Greggs Devises Backup Recipes for Any Brexit Food Shortage
- Fears there will be delays in the delivery of perishable foods
- Bakery chain has started stockpiling various ingredients
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Greggs PLC has defied the decline of the U.K.’s retail districts with a popular range of cheap pastry products. Now it’s facing a new threat from a possible no-deal Brexit.
The largest bakery chain in the U.K. is preparing to alter its recipes if its supply of perishable ingredients such as lettuce and tomatoes is delayed by a disorderly departure from the European Union. It’s also stockpiling longer-lasting ingredients such as bacon and tuna.