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Greggs was founded by John Gregg as a Tyneside bakery in 1939. [6] It opened its first shop at 69/71 High Street in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne in 1951. [7] When Gregg died in 1964, the bakery was taken over by his son, Ian, assisted by his brother Colin (who in 2017 was convicted and jailed for the sexual abuse of children [8]).
Gregg was born at Canada Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, in 1909. [1] At the age of 14 he joined the family egg and yeast business. [1] He would make deliveries on his pushbike to local working-class homes. [2] He acquired a van in the 1930s. [1]
In May 1994, it was sold to Greggs for £18.5 million in cash. [4] The transaction included 424 shops and two main bakeries, one in Twickenham, and one in Newcastle. [ 4 ] The majority of outlets of Bakers Oven were located in the South of England , whilst most Greggs outlets were in the North, so the property portfolios were complementary.
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He became Chief Executive of Greggs on 4 February 2013. Whiteside stepped down as Greggs CEO in May 2022. [6] Animal rights charity People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) honoured Whiteside's contribution to vegan foods, including the Greggs Vegan Sausage Roll, by naming a rescued pig in his honour.
Cooplands (Coopland & Son (Scarborough) Ltd) is the second largest bakery chain in the UK [1][2] with over 160 outlets [3] located primarily across Yorkshire, County Durham and Lincolnshire in the United Kingdom. Cooplands produces takeaway food chiefly for the lunch-time trade, specialising in sandwiches, pasties, desserts, cakes, and bread.
Greggs is a local preacher in the Methodist Church and has also preached internationally as well as appearing on radio. [17] He was the 2014 Fernley-Hartley Lecturer for the Methodist Church, and gave the 2014 Conference Lecture for the Methodist Church on the impact of doctrine on the life and ministry of the church. [18]
Paul Gregg (born 1941 in Scarborough, North Yorkshire [1]) is a businessman and entertainment impresario, who built Apollo Leisure Group into the UK's biggest theatre owner and largest independent family run cinema chain in the United Kingdom. After selling Apollo to SFX Group in 1999, and leaving new owners Clear Channel, he was a large stake ...