Menu development is continuing to support objectives; in particular, sales of hot food and snacks, including chicken goujons and wedges. Pizza is also proving popular, with the Late Trade Pizza Deal driving sales in the evening daypart. The plant-based offering now includes a Vegan Mexican Chicken-Free Bake, while the Sweet Potato Bhaji and Rice salad bowl recently won the Healthy Eating award at The Sammies 2023.
Total sales in the 19 weeks to 13 May 2023 were £609 million (2022: £495 million).
New shop openings hit 63, including 25 with franchise partners. Sites included Canary Wharf Station and Glasgow and Cardiff airports. In the year to date, 26 shops were closed, with a total of 2,365 shops trading at 14 May (comprising 1,908 company-managed shops and 457 franchised units).
Saltash in Cornwall is the latest Greggs opening, at U2 Enterprise Park – its fourth site in the region. The company has been providing free breakfasts to children who need it for more than two decades, with another Breakfast Club set to open in Launceston.
“As well as being able to offer a brilliant experience to customers, we’re always keen to ensure we can make a positive impact to local communities,” said Roisin Currie, Greggs chief executive. “It also contributes to our target of opening 150 net shops in 2023.”