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Greggs Outlets Draw Viral Praise as Discount Network Reaches About 50 UK Sites

The budget stores sell surplus items at roughly half price to ease costs in deprived areas, funding community grants.

Overview

  • A customer's Instagram video from a London outlet called the visit "one of the best days of her life," drawing fresh attention to the scheme.
  • Posted examples showed four cookies for £1.55, four glazed doughnuts for 80p, sausage rolls at £2.20 for four with a buy-one-get-one-free offer, sandwiches for 80p, two pizzas for £1.20, two Steak Bakes for £1.75 and a southern fried chicken baguette for £1.85.
  • Greggs says outlets sell surplus stock at around 50% of recommended retail price and are placed in higher-deprivation areas to reduce waste and help stretched budgets.
  • The company now operates roughly 50 outlets nationwide, with sites in cities including London, Glasgow, Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff, Southampton and Bristol, and a new "Bitesize" unit opened at Sevenoaks station in January 2026.
  • A share of profits from each outlet goes to local charities through The Greggs Foundation, which reported awarding over £1.85 million in community grants last year.