Greggs total sales rise 6.4%
The bakery chain reported total sales reaching £398 million for the 26 weeks ending on July 4th.
Like-for-like sales were up 5.9%, while pre-tax profit was recorded at £25.6 million.
"We have had a strong first half with good growth in sales reflecting improvements in our products and the reaction to our shop investment programme,” Roger Whiteside, Chief Executive, said.
“Our offer of great tasting food-on-the-go is being well received by the consumer in market conditions that have remained favourable. In particular we have seen significant growth in breakfast sales as well as from the extension of our "Balanced Choice" range of sandwiches and flatbreads with fewer than 400 calories.”
"With the shop refurbishment programme continuing to progress well and new additions to the product range including pizza slices, we are confident of delivering a year of good growth slightly ahead of our previous expectations," he added.
The brand also marked its return to net shop growth, opening 44 new outlets while closing 30, bringing the total store count to 1,664.
