Greggs launches new lunchtime offer for three hours every day – how to get your meal for free
FOOD fans are desperate to nab a new lunchtime offer that runs for THREE hours every day at Greggs.
The bakery chain giant rolled out the amazing deal this festive season – here’s how to bag your free meal.
A limited time discount is running from December 27 to January 31 from 11am to 2pm every day.
However it will only be available to Greggs App customers.
It offers a reward of double stamps on all sandwich purchases and for every nine stamps collected customers get one completely free.
New Greggs App users who sign up are also eligible to twice the stamps, a free hot drink and a sweet treat for registering.
The limited time only “Happier Hours” applies to all Greggs sandwiches, hot or cold.
And, the Greggs App also allows users to skip queue times by ordering their meal via Click + Collect through the website, or app.
Greggs in numbers
Did you know Greggs sausage rolls have 96 layers of pastry?
The first Greggs opened in 1951 on Gosforth High Street.
There are also 2,473 shops around the country — a thousand more than McDonald’s.
Greggs is now valued at £2.6billion thanks to its budget deals.
Nearly £2 in every £100 spent in UK hospitality is done in a Greggs.
Newcastle still remains the sausage roll capital of the UK, with Geordies scoffing 17.9 million of them a year.
Greggs app
Using the Greggs app will allow you to gain rewards, even when the Happier Hours offer ends.
When you scan your app at the till you’ll gain stamps for every purchase made.
When you’ve collected nine stamps you will be able to redeem a free item from the menu.
The app also allows you to place an order to collect in store, so you can dodge the queue.
You’ll also get a free hot drink for signing up and a free sweet treat on your birthday.
Greggs’ Christmas hours
Greggs first launched in 1951, after being founded by John Gregg.
After expanding rapidly throughout the twentieth century, it acquired the Bakers Oven chain in 1994 and took over their 165 stores.
By 2011, there were 1,500 branches of Greggs and that number has since rocketed to 2,500.
Normally, their stores open at 6:30am and remain open to 6pm.
However, they will be adjusting their hours for Christmas to give their bakers some time off.
Opening times will vary from location to location, but most Greggs will close on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
Check in-store or on the Greggs app for more information about when your local Greggs will close for Christmas.
It comes after Greggs also announced they would be bringing back some seasonal classics this holiday season.
Their sweet mince pies are always a hit with fans of the bakery and their orange hot chocolate is the perfect way to