Business news live: UK food inflation surges again and FTSE 100 results with Greggs facing ‘near-term hurdles’ Stock market news and latest business and finance updates from Tuesday The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2025
Voices: Is Greggs about to go the same way as Starbucks? COMMENT: The popular high-street bakery now sells a million sausage rolls every day – but such wild success has caused alarm among key investors, who believe Greggs may be fast reaching saturation point. Can it learn the lessons of the Seattle coffee chain before it also overreaches itself, asks James… The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2025
Lewis Capaldi giving away free tour tickets to most 'iconic' lookalikes at Greggs in London The Survive singer, 28, has asked fans to don their ‘best Capaldi cosplay’ for the chance to win two premium tickets to his tour Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2025
John Lewis beats M&S and Ocado to be top of the shops for customer satisfaction Waitrose and Greggs saw customer satisfaction levels fall significantly The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025
Worries over future of Chancellor hit UK stocks, the pound and bond markets A sharper fall for the FTSE 250 typified a drab day for more UK-focused stocks. Evening Standard · Jul 2, 2025
Heatwave hits Greggs’ sales as sweltering customers skip the sausage rolls IN FULL The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2025
Greggs feels the heat as shoppers shun pastries in hot June Shares fall almost 13% after bakery chain’s profit warning over heatwave hit to sales The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2025
Greggs shares slump on hot weather profit warning Profits this year will be “modestly lower” after footfall wilted in flaming June Evening Standard · Jul 2, 2025
Greggs warns of profit hit as heatwave dents sales The group said it saw fewer customers pass through its doors The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2025
Greggs warns over profits as heatwave dents sales The group said it saw fewer customers pass through its doors as Britons sweltered in blistering weather. Evening Standard · Jul 2, 2025
Aulis vs Gorse: When does a Michelin star really earn its keep? FINE AND DIME: One is a £500 farm-first fantasy in Soho, the other a £60 Welsh love letter served in an ex-coffee shop. Hannah Twiggs finds out how two Michelin-starred tasting menus – miles apart in cost and mood – both prove there’s still magic behind the star The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2025
Glasgow-raised Nationwide and Greggs bosses among businesswomen honoured Debbie Crosbie, the only woman to lead a ‘big six’ bank in the UK, has been given a damehood for her services to financial services. The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2025
Rebel Wilson: ‘I always wanted to be like Judi Dench. But people like laughing at me’ The actor on plans for a new Pitch Perfect, pretending to lick Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi’s ‘fun grandpa vibe’ The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2025
Greggs sausage roll to go on display next to Sir David Attenborough and Princess Diana at Madame Tussauds The waxwork bakery item will be shown in a room with Shakespeare and Churchill Evening Standard · May 29, 2025
The Independent UK · May 22, 2025 Watch shocking moment prolific Greggs shoplifter’s arrest leads to lifetime ban A prolific Greggs shoplifter was banned from every store in England and Wales after he was caught in the act by the police, who recorded the moment of arrest in shocking footage.
The Independent UK · May 21, 2025 Prolific shoplifter banned from every Greggs after raiding shop six times Patrick Verry shouted, ‘I apologise bruv, I'm sorry,’ after being tackled by police at a branch in Wood Green, north London
Evening Standard · May 21, 2025 Serial shoplifter banned from every Greggs in London as video shows dramatic takedown by police Officers in Haringey secured an order to ban Patrick Verry from every Greggs after he targeted a store seven times
Evening Standard · May 20, 2025 FTSE 100 bolstered after company earnings reports lifts shares The index rose 81.81 points, or 0.94%, to close at 8,781.12 ,its highest level since early March.
International Business Times UK · May 20, 2025 Greggs' Shoplifting Measures Indicate More Than Just Petty Theft - UK Is Facing A Bigger Problem According to reports, organised criminal groups are believed to be behind a large portion of the thefts, stealing goods 'to order' and reselling them to local shops.
The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2025 Greggs sales pick up as its mac and cheese goes viral Bakery helped by new products including iced tea and pizza boxes after raising prices earlier this year
Evening Standard · May 20, 2025 National Living Wage hike helps Greggs bounce back to strong sales growth after winter slowdown Food chain’s share soared nearly 8% on the back of strong trading statement
Evening Standard · May 20, 2025 Greggs sales pick up amid boost from ‘viral’ mac and cheese Greggs said that new products are ‘playing its part’ in stronger sales, reporting positive sales of new iced drinks.
The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2025 Reeves eyes Gulf trade pact as ‘next deal,’ Bank of England’s Pill says pace of interest rate cuts ‘too rapid’ – as it happened China and Australia cut interest rates; Shell faces protests calling for clean-up in Niger Delta
The Independent UK · May 19, 2025 Greggs makes major change to stores in shoplifting hotspots The bakery chain has launched the new format in a small number of stores across the UK