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|name = Greggs
|name = Greggs
|colour = #0B61A4
|colour = #0B61A4
|image = Greggs CV.jpg
|image = Greggs Cherwell Valley 2022.jpg
|locations = 41 motorway locations{{newline}}14 motorway forecourts
|locations = msas
|associated = [[West Cornwall Pasty Company]], [[Upper Crust]], [[Costa]], [[Subway]]
|usedby = [[Moto]], [[Welcome Break]], [[Applegreen]], [[MFG]]
|seelaso = [[West Cornwall Pasty Company]], [[Upper Crust]], [[Subway]]
|accompaniedby = [[Costa]]
|introduced = 2012
|introduced = 2012
|predecessors = [[Costa]], [[KFC]], [[LP4]]
|predecessors = [[Costa]], [[KFC]], [[LP4]]
|successors =  
|successors =  
|website = www.greggs.co.uk
|website = www.greggs.com
|facebook = greggsofficial
|facebook = greggsofficial
|twitter = GreggsOfficial
|twitter = GreggsOfficial
|instagram = greggs_official
|country = UK
|country = UK
}}
}}
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What makes Greggs a little bit different to other new brands is that most units have been modified so customers can visit without entering the main amenity building. Additionally, where the Greggs unit is next to a seating area, there tends to be a barrier (or even signage, such as at [[Hilton Park services|Hilton Park]] northbound) which makes it clear that the two are separate. This helped Moto's tax accounts: by not offering the option of eat-in food, the food was exempt from VAT (although the notorious pasty tax complicated things). As with most service station franchises, prices are inflated and the menu is altered slightly.
What makes Greggs a little bit different to other new brands is that most units have been modified so customers can visit without entering the main amenity building. Additionally, where the Greggs unit is next to a seating area, there tends to be a barrier (or even signage, such as at [[Hilton Park services|Hilton Park]] northbound) which makes it clear that the two are separate. This helped Moto's tax accounts: by not offering the option of eat-in food, the food was exempt from VAT (although the notorious pasty tax complicated things). As with most service station franchises, prices are inflated and the menu is altered slightly.


Greggs had never agreed to franchised stores before the Moto deal, but following its success they opened franchises with [[Euro Garages]] and [[Applegreen]] too (in the UK only). Greggs was now being added to petrol stations across the country, and Euro Garages started introducing the country's first Greggs drive thrus.
In line with Greggs' rules, service stations in the West Country are not allowed to sell Cornish pasties, for fear of upsetting the locals. [[EG Group]] opened Cornwall's first Greggs at [[Saltash]] and it closed down very soon after. Despite widespread rumours that Cornwall had fixed a boycott of Greggs, a branch opened at the eponymous [[Cornwall|Cornwall services]] in October 2020.
 
===Expansion===
Greggs had never agreed to franchised stores before the Moto deal, but following its success they opened franchises with [[Euro Garages]], [[MFG]] and in some Moto petrol stations. [[Applegreen]] introduced the island of Ireland to Greggs by opening franchises at their service stations near Belfast. Greggs was now being added to petrol stations across the UK, and Euro Garages started introducing the country's first Greggs drive thrus.


Moto made a further investment in Greggs in April 2021, opening the motorway network's first full Greggs restaurant, with dedicated seating. This replaced an area which had been intended to be used as a full restaurant.
Moto made a further investment in Greggs in April 2021, opening the motorway network's first full Greggs restaurant, with dedicated seating. This replaced an area which had been intended to be used as a full restaurant.


On the baked goods front, Moto had been using [[Upper Crust]] as a bakery brand, although this sold fewer hot goods and began to lose ground to Moto's other stores. In 2011 they also introduced [[West Cornwall Pasty Co|West Cornwall Pasty Co.]], mostly in stands outside the services. Other operators have responded to Greggs with the likes of [[The Cornish Bakery]], [[Pret A Manger]] and [[Upper Crust|The Pasty Shop]].
Other operators have responded to Greggs with the likes of [[The Cornish Bakery]], [[Pret A Manger]] and [[Upper Crust|The Pasty Shop]].


