Greggs to close four UK factories with potential for 740 job losses
Bakery chain says move is necessary to provide growth in the ‘most cost-efficient manner’ Business live – latest updates Greggs has announced plans to close four of its factories, in a move that could result in 740 job losses over the next two and a half years. The bakery chain said it was consulting on the closures, which would initially cost £60m when including disruption costs and redundancy payments, but then could create £20m of savings each year by 2028. Continue reading...
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Bakery chain says move is necessary to provide growth in the ‘most cost-efficient manner’
Greggs has announced plans to close four of its factories, in a move that could result in 740 job losses over the next two and a half years.
The bakery chain said it was consulting on the closures, which would initially cost £60m when including disruption costs and redundancy payments, but then could create £20m of savings each year by 2028.
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- 82 words · 1 min read
- Published
- September 30, 2026
- Byline
- Lauren Almeida
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- The Guardian