Baked goods are a controversial topic down in Cornwall. Which is probably why only a handful of Greggs’ 2,300 branches can be found in the county. But despite local disdain for the bakery chain (a resident once called it the ‘devil’s spawn’), it opened yet another site on Saturday, bringing Cornwall’s total Greggs to four.
The new branch in the town of Saltash joins existing ones in Truro, St Austell and Launceston. The area has already seen a Greggs come and go after one opened in 2018 but closed within a year. But the chain said Saturday’s opening was in response to ‘high customer demand’.
It is part of Greggs’ wider plans to open 150 new UK stores this year and Cornwall Live suggests that this could include shops opening in Newquay and Bodmin Moor.
The chain’s menu doesn’t include Cornish pasties, which can only be called Cornish if they contain beef, potato, onion, seasoning and swede. The Saltash shop will also not feature the beef and vegetable pasty found in other UK branches, which controversially contain peas and carrots.
Roisin Currie, Greggs chief executive, said the company has returned to Saltash because its ‘products have been so warmly received by our customers across the county’.
‘We’re thankful for the support we’ve had from our Cornish customers and look forward to building on this success.’
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