Greggs invests in new state-of-the-art frozen manufacturing and logistics site to support growth
Greggs is to open a new state-of-the-art frozen production and logistics facility in Derby.
Expected to launch in late 2026, it will be situated on a 23-acre plot at SmartParc SEGRO Derby on a high-tech food manufacturing site in Spondon.
Following construction of the building by the landlord, Greggs will install state-of-the-art manufacturing and logistics equipment to optimise the efficiency of operations on site.
The facility will provide additional manufacturing capacity for products, including new savoury and sweet production lines, as well as logistics for frozen storage and fully automated robotic shop order picking and distribution.
It will also have capacity to meet future category growth and will offer potential for new production lines to be commissioned to meet volume demand.
Once up and running, the site will create 600 jobs and help Greggs to deliver on the growth plans it announced in 2021. At 12 May 2024, the retailer had 2,500 shops and is expecting to launch between 140 to 160 net new shops this year. In the longer-term, Greggs is aiming to have “significantly more” than 3,000 shops trading in the UK.
Roisin Currie, chief executive at Greggs, said: “We are delighted to announce our new state-of-the-art facility at SmartParc SEGRO Derby. This purpose-built site offers significant flexibility to add new capabilities and lines as our business evolves.
“This is a significant step in our supply chain investment and will provide much-needed manufacturing and logistics support to power our ambitious growth plans.”
