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High street bakery Greggs is planning to shut four of its factories in Cumbria, Scotland, County Durham, and Greater London, leading to 740 job cuts over the next two-and-a-half years. The company also intends to modify operations at its Treforest site in Wales and reduce production at Clydesmill Glasgow and Manchester locations while stopping tinned bread production at Gosforth. Greggs CEO Roisin Currie stated that these changes aim to improve efficiency and meet evolving customer expectations, with estimated costs of £60m but savings of £20m over two years.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-02,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Greggs, a major UK bakery chain, has announced plans to close four manufacturing sites: Enfield Greater London, North Lakes near Penrith Cumbria, Pettigrews in Kelso, Scotland, and Seaham, County Durham. These closures will result in the loss of approximately 740 jobs over the next two-and-a-half years. Despite the job losses, Greggs plans to continue running distribution operations at Enfield and will consolidate manufacturing processes between other sites while sourcing some products from specialist suppliers. The company claims these changes will save around £20 million across 2028 and 2029 financial years but will cost about £60 million in disruption costs and redundancy payments. Retail shops will not be affected, with the aim of improving efficiency and ensuring future business stability while maintaining product quality and customer service.
Written for “Greggs Factory Closures Jobs Cut” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 8 other(s) covering the same event.
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High street bakery brand Greggs has announced plans to shut four of its factories and cut 740 jobs.
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It plans to close manufacturing sites at North Lakes near Penrith, Cumbria, Pettigrews in Kelso, Scotland, Seaham in County Durham and Enfield, Greater London, though distribution operations would continue to run from the latter.
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The proposals will also impact manufacturing operations at its Treforest site in Wales, but this will also continue as a distribution centre for the business.
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The chain, which has headquarters in Newcastle, said its retail shops would not be affected by the proposed changes.
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The changes would take place over the next two-and-a-half years, with parts of Greggs' manufacturing processes relocating, the firm said.
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The range of products manufactured at its Clydesmill Glasgow and Manchester locations would be reduced and production of tinned bread at Gosforth would be stopped.
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Some products would also be sourced from specialist suppliers.
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'No decisions made'
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Chief executive Roisin Currie said the company needed to "keep evolving alongside changing customer expectations".
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She said: "Greggs manufacturing and logistics network remains a key strength of the business, and these proposals are intended to strengthen our manufacturing network, improve efficiency and ensure we remain well placed for the future while continuing to deliver the quality, value and service our customers expect."
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The firm employs 33,000 people in the UK, the majority working in its stores.
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A consultation with staff is expected to start soon and the company said "no final decisions" had been made yet.
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The shake-up is expected to cost the firm about £60m, including disruption costs and redundancy payments.
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It said the plans would save it about £20m across the 2028 and 2029 financial years.
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The retail business said its sales grew by 7.7% in the three months to September 26, compared with the same period a year earlier.
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It said this represented progress in the face of "challenging market conditions", as consumer finances continued to come under pressure.
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The company said positive trading and continued cost control meant it expected a "modestly improved outcome" for 2026.
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Greggs opened 95 new shops and closed 38 in the year to date, taking its overall estate to 2,796 shops.
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