In line with Greggs's rules, service stations in the West Country are not allowed to sell Cornish pasties, for fear of upsetting the locals. [[EG Group]] opened Cornwall's first Greggs at [[Saltash]] and it closed down very soon after. Despite widespread rumours that Cornwall had fixed a boycott of Greggs, a branch opened at the eponymous [[Cornwall|Cornwall services]] in October 2020.  
Moto continue to hold exclusive access to the Greggs name on English motorways. As a result of their relationship with [[Applegreen]], Moto's closest rival [[Welcome Break]] now operates Greggs stores on Northern Irish motorways and on English A-roads. Welcome Break intend to use Greggs across their A-road sites, with stores at [[Derby South|Derby]] and the new [[Newark]] sites opening from October 2022.


==Locations==
==Locations==
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* [[Knutsford]] (M6)  
* [[Knutsford]] (M6)  
* [[Lancaster]] (M6)
* [[Lancaster]] (M6)
* [[Leeds Skelton Lake]] (M1)
* [[Leigh Delamere]] (M4)
* [[Leigh Delamere]] (M4)
* [[Lymm]] (M6/M56)
* [[Lymm]] (M6/M56)
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* [[Pease Pottage]] (M23/A23)
* [[Pease Pottage]] (M23/A23)
* [[Reading]] (M4)
* [[Reading]] (M4)
* [[Rivington]] (M61) ''(northbound only)''
* [[Rivington]] (M61)
* [[Rugby]] (M6)
* [[Rugby]] (M6)
* [[Scotch Corner]] (A1(M)/A66)
* [[Scotch Corner]] (A1(M)/A66)
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* [[Washington]] (A1(M))  
* [[Washington]] (A1(M))  
* [[Wetherby]] (A1(M))
* [[Wetherby]] (A1(M))
* [[Winchester]] (M3) ''(northbound only)''
* [[Winchester]] (M3)
* [[Woolley Edge]] (M1)
* [[Woolley Edge]] (M1)


