Wed, 01 Oct 2025

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 Greggs set to raise prices again in response to cost pressures, says CEO

It will be increasing the price of its breakfast meal deals, with a smaller increase in the cost of its biscuits.

* Greggs will raise prices on its breakfast meal deals and biscuits by up to 20p from Thursday, due to increasing cost pressures.
* The company's CEO, Roisin Currie, attributed the price hike to increased staffing costs, including a £20m rise in employer National Insurance contributions.
* Other price increases across other lines, such as biscuits, will be around 5p.
* This is Greggs' third price increase this year and reflects a wider trend of rising costs on the UK high street.
* Despite the price hike, Greggs remains "the cheapest by far" among major high street coffee and sandwich shops.
* The company plans to continue opening new stores, with a target of 120 net sites in 2025.
* Price pressures are expected to ease next year, but the upcoming Budget could change this assumption.
* Sales have been up 6.7% compared to last year, despite being affected by the summer heatwave.
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