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Sam Barker

Greggs hikes price on iconic sausage rolls due to supply chain troubles

High street bakery Greggs has put up its sausage roll prices by 5p due to supply chain issues- and fans aren't happy.

One of Greggs' iconic sausage rolls now costs £1.15 in most stores, up from £1.10.

On Twitter, one Greggs fan said: "How can Greggs put the sausage roll prices up from £1.10 to £1.15? I’m actually tired."

Another customer said: "You know the world is f*cked when Greggs put the prices up sneakily 5p on a breakfast. I nearly cried."

Greggs said in a Tweet: "Like many other retailers, we're having to manage the pressure of rising prices across our supply chain. We've had to make some small price increases across our range."

Greggs has been approached for comment.

The much-loved bakery put up its prices by 5p to 10p in January this year, with a sausage roll going up from £1 to £1.05.

Greggs put its prices up at the beginning of 2022 too (In Pictures via Getty Images)

Then in August Greggs warned that its prices would probably have to go up again - by 9%.

Greggs also confirmed plans to extend opening hours and offer more delivery across its stores this year.

At the time, Greggs said the cost of its ingredients, packaging and energy bills have all risen - but says it has "worked hard" to keep prices as low as possible to customers.

Yesterday The Mirror reported a Greggs fanatic is attempting to make history by eating the most sausage rolls in half an hour.

John Dawes - who even has a themed tattoo to show his love for the bakery chain - managed to eat 21 meat-filled pastries in 30 minutes during his Guinness World Record bid, which is expected to bag him a new record.

The 43-year-old - who visits Greggs every morning for a latte and sausage roll - scoffed more than five pounds of sausage meat and had nearly 7,000 calories in meat and flaky pastry.

The Amazon driver from Billingham, Teesside, sat before a stack of 48 sausage rolls last week - managing nearly half - and has since got a new tattoo.

John said: "I've always loved sausage rolls, after swimming as a kid I always used to have one with tomato sauce and they just remind me of my childhood.

"So doing a sausage roll challenge has been on my radar since I started competitive eating.

"I'm a huge fan of Greggs and have been going as long as I can remember, I even started buying sausage rolls and steak bakes in bulk because I just loved eating them so much.

"The challenge got difficult after number 17 when I started to feel a bit stuffed."

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