Bad weather hits Greggs' profits
Bakery chain Greggs has issued a profits warning, blaming poor summer weather and rising costs - which it decided not to pass on to customers.
Greggs' sales on slide
The firm said like-for-like sales grew by 4.7 per cent during the 19 weeks to May 10, compared with a rise of 6.2 per cent during the first 10 weeks.
Greggs shrugs off tough market
The company said it would open 10 new shops this year, up to 12 next year and would target new locations such as Manchester Airport and out of town retail parks. North west managing director Ian Pe...
12 per cent hike in underlying pre-tax profits to £49m.
Despite the improvement in 2007 results, the sandwich and pasty retailer said it was still facing `substantial pressure' from the cost of energy and key ingredients, including flour, vegetable oils...
Greggs warns of increased costs
The UK's largest bakery chain, Greggs, has said it will "work hard" to maintain profits this year because of higher energy and ingredients costs.
Greggs cooking up jobs
A NEW bakery for Greggs is to be built in Openshaw in a £16m deal announced by regeneration company New East Manchester which will also bring over 400 new family homes in Clayton.
Rival firms eat into Greggs sales
The UK's largest bakery chain, Greggs, said that tough trading conditions on the High Street had hit 2006 profits.
pre-tax profits for the 24 weeks to June 18 climbed 15.1 per cent to £15.6m
CHANGES in the weather have put a dampener on half-yearly results for Britain's biggest high-street baker.
like-for-like sales rose 5.7 per cent in the 11 weeks to New Year's Day
BAKERY chain Greggs served up a surprise acceleration in Christmas sales as shoppers showed an appetite for its pies, sandwiches and pastries.
like-for-like sales for the 18 weeks to October 16 increase by 6.2 per cent
This was slightly ahead of expectations, while total sales have grown by 9.8 per cent, it announced in a trading update today.
