Greggs makes major £5.25 change to all 2,759 stores
The popular bakery has seen a mixed reaction to the news.
Greggs has announced changes to the price of its meal deal, making the offer more expensive than high-end supermarket Waitrose. The news that the bakery would up the price of its deal to £5.25 saw a host of customers take to social media to voice their anger and frustration at the change.
One user claimed that taking the offer above £5 could have a significant impact on the firm’s turnover that goes way beyond price. Academic_Lake5729 wrote on Reddit: “I know consumers will say all price increases are not smart, but this one genuinely was stupid.
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“Pushing yourself out of the fiver range, even if only by a little bit, when the meal deal space is so competitive, will only make people go elsewhere.”
Another, using the handle Thehoneybadger1223 added: “I used to love Greggs, but the prices are getting stupid.
“It was meant to be an affordable, on-the-go type of food. A fiver could get a meal. A sandwich and a drink are now £4.25; add in a side, and it’s £5.25. They spent all this time hyping up the big £5 deal, and it isn’t even that anymore.”
Users also expressed concern that in upmarket areas such as London’s Canary Wharf, the price could increase to at least £6.
The meal deal currently includes a main, a side, and a drink for £5.25.
Any of the company’s hot or cold sandwiches, wraps, salads, pastas, and chicken goujons can constitute a main, whilst side dishes include potato wedges, yoghurt, a boiled egg or a sausage roll.
Roisin Currie, the chief executive of Greggs, has previously discussed the impact of the war in Iran on the company’s bottom line, but stressed that the latest increase would be the final one of 2026.
She said: “We don’t believe we need to put any other pricing through for the rest of the year.
“We obviously are guessing that the whole Middle East conflict means things can change quickly. But because we have hedged, we’ve got forward cover on commodities, we’re covered quite significantly in energy this year, and some of next year, then we’re feeling comfortable where we are just now. But I guess we’ll just have to continue to watch that data.”
The Daily Express has contacted Greggs for comment.
