Greggs is set to open 150 new branches this year - and will trial 24 hour drive-thru at some sites
Sales jumped 23% to £1.5billion last year, the firm announced - saying the increased cost of living has led more consumers to rely on low-cost meals.
Read more: Brits wake up to snow after Arctic blast sparks travel chaos fears, with temperatures to drop as low as -15C Greggs also extended opening hours for around 500 shops to 8pm or beyond, which it revealed had led to a wave of people going to Greggs for hot evening meals like pizzas and chicken goujons.
But Greggs said it has managed to pass on some of the cost inflation to consumers through price rises, with the price of its sausage roll jumping from £1 at the start of 2022 to £1.20 by the start of 2023.
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