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Levi Winchester

Greggs opening 11 new stores from next month - see list of locations

Greggs is opening 11 new stores including a drive-thru from next month as part of huge expansion plans.

The bakery chain confirmed last month that it plans on opening 150 new shops this year.

Greggs will also relocate 40 shops to new, larger sites and trial a 24-hour drive thru service at some branches.

It comes after the food giant saw its sales jump 23% to £1.5billion last year.

Greggs has confirmed the next handful of shops to open are:

  • Bradford, Rooley Lane (drive-thru) - May

  • Canary Warf Station, London

  • Cardiff, North Road

  • Colchester, Northern Gateway Leisure Park

  • Edinburgh, Castle Street

  • Forres, Scotland

  • Gatwick Airport, South Terminal

  • Peterborough, Serpentine Green

Greggs will also open new Tasty cafes in Primark stores in:

  • Bristol - May

  • Liverpool - June

  • Leeds - June

Greggs hasn't confirmed the exact dates when these stores and its cafes will open.

Six new stores have already opened this year in the following locations:

  • Bristol, Gallagher Retail Park

  • Glasgow Airport

  • Newcastle, Primark (Tasty)

  • Sittingbourne, Kent (drive-thru)

  • Spennymoor, County Durham

  • Ulverston (drive-thru), Beehive Business Park

Greggs last month said it opened a record 186 new shops in 2022 and closed 39 sites, meaning the retailer now has more than 2,300 stores.

It said there is now "clear opportunity" to grow this number to more than 3,000 UK shops "in time" as it eyes up an even bigger presence on the high street.

The high street food giant also relocated 25 existing shops to better sites in 2022 and refurbished 86 existing shops.

As well as opening more shops, Greggs extended opening hours at around 500 sites to 8pm or beyond, increasing its sales of hot evening meals.

A further 300 shops will see their opening hours extended to 9pm this year.

Greggs first opened in the UK in 1939 in Tyneside and is best known for its sausage rolls and steak bakes.

Roisin Currie, the chief executive of Greggs, said: "2022 has been a year of strong progress for Greggs, the result of committed efforts to deliver our strategic growth plan.

"The significant opportunities on which the plan is based will remain centre stage in the year ahead as we make Greggs more accessible to even more customers.

"Although consumer incomes remain under pressure, Greggs continues to offer exceptional value to people looking for great tasting, high-quality food and drink on-the-go.

"We have an exciting, ambitious plan for the years ahead and, by continuing to nurture what makes Greggs special, I believe we are extremely well-placed to realise the opportunity to become a significantly larger, multi-channel business."

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