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Greggs ditches self-service fridges in some stores to curb shoplifting

Its shop in Whitechapel, east London, is among those where it has launched the initiative.

The Independent UK · May 19, 2025

Greggs ditches self-service fridges in London stores as shoplifting soars

Greggs’ Whitechapel store is one of several in London where snacks are being moved behind the counter

Evening Standard · May 19, 2025

Andrea Jenkyns: The opera-singing ex-Tory MP’s journey from working in Greggs to a radical Reform UK mayor

NEWS ANALYSIS: From swearing at protesters outside Downing Street to becoming the mayor of Lincolnshire in an election where opponents claimed she was not qualified to stand, Dame Andrea Jenkyns has had a career of controversy and drama like few others, says The Independent’s political editor David Maddox

The Independent UK · May 2, 2025

Newcastle United boss nominated for Freedom of City after ending trophy drought

Eddie Howe would join the likes of Sir Bobby Robson, Alan Shearer and the bakery chain Greggs if councillors agree to the award.

Evening Standard · Mar 18, 2025

Greggs blames slide in sales growth on bad weather as Britons cut back snacks

Bakery chain’s shares fall after slowdown at start of year, when it also increased price of its sausage rolls

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2025

Greggs staff to get share of £20.5 million after sausage roll price increase

The bakery chain saw sales rise by 11.3 per cent from 2023 as it launched new shops, extended its opening hours and raised prices

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2025

Greggs tops £2bn annual sales and serves up £20m to staff

The bakery chain, which has more than 2,600 shops across the UK, saw sales rise by 11.3% from 2023.

Evening Standard · Mar 4, 2025

Fraudster posed as Greggs worker to con council out of £710,000

Aftab Baig, from Glasgow, had no links to the popular bakery chain

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2025

Sadiq Khan: London's nightlife problems 'not a question of Nimbyism' amid concerns strict licensing harming venues

The mayor claims venues closing at 10pm ‘can sometimes be good’, as Londoners’ ‘lifestyles have changed’

Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2025

Why are so many young people giving up on being vegetarian or vegan?

Expensive plant-based alternatives, a lack of choice and a planet that’s on fire — it’s not surprising that some young people are making a U-turn back to meat, says Jordan Page

Evening Standard · Jan 27, 2025