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Greggs to axe around 740 jobs and shut four factories

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Saker-Clark, H. (2026, September 30). Greggs to axe around 740 jobs and shut four factories. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/trading-press-association-b1298940.html

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Greggs announced plans to close four factories, resulting in approximately 740 job losses, as part of an operational overhaul aimed at relocating parts of its manufacturing process over the next two-and-a-half years. The company expects these changes to cost around £60 million but will save about £20 million by 2029. Despite these restructuring measures, Greggs reported a 7.7% increase in sales for the quarter ending September 26 compared to the previous year.

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Greggs, a major UK bakery chain, has announced plans to close four manufacturing sites: Enfield Greater London, North Lakes near Penrith Cumbria, Pettigrews in Kelso, Scotland, and Seaham, County Durham. These closures will result in the loss of approximately 740 jobs over the next two-and-a-half years. Despite the job losses, Greggs plans to continue running distribution operations at Enfield and will consolidate manufacturing processes between other sites while sourcing some products from specialist suppliers. The company claims these changes will save around £20 million across 2028 and 2029 financial years but will cost about £60 million in disruption costs and redundancy payments. Retail shops will not be affected, with the aim of improving efficiency and ensuring future business stability while maintaining product quality and customer service.

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Greggs has said it plans to shut four factories with the loss of about 740 jobs as part of an overhaul of its food manufacturing operations. asserted

it → say → operations

The high street bakery chain said the proposed changes, which will take place over the next two-and-a-half years, will see it relocate parts of its manufacturing process. asserted

it → say → process

The move will cost the firm around £60 million, including disruption costs and redundancy payments. asserted

move → cost → costs

But it said the plans will save it around £20 million across the 2028 and 2029 financial years. asserted

plans → say → years

It came as the retail business revealed that sales grew by 7.7% in the three months to September 26, compared with the same period a year earlier. asserted

sales → come → period

Greggs to axe around 740 jobs and shut four factories

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