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Greggs makes major ‘behind the counter’ change in stores hit by ‘anti-social behaviour’ | UK | News

Greggs makes major ‘behind the counter’ change in stores hit by ‘anti-social behaviour’ | UK | News

Published by Sam Flores

Greggs has enforced a major change in a number of stores hit by higher incidents of anti-social behaviour. The chain of bakeries has announced that it has axed self-service displays in new “fortress” stores. This means that staff will hand over food and drink from a theft-proof counter, reports The Sun. The new change comes into effect at stores most affected by shoplifting. This includes West Croydon, Croydon, Peckham, Whitechapel, Upton Park, Birmingham and Wilford. The scheme might be expanded if it proves to work for both staff and customers. Greggs said in a statement: “This is one of a number of initiatives we are trialling across a very small number of shops which are exposed to higher levels of anti-social behaviour. “Customers can expect to see our full range of great value and tasty Greggs favourites available from behind the counter.” While Greggs has been subject to shoplifting in several of its UK locations, it continues to expand across the country. Recently, bosses revealed plans to introduce Greggs vending machines around the UK, allowing …

Greggs adds new sausage roll to menu to create ‘iconic trilogy’

Greggs adds new sausage roll to menu to create ‘iconic trilogy’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Sign up to IndyEat’s free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our food and drink newsletter for free Get our food and drink newsletter for free Greggs is launching a chicken version of its customer-favourite sausage and vegan rolls, a permanent addition to the chain’s menu. The Chicken Roll – described by the high street baker as “seasoned chicken wrapped in layers of crisp, golden, glazed puff pastry” – contains 305 calories and will cost £1.35 when it goes on sale on Thursday. It joins the Sausage Roll, which has been a Greggs staple since the 1950s, and the Vegan Roll, which was introduced in 2019. To celebrate the final launch of the “trilogy”, Greggs is allowing customers the chance to be among the first to taste the new roll with a 20-minute slot between 3.30pm and 9pm on Wednesday (8 April) at a pop-up location at 15 Bateman Street, in London’s Soho. Places will be given on a first-come, first-served basis but, in a nod to the trilogy theme, guests …

‘Not quite Greggs’: TikTok creators put London’s ‘gentrified’ bakeries to the test | Gentrification

‘Not quite Greggs’: TikTok creators put London’s ‘gentrified’ bakeries to the test | Gentrification

Published by Sam Flores

The video that started it all was innocuous enough: a woman in her 20s posted on TikTok about how she spends a perfect weekend in north London. On her list were the bakeries Jolene and Gail’s, and the De Beauvoir Deli. The reaction, however, was anything but. Many locals commented that they had never heard of the businesses she mentioned. One north Londoner, Moses Combe, 21, was equally incredulous. “If this is where all the north London girlies come in the morning, I’d be a bit surprised,” he said in a viral video. Combe dubbed his reviews the ‘Endz Department for Research’. Photograph: tiktok/m.combe07 He set out on a mission to visit the establishments and see for himself what the fuss was about, heading into Jolene and buying a hot chocolate, sausage roll and his very first tiramisu cake, which he described as “bloody lovely”. So began a series of videos that the young Londoner has named the “Endz Department for Research”, in which he reviews upmarket cafés that he wouldn’t otherwise visit in his …

Woman gets Too Good To Go bag but contents are unexpected

Woman gets Too Good To Go bag but contents are unexpected

Published by Sam Flores

Too Good To Go can be a gamble (stock image) (Image: NurPhoto via Getty Images) Food accounts for a big part of most people’s monthly spending, so any way we can save a bit of money while still eating well is welcome. There are lots of clever tips to help, including having a look at the reduced aisle, planning meals ahead of time, and keeping an eye out for coupons. Too Good To Go is another handy service, through which customers can get products which would otherwise be thrown away for a fraction of what they would cost normally. But it’s a gamble – while you might end up with a bag full of tasty treats you can’t wait to get stuck into, you could just as easily find yourself with a load of stuff you don’t want. One woman rolled the dice on a bag from a popular national pizza chain, and the results weren’t what she expected at all. READ MORE: Frozen pizza will taste ‘restaurant quality’ when you add five toppings READ …