Greggs issues profit warning as heatwave hits sales

Bakery chain Greggs has said its early summer sales have taken a hit after hot weather stifled customer appetites.

In its first half trading update, the group said sales in June were impacted "as very high temperatures affected the UK, increasing demand for cold drinks but reducing our overall footfall”.

The group warned "current trading conditions" meant that its full year operating profit could fall "modestly below that achieved in 2024".

Like-for-like sales at the 2,085 shops Greggs manages directly grew 2.6% in the first half of 2025, down on the 7.1% growth seen in the same period last year.

Despite the dip in sales, the bakery group reported total sales of just over £1b in the first half of the year, representing an almost 7% increase in sales from the first half of 2024.

Greggs opened 87 new shops and closed 56 during the period and said it was confident it would reach around 140 to 150 net openings for the full year.

The update comes after Greggs’ chief executive Roisin Currie was awarded a CBE in the King’s Birthday Honours 2025 for services to hospitality.

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