Greggs to shut four factories and cut 740 jobs
The company says it needs to "keep evolving alongside changing customer expectations".
Bakery chain Greggs plans to shut four of its manufacturing sites and cut 740 jobs as it looks to modernize and improve efficiency, according to the company's announcement. The proposed closures include facilities at North Lakes in Cumbria, Pettigrews in Kelso, Seaham in County Durham, and Enfield in London. While distribution operations will continue at the London site, manufacturing operations at the Treforest site in Wales will remain as a distribution center.
The changes will take place over the next two-and-a-half years, with some manufacturing processes moving to other locations and reducing the range of products produced at certain sites. Greggs CEO Roisin Currie emphasized the company's commitment to evolving alongside changing customer expectations and strengthening its manufacturing network.
The firm employs 33,000 people in the UK, with the majority working in its stores. The proposed changes are expected to cost the company around £60 million, including disruption costs and redundancy payments. Despite the changes, Greggs expects to maintain a modestly improved financial outcome for 2026, with sales growing by 7.7% in the three months to September 26 compared to the same period a year earlier.
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