Greggs to close four UK factories and cut 740 jobs

Greggs has announced plans to close four UK factories, a move that could result in 740 job losses over the next two and a half years. The bakery chain, whose sales rose 7.7%, said the closures are necessary to grow in the most cost-efficient way and keep evolving with customer expectations.

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Greggs to shut four factories and cut 740 jobs

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The company says it needs to "keep evolving alongside changing customer expectations".

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Guardian 4h ago

Greggs announces plans to shut four UK factories that could cost 740 jobs

Bakery chain, whose sales are up 7.7%, says move is necessary to provide growth in ‘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…

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Greggs to shut four factories and cut 740 jobs

The company says it needs to "keep evolving alongside changing customer expectations".

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