Greggs reports record £1bn in sales


Bakery chain Greggs has announced a record £1bn in revenues for 2018, the bakery recently launched a vegan sausage roll that drew headlines.

The vegan sausage roll is made from substitute Quorn, the launch of the new vegan roll coincided with Veganuary.

Pre-tax profit rolled up to £82.6m the year ending 31 December compared to £71.9m the previous year.

Sales rose to a record £1.02bn by 7.2% compared to £920m the previous year.

Roger Whiteside, chief executive paid homage to the impact of the roll alongside the firm’s full-year results.


