‘mushy gelatine’ and ‘cardboard passed through a food blender’ in scathing review of Britain’s favourite bakery Nicholas Henry, 29, was forced by his friend to have a Greggs for breakfast Friend forced the French national into trying a … Read more

Moment police find thieves in loft of Greggs bakery after they failed to steal cash from safe 

A pair of burglars were found hiding in the loft of a Greggs bakery after breaking in and trying to steal cash from the safe. Gavin Newton and Andrew Pickering were spotted by a neighbour going through the back door of the Sunderland store after 11pm on October 25, a court heard. The witness, whose … Read more

Bakery chain Greggs announces it will cut over 800 jobs

Greggs has announced plans to cut 820 jobs amid the pandemic after the boss has warned how ‘Covid trading conditions have forced this action onto the business’.  Chief Executive Roger Whiteside warned that the bakery chain ‘will not be profitable as a business’ if sales continue at the rates they have been during lockdown.  The Newcastle-based … Read more

Pig farmer calls for a ‘rural revolution,’ as Greggs and Costa Coffee warn of low welfare US imports

Hard at work on his father’s chicken farm one day a young Peter Greig had an unsettling realisation.  Though he respected what his father had built – a chicken farm with hundreds of thousands of birds – he suddenly knew he could no longer have anything to do with it. Appalled by the poor conditions … Read more

Pig farmer calls for a ‘rural revolution,’ as Greggs and Costa Coffee warn of low welfare US imports

Hard at work on his father’s chicken farm one day a young Peter Greig had an unsettling realisation.  Though he respected what his father had built – a chicken farm with hundreds of thousands of birds – he suddenly knew he could no longer have anything to do with it. Appalled by the poor conditions … Read more

Greggs, Pret A Manger and Marks & Spencer release their Christmas menus

SANDWICHES Pret’s Christmas Lunch ‘Thick slices of British turkey with port & orange cranberry sauce, herby pork stuffing and baby spinach leaves. Finished with a dab of free range mayo and crispy onions. (contains alcohol) Vegan Christmas Nut Roast Roasted butternut squash, peppery rocket and Christmas pesto made with pine nuts, chestnuts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower … Read more

Greggs battles it out with Waitrose to supply British Airways’ in-flight meals

The mile pie club! Greggs battles it out with Waitrose to supply British Airways’ in-flight meals after the airline’s deal with Marks & Spencer ended BA will not move to free meals on flights to try to distance itself from other firms It is expected to replace M&S with a ‘great British brand’ like Waitrose … Read more

Greggs warns its outlook is uncertain due to increased Covid restrictions

Greggs warns its outlook is uncertain due to increased Covid restrictions put on customers after near 30% sales slump since its shops reopened in July By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 08:08 BST, 29 September 2020 | Updated: 08:27 BST, 29 September 2020 Greggs has warned its outlook is uncertain due to increased coronavirus restrictions … Read more

Number of staff at Greggs production hub test positive for coronavirus

Number of staff at Greggs production hub test positive for coronavirus – but firm says sausage roll production will NOT be affected Greggs has rushed to reassure its customers the supplies should not be affected It affected a ‘small number’ of the 300 workers at the factory north of Newcastle The company is working with … Read more

Danny Miller apologises after calling a Greggs employee a ‘skanky woman’ in a deleted tweet

‘It wasn’t a true representation of what I wanted to say’: Emmerdale’s Danny Miller apologises after calling a Greggs employee a ‘skanky woman’ in a deleted tweet The actor, 29, took to Twitter and complained about a member of staff who had told him to smile when he was ‘suffering with anxiety’  Danny wrote: ‘You … Read more