Greggs reveals dates for reopening its bakeries across Northamptonshire

Steak bake and sausage roll fans can start counting down the days until Greggs fires up its ovens again.

The bakery and food-to-go chain has confirmed it will start opening its UK stores from Wednesday June 18.

But less than half — around 800 — wlll open to start with and Greggs is keeping mum over which ones will be unlocked next week and what will be available from its regular range.

It could be July 1 before all of Greggs' 1,600 outlets nationwide are fully up and running.

CEO Roger Whiteside said: "We recently opened a selection of shops in the North East trialling delivery, collection and standard walk-in orders.

"This was so we could test out new operational safety measures to roll out on a wider scale when the time is right. 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.

"We’ll continue to look for the best ways to serve customers whilst keeping everyone safe, and as long as we can continue to do this, the final phase in our plan is to open all shops with our new operational measures in place by July 1.

"A huge thanks to our colleagues and customers for their cooperation and understanding throughout this process. Keep safe, and all the best."

Don't forget, local takeaways are continuing to be open for business in and around Northamptonshire. You can check out our latest list of eateries HERE