Greggs Opens 40th Outlet Shop in Edinburgh to Help Cut Food Waste and Support Communities

We have opened our 40th Outlet shop on Glenalmond Place in Edinburgh, creating seven new jobs and marking another step in our mission to reduce food waste and support local communities.

Greggs Outlet shops sell surplus food at reduced prices, often around 50% RRP, helping families stretch their budgets while still enjoying quality food. A share of profits from each shop goes to local charities through The Greggs Foundation, which awarded over £1.85 million in community grants last year.

In 2024, Outlet customers bought over 8 million surplus items, including sandwiches, sweet treats and savouries. We have also expanded our product range and introduced our own fleet of vans to improve food collection and distribution.

Our ‘daily fresh’ approach means that anything that hasn’t been sold by the end of the day is taken off our shelves. We have several channels that we use to redistribute unsold product: our Outlet shops; charity partners; the Too Good To Go app; and Colleague Magic Bags. We redistributed 45% of all unsold food through these channels in 2024 and sent the remainder back to our manufacturing sites where it was sent to an anaerobic digestion facility, which composts the food and creates biogas.

To find out how we're progressing against our Greggs Pledge commitments, read our latest report.

The new Outlet shop is located at

50 Glenalmond Place:

Edinburgh

EH11 4FF