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* [[Heston]] (M4)
* [[Heston]] (M4)
* [[Hilton Park]] (M6) ''(northbound only)''
* [[Hilton Park]] (M6) ''(northbound only)''
* [[Knutsford]] (M6) ''(southbound only)''
* [[Knutsford]] (M6)
* [[Lancaster]] (M6)
* [[Lancaster]] (M6)
* [[Leigh Delamere]] (M4)
* [[Leigh Delamere]] (M4)
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===A-Road Services===
===A-Road Services===
[[File:Greggs DT AdlZ 2022.jpg|250px|thumb|right|alt=Greggs drive thru lane.|The Greggs drive thru at Ashby de la Zouch.]]
[[File:Greggs DT AdlZ 2022.jpg|250px|thumb|right|alt=Greggs drive thru lane.|The Greggs drive thru at Ashby de la Zouch.]]
Greggs stores can be found at the following signposted A-road service areas:
* [[Ashby de la Zouch|Ashby de la Zouch drive thru]] (A42)
* [[Ashby de la Zouch|Ashby de la Zouch drive thru]] (A42)
* [[Alfreton]] (A38)
* [[Barton Mills]] (A11)
* [[Barton Mills]] (A11)
* [[Beacon Hill]] (A14/A140)
* [[Beacon Hill]] (A14/A140)
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* [[Brampton Hut]] (A1/A14)
* [[Brampton Hut]] (A1/A14)
* [[Carcroft]] (A1) ''(northbound only)''
* [[Carcroft]] (A1) ''(northbound only)''
* [[Cawledge]] (A1)
* [[Centurion]] (A417)
* [[Chippenham]] (A350)
* [[Chippenham]] (A350)
* [[Cirencester]] (A417)
* [[Cirencester]] (A417)
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* [[Collin]] (A75)
* [[Collin]] (A75)
* [[Colsterworth]] (A1)
* [[Colsterworth]] (A1)
* [[Cornwall]] (A38)
* [[Cornwall]] (A30)
* [[Countess]] (A303)
* [[Countess]] (A303)
* [[Derby South|Derby]] (A50)
* [[Dodwells]] (A5) ''(southbound only)''
* [[Feering]] (A12) ''(northbound only)''
* [[Feering]] (A12) ''(northbound only)''
* [[Fourwentways]] (A11)
* [[Fourwentways|Fourwentways (Abington)]] (A11)
* [[Gateway]] (A55) ''(eastbound only)''
* [[Grantham North]] (A1)
* [[Grantham North]] (A1)
* [[Halt]] (A470)
* [[Halt]] (A470)
* [[Kilmington Cross]] (A35)
* [[Kinmel Park]] (A55)
* [[Kinmel Park]] (A55)
* [[Marston Moretaine]] (A421)
* [[Marston Moretaine]] (A421)
* [[Monmouth]] (A40)
* [[Monmouth]] (A40)
* [[Newmarket]] (A14) ''(eastbound only)''
* [[Newark]] (A1)
* [[Newmarket]] (A14)
* [[Northop Hall]] (A55) ''(eastbound only)''
* [[Nunney Catch]] (A361)
* [[Nunney Catch]] (A361)
* [[Peartree]] (A34/A44)
* [[Prizet]] (A6/A591) ''(southbound only)''
* [[Seaton Burn]] (A1/A19)
* [[Seaton Burn]] (A1/A19)
* [[Sourton Cross]] (A30)
* [[Sourton Cross]] (A30)
* [[Spaldwick]] (A14) ''(westbound only)''
* [[Spaldwick]] (A14) ''(westbound only)''
* [[St Clears|St Clears drive thru]] (A40/A477)
* [[Thorpe on the Hill]] (A46)
* [[Thorpe on the Hill]] (A46)
* [[Thrapston]] (A14/A45)
* [[Thrapston]] (A14/A45)
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* [[Cobham (A2)|Cobham]] (A2)
* [[Cobham (A2)|Cobham]] (A2)
* [[Commerce Park]] (A361)
* [[Commerce Park]] (A361)
* [[Country]] (A605)
* [[Cromwell]] (A1)
* [[Cromwell]] (A1)
* [[Crossbush]] (A27)
* [[Daff-Y-Nant]] (A40)
* [[Daff-Y-Nant]] (A40)
* [[Fairfield]] (A16)
* [[Fairfield]] (A16)
* [[Folly Tower]] (A472)
* [[Folly Tower]] (A4042)
* [[Gate]] (A2)
* [[Gate]] (A2)
* [[Hartlebury]] (A449)
* [[Hartlebury]] (A449)
* [[Heath]] (A617) ''(eastbound only)''
* [[Heath]] (A617) ''(eastbound only)''
* [[Hogs Back]] (A31)
* [[Hogs Back]] (A31)
* [[Interchange]] (A46) ''(north-eastbound only)''
* [[Jeremys Corner|Jeremy's Corner]] (A23) ''(northbound only)''
* [[Kates Cabin|Kate's Cabin]] (A1) ''(northbound only)''
* [[Kates Cabin|Kate's Cabin]] (A1) ''(northbound only)''
* [[Kilmarnock]] (A77)
* [[Kingsclere]] (A339)
* [[Micheldever]] (A303) ''(eastbound only)''
* [[Mile End]] (A5)
* [[Mile End]] (A5)
* [[Interchange]] (A46) ''(north-eastbound only)''
* [[Monktonhall]] (A1/A720)
* [[Micheldever]] (A303) ''(eastbound only)''
* [[Newby Bridge]] (A590)
* [[Newby Bridge]] (A590)
* [[Nuneaton]] (A444)
* [[Nuneaton]] (A444)
* [[Saughall|Red Ensign (Saughall)]] (A494)
* [[Saughall|Red Ensign (Saughall)]] (A494)
* [[Ringwood]] (A31) ''(westbound only)''
* [[Ross Spur]] (A449) ''(south-westbound only)''
* [[Ross Spur]] (A449) ''(south-westbound only)''
* [[Rothwell]] (A14)
* [[Rothwell]] (A14)
* [[Roundswell]] (A39)
* [[Shrewsbury]] (A5)
* [[Shrewsbury]] (A5)
* [[Spalding]] (A16)
* [[Spalding]] (A16)
* [[Sutterton]] (A16/A17)
* [[Sutterton]] (A16/A17)
* [[Swaffham]] (A47)
* [[Swallowfield]] (A33) ''(southbound only)''
* [[Swallowfield]] (A33) ''(southbound only)''
* [[Swanley]] (A20) ''(eastbound only)''
* [[Thame]] (A418)
* [[Thame]] (A418)
* [[Tollgate]] (A2)
* [[Thetford]] (A11) ''(westbound only)''  
* [[Thetford]] (A11) ''(westbound only)''  
* [[Uttoxeter]] (A50)
* [[Uttoxeter]] (A50)
* [[Weyhill]] (A303)
* [[Weyhill]] (A303)
* [[Whiddon Down]] (A30)
* [[Whitchurch]] (A41)
* [[Whitchurch]] (A41)
* [[Whitley]] (A49)
* [[Whitley]] (A49)
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===Former Locations===
===Former Locations===
* [[Brampton Hut]] (A1/A14)  
Greggs has been removed from the following official service areas:
 
* [[Alfreton]] (A38)
* [[Brampton Hut]] (A1/A14)
* [[Fenstanton]] (A1307)
* [[Fenstanton]] (A1307)
* [[Kettering|Kettering eastbound]] (A14)
* [[Kettering|Kettering eastbound]] (A14)
* [[Queenborough]] (A249)
* [[Rufus Stone]] (A31)
* [[Rufus Stone]] (A31)
* [[Saltash]] (A38)
* [[Saltash]] (A38)
* [[Sutterton]] (A16/A17)
* [[Sutterton]] (A16/A17)
* [[Swaffham]] (A47)
* [[Thickthorn]] (A11/A47)
* [[Thickthorn]] (A11/A47)


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Latest revision as of 18:08, 27 February 2025

Greggs
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Locations:44 MSAs
Often accompanied by:Costa
Used by:Moto, Welcome Break, Applegreen, MFG
Introduced:2012
Predecessors:Costa, KFC, LP4
Official Website:
www.greggs.com

Instagram: @greggs_official

Wanting to increase their presence and market share, Greggs opened their first Moto-operated franchised bakery at Lymm truckstop in early 2012, with high hopes. Following good sales a second store was opened at Birch eastbound the following June, and it was then confirmed that most Moto services would get one. Moto have also been opening franchises at some Extra services.

What makes Greggs a little bit different to other new brands is that most units have been modified so customers can visit without entering the main amenity building. Additionally, where the Greggs unit is next to a seating area, there tends to be a barrier (or even signage, such as at Hilton Park northbound) which makes it clear that the two are separate. This helped Moto's tax accounts: by not offering the option of eat-in food, the food was exempt from VAT (although the notorious pasty tax complicated things). As with most service station franchises, prices are inflated and the menu is altered slightly.

In line with Greggs' rules, service stations in the West Country are not allowed to sell Cornish pasties, for fear of upsetting the locals. EG Group opened Cornwall's first Greggs at Saltash and it closed down very soon after. Despite widespread rumours that Cornwall had fixed a boycott of Greggs, a branch opened at the eponymous Cornwall services in October 2020.

Expansion

Greggs had never agreed to franchised stores before the Moto deal, but following its success they opened franchises with Euro Garages, MFG and in some Moto petrol stations. Applegreen introduced the island of Ireland to Greggs by opening franchises at their service stations near Belfast. Greggs was now being added to petrol stations across the UK, and Euro Garages started introducing the country's first Greggs drive thrus.

Moto made a further investment in Greggs in April 2021, opening the motorway network's first full Greggs restaurant, with dedicated seating. This replaced an area which had been intended to be used as a full restaurant.

Other operators have responded to Greggs with the likes of The Cornish Bakery, Pret A Manger and The Pasty Shop.

Moto continue to hold exclusive access to the Greggs name on English motorways. As a result of their relationship with Applegreen, Moto's closest rival Welcome Break now operates Greggs stores on Northern Irish motorways and on English A-roads. Welcome Break intend to use Greggs across their A-road sites, with stores at Derby and the new Newark sites opening from October 2022.

Locations

Greggs operate at many motorway services. They are: [view on a map - Download KMLrefine search]

Motorway Forecourts

Moto have also started adding Greggs outlets to some of their forecourts:

Northern Ireland

In Northern Ireland, Greggs can be found at the following motorway services:

A-Road Services

Greggs drive thru lane.
The Greggs drive thru at Ashby de la Zouch.

Greggs stores can be found at the following signposted A-road service areas:

A-Road Forecourts

Former Locations

Greggs has been removed from the following official service areas:

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