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In 1939, he founded Greggs, a family bakery store in Tyneside, with its first shop opening in 1951 on Gosforth high street. [5] By 1953, the business consisted of one shop and six vans selling products from the bakery. [6] He died of lung cancer in 1964. [3] [7] After his death, his son, Ian Gregg (b. 1939), took over the family business. [5]
Greggs was founded by John Gregg in 1951. The first shop stood on Gosforth High Street. [6] 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).
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.
British bakery operator Greggs <GRG.L> said will pay staff a special bonus after what the CEO described as a "phenomenal" year that included the launch of a vegan-friendly sausage roll and higher ...
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.
Britain's Best Bakery is a British daytime cookery show part of the ITV Food category on ITV and narrated by Wendi Peters with judges Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell. The show aired from 26 November 2012 to 14 February 2014.
When Newsom was murdered, his hands were bound behind his back, and his feet were bound together. He was blindfolded with a bandana and gagged with a sock. He wore only a shirt and underwear. Newsom was shot in his neck and the back. Newsom survived this shooting initially, but later was shot again in the head.
The company was founded by Samuel Bath Thomas (1855–1919). In 1874, he emigrated from England [3] to New York City and after other menial jobs began working in a bakery. [4] By 1880, he had purchased his bakery at 163 Ninth Avenue in Manhattan, [4] where he featured his namesake muffins that were baked on a griddle, not an oven. [4]