UK's Greggs falls on slower early‑2026 sales growth

Greggs

03/03/2026 08:10

** Shares of British baker and fast-food chain Greggs GRG.L down 3.6% 1515 pence; top loser on FTSE midcaps .FTMC index

** Co's like-for-like sales growth slowed to 1.6% in the first nine weeks of the year from 2.9% in the Christmas quarter

** Co reports FY underlying profit before tax of 171.9 million pounds ($229.42 million) vs 189.8 million pounds a year earlier

** Says full-year expections remain unchanged

** GRG down ~6.5% this year, as of last close

($1 = 0.7493 pounds)

(Reporting by Megha Kumari)

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