Greggs’ share price soars after beefing up profit forecast December 15, 2014 The figures Bakery chain Greggs has reported a strong half-year trading, with like-for-like sales in its own shops up 5.2 per cent for the 24 weeks to December 13. That's quite an improvement on the growth it was seeing this time last year – 0.7 per cent on 2012 – and, as a result, Greggs [...]
Greggs profits fatten with health drive of sandwiches and coffee September 15, 2014 Greggs’ like-for-like profits rose 5.4 per cent in the last quarter after the bakery famous for sausage rolls modernised its line with healthy sandwiches and better coffee. The Newcastle-headquartered chain said sales grew by four per cent in the 11 weeks to 13 September, compared to the same time last year. The company said this [...]
Greggs scum hack prompts Twitter team to “bribe” Google with doughnuts August 19, 2014 Greggs bakery’s cheeks were left burning as hot as the middle of its sausage rolls yesterday, when someone who Googled the firm found that its logo had been hacked to read “providing shit to scum for 70 years”. Naturally, the news went viral and Greggs was trending on Twitter. “We are aware of the [...]
Greggs share price dips after ‘scum’ logo hack August 19, 2014 Pasty purveyor Greggs came in for a social media battering today after it emerged that someone had messed with the baker's logo. People Googling to look for the business – which now claims to have more UK outlets than McDonalds – found its strapline suddenly claimed it had been “providing shit to scum for [...]
Greggs’ fattens sales as Britons feast on its healthier snacks July 30, 2014 GREGGS said its new blend of coffee and slimmed down range of sandwiches were helping to fatten up sales as the bakery chain posted a strong first half yesterday. Sales rose 3.1 per cent to £373m in the six months to 28 June while likefor- like sales jumped 3.2 per cent, helped by weak comparatives [...]
Greggs share price rises as baker shifts to more food-on-the-go July 1, 2014 Shares in bakery chain Greggs jumped 3.8 per cent yesterday after the company said it was expecting a forecast-beating 48 per cent surge in first-half profits, driven by its turnaround plan. Under chief executive Roger Whiteside, who joined last year, the company has been shifting away from its roots in the dwindling bread business and [...]