Calderdale Greggs stores could reopen this month

Following a trial of reopening several stores in the North East, the sausage roll champions are hoping to roll out new safety measures to hundreds of shops.

Greggs CEO, Roger Whiteside announced that a selection of Greggs branches in the North East had reopened on a trial basis, testing how delivery, collection and walk in orders would work using new safety measures.

He said: "The trials have been performing well, providing useful feedback from colleagues and customers, and we’ll continue to adapt as we learn more and work to the latest Government advice.

"We plan to start preparing and opening more shops nationwide from around June 18 and we’re currently in the process of selecting around 800 shops to reopen, this will initially include approximately 150 franchise shops.

"All shops will open with our new tested operational measures in place. And although they will open with a reduced range, this will be a significant step in us helping the nation get back up and running and serving the communities that we operate in."

The plan is to have all Greggs shops reopened with new operational measures in place by July 1.

The stores will offer a reduced menu which is still yet to be announced.

It has not been confirmed which stores will reopen and if the locations in Halifax and Brighouse will be serving sausage rolls and steak bakes soon.

To find your nearest branch use the Greggs store locator tool.

The UK government announced that all “non-essential” retailers in England would be able to resume from June 15, with the likes of markets and car dealerships being able to open from June 1.

Boris Johnson said that the hospitality industry and other public places would be able to reopen in July “at the earliest”.

The four phase route map in Scotland could see pubs and restaurants waiting longer to open their doors than in England.