The baker and fast food chain Greggs aised its full-year profit forecast after third-quarter sales rose 3.5% compared to two years ago despite staffing and supply chain disruption.

Greggs said sales growth was particularly strong in August when a “staycation” effect was evident and remained in positive territory in September, with two-year like-for-like growth of 3.0% in the four weeks to Oct. 2.

However, the group said it had not been immune to pressures on staffing and supply chains, and had seen some disruption to the availability of labour and supply of ingredients and products in recent months and also said that food input inflation pressures were also increasing.

However Chief executive Roger Whiteside pledged that supplies of its famous sausage rolls would be maintained despite the crisis facing the pork industry that has left over 100,000 pigs backed-up on farms.

“Greggs has not been immune to the well-publicised pressures on staffing and supply chains and we have seen some disruption to the availability of labour and supply of ingredients and products in recent months.Food input inflation pressures are also increasing; whilst we have short-term protection as a result of our forward buying positions we expect costs to increase towards the end of 2021 and into 2022.” said the Company

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