The British Sandwich Industry National Awards - we won!

23rd May 2011

It’s official - our sandwiches are really rather good! They’ve received ‘The Sandwich Industry Award’ for making a major contribution to the development, growth and prosperity of the sandwich industry.

It's official - our sandwiches our sandwiches are really rather good! They've received 'The Sandwich Industry Award' for making a major contribution to the development, growth and prosperity of the sandwich industry.

Our Chief Executive, Ken McMeikan, had this to say about winning the award...

"Everyone at Greggs is delighted; especially our shop teams and bakers who take great care to make the sandwiches in our shops each day for our customers. This award is for everyone past and present at Greggs and I would like to thank the British Sandwich Association for giving us this recognition."

A few fast facts about our sandwiches.... 

  • Our Bacon Breakfast Roll is our best-selling sandwich; we sold over 2 million of them from January - May 2011!
  • We've relaunched our sandwich packs to include Limited Editions and Options with less than 5% fat
  • Earlier this year, we launched a new range of Bloomer Sandwiches, with fillings including Chicken Teriyaki and Honey Ham
  • We launched a limited edition Coronation Chicken Sandwich to coincide with the Royal Wedding. We donated profits from this to the charity 'Help for Heroes'

Plus, whilst we're on the subject of awards, did you know we also won the Business Charity's Corporate Foundation Award for the Greggs Foundation, along with the FD Excellence Award for Sustainability? Well, you do now!

 

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