04-03-2025
Greggs' sales top £2bn after pizza, wedges and chicken goujons push
Greggs' revenue passed £2bn last year thanks to higher sales of pizzas, chicken goujons and potato wedges, the bakery chain has firm traditionally known for its sausage rolls and steak bakes said adding more items to its menu was a sign of its "further growth ambition".Gregg's also revealed evening sales were up as it moved away from High Streets and towards train and bus the firm's sales were less than it had previously forecast as it said cost of living worries would make trading in the year ahead more difficult, and its shares slumped 12% on Tuesday morning.
"After years of financial anxiety, [customers] are still facing concerns about energy prices and increased mortgage and rent costs," the company firm also repeated its criticism of the government's decision to increase employer National Insurance contributions and other employment costs, adding it may pass on these costs through higher profit hit £204m in 2024, up 8.3% on the year before.
"Our hot food menu is proving increasingly popular, with pizza deals driving strong growth," said chief executive Roisin the company opened 145 new shops last year, thanks to its continued growth away from the High Street.A decade ago, four-fifths of Greggs shops were on the High the company says almost half of its shops are now in alternative locations such as petrol forecourts, roadsides, transport hubs, retail parks, supermarkets, universities and opening hours also helped to drive business, with the company saying that 9% of company-managed shop sales in 2024 were during the evening, up from 8.5% in sales from delivery websites grew to account for 6.7% of company-managed shop sales in 2024, with one in five customers now using the Greggs App to collect the difficulties for the year ahead, Mamta Valechha, analyst at Quilter Cheviot, said the firm "remains in a strong position, helped by its plans to open more shops, expand its menu, increase evening trading hours, and grow its digital sales". "These initiatives should support further growth, even as the retail sector faces ongoing challenges," she said.
