How old is greggs the bakers

The chain expanded too quickly, though, and there was a time when the business was on shaky ground. But it pulled through, and by - the year Ian stepped down as managing director - Greggs had grown from one shop to The bakery chain had been supporting struggling local communities it was based on for years already, but it cemented its charitable efforts by setting up the Greggs Trust, which became the Greggs Foundation.

It's still going to this day and has opened more than breakfast clubs in primary schools in poorer areas of the country. Greggs was already a formidable presence on the high street but it became ubiquitous in when it took over the Bakers Oven brand, buying up stores.

He's kept the brand relevant by phasing out take-home bakery products such as loaves of bread and scones, and focusing more on "on-the-go" items such as sandwiches, salads and, of course, sausage rolls. Total revenues for rose 7. Roger Whiteside told BBC Today that "millions of pounds" had been spent on transforming perception of the brand. Independent retail expert, Richard Hyman, told The Sun that Greggs remains successful because it knows exactly who its audience is. He said: "I think that they know exactly who they are, exactly what they're really good at and they put all their efforts in getting better at what they're good at and avoiding getting sucked into doing other things.

Three years later, we revealed that some of its products contained much less meat than you might expect. Food on the go specialist Greggs has raised the prospect of higher than anticipated profits after a strong recovery in performance.

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