Greggs fans have been left disappointed after the bakery chain announced it has axed a popular Easter snack.
Shoppers will no longer be able to buy hot cross buns from the high street favourite, it has been revealed. The treat is often associated with the Easter season and traditionally eaten on Good Friday to mark the end of Lent.
It means customers will need to get them elsewhere as they won't be returning to Greggs this year. However, people can look forward to some new Easter additions hitting the shelves in their place.
Speaking about the hot cross buns no longer being available, a Greggs spokesperson said: "While Hot Cross Buns won’t be returning to our menu this Easter, keep an eye out for other Easter favourites that will be arriving in our shops soon."
The bakery giant hasn't yet confirmed what its Easter menu will be, but it's expected to launch in the run-up to the day - which falls on Sunday, April 9 this year.
Previously, you could get a pack of four in Greggs for £1 around the Easter season, but this is the second year in a row they haven't been available. The fluffy, spiced buns are typically made with citrus and dried fruits with a cross marking on the top said to symbolise Jesus dying on the cross.
Fans have taken to social media to share their disappointment that their favourite treats have been axed from the Greggs menu.
On Twitter, one person said: "I'm disappointed to report there will be no return of hot cross buns at Greggs for the foreseeable future, but the CEO told me the decision is being kept under review."
Another fumed: "My local Greggs tells me that @GreggsOfficial are not producing Hot Cross Buns this year….. since they are/were the best HCBs to say I am shocked is an understatement. What ARE they thinking? I thought it was odd that they weren’t available some weeks ago. #HCB. #Disaster"
Meanwhile, another Easter snack that has been scrapped from shop shelves this year is the Cadbury Dairy Milk Egg 'n' Spoon chocolates.
Fans of the chocolate mouse-filled eggs were fuming that Mondelez International had made the decision to axe the sweet treat, but bosses said it was down to "changing taste buds".
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