Gregg's Axes 355 jobs and closes a quarter of its bakeries

[Denver]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/business/greggs-axe-355-jobs-close-7469872

Greggs are planning to axe 355 jobs and shut three of its 12 bakeries in the UK.

The high street favourite, which has long been celebrated as a real British business success story, made the announcement today following a reorganisation.

The bakeries set to be closed are in Sleaford in Lincolnshire, Twickenham, and Edinburgh.

No shops are planned to close - in fact the chain wants to open another 300 stores.

The focus of the business has swung to food-on-the-go and away from traditional baking since a 2013 rejig, which is the source of the shift, insiders say.

Greggs says that a £100m investment will make the Clydesmill bakery in Glasgow into a "centre of excellence", as well as upgrades for the Enfield bakery in London.

Following this restructure, the company is keen to extend shop fronts for customers from the current 1,700 to 2,000.

[arista]

Yes for them it makes sense
so they stay more Fit as a Mega Company of the UK


http://news.sky.com/story/1651281/greggs-to-shut-bakeries-and-axe-355-jobs


[Chief executive Roger Whiteside said: "These are difficult changes that we
believe are needed to support the long-term growth of the business."]

[Crimson Dynamo]

I expect they just want to make more dough

[Beso]

say goodbye to the gravy bake.

[billy123]

As long as they dont take away my lovely Veg pasties the new recipe for them is amazing.

[Vanessa]

I love their veggie pasties :hee:

[waterhog]

I expect they just want to make more dough

very funny LT


I was thinking I might do a poem on this

but I was seeing this lady in greggs and I am frightened the bun in her oven is mine so I am staying clear so I don't get burnt.:joker:

[Northern Monkey]

As long as they dont take away my lovely Veg pasties the new recipe for them is amazing.

They are good.There's like a cheese sauce in them now.The cheese and onion went right down hill imo though since they changed the recipe.Too cheesy for me.

[user104658]

They've done something to the Steak Bake too. It has hardly any meat in it, and the meat that's there is often fatty / chewy. Cutting corners I reckon.

[Josy]

The stuff from greasy greggs is awful.

[MTVN]

Best thing there are the pizzas, pasties always feel like they use crap cheat meat

[Rob!]

I use that Greggs in Sleaford when I'm waiting for my connection :oh:

[Kizzy]

Is there a gluten free greggs? :(

[Gstar]

This makes no sense

[Cherie]

Not a Greggs fan