Greggs confirms price rise on customer favourites following weak summer sales
GregGS, General Manager Roisin Currie, as well as the government to avoid any “surprise” in the next autumn budget to avoid any “surprise” this week a series of price increase in the menu is preparing to implement.
The two -part breakfast agreement of the popular oven chain, including a roller and a beverage, will see that its price has risen from £ 2.95 to £ 3.15.
Similarly, the three -part breakfast agreement, which includes an additional side such as a yogurt pot or hash browns, will rise from £ 3.95 to £ 4.15.
In addition, some individual cooked goods, including the Empire Biscuit, are planned to rise up to 5P.
In spite of these arrangements, Mrs. Currie stressed that “a series of other products will be protected and not moving” with GregGS’s agreements “still offering extraordinary value”.
In the meantime, the general manager, Rachel Reeves tax and expenditure plans in November when the retailer hopes to hop a “balanced budget”, he said.
“What is not useful was something that surprised us and when there was something in national insurance last year – we didn’t expect it and it came very quickly,” he said.
“It is very difficult to plan and manage a job, when you have a hit of 20 million pounds that you are unaware of or you are not aware of.”
GregGS said that higher employer national insurance and increasing minimum wage rate pressure on general business costs.
Currie, “the consumer will put money in the pocket” measures hoping and changes affecting businesses on the “reasonable notification” was given, he added.
Retailer, which has 2,675 stores in the UK, recorded a 6.1 percent increase in sales in the third quarter of 2025 compared to the same period of the previous year.
On a similar basis, which eliminates the impact of new store openings, sales increase in stores managed by the company rose to 1.5 % annually.
In addition, it points to a slowdown from a 2.6 percent similar growth recorded in the first half of the year.
GregGS said to investors, shoppers with the best use of sunny conditions in the most unusual hot air sales in July, but the shoppers took advantage of the sunny conditions, but in August and September again entered the front stand.
The share price increased by 7 percent on Wednesday after the update.
He emphasized the expansion of the menu, including seasonal products such as oven chain, egg containers and protein tremors, and seasonal products such as pumpkin spice latte and confectionery fudge donuts.
He also continued to open new stores in Tesco and Sinsbury’s as part of the partnership with supermarket chains and placed smaller shops in better places.
Total openings on a net basis that issued the number of closing were 57 so far this year.
GregGS said it expects 120 net new opening for the year as a whole, which would be slightly lower than the previous target.
The company said that it provides investors’ progress despite the challenging market conditions ,, reflecting weaker consumer trust and increasing inflation.
Currie said, “that consumers tend to save and spend wisely where they spend – so it is a very understanding consumer there,” Currie said.
“As a great value proposal, I hope this means that some of these customers will pass to Greggs to take advantage of this great value,” he added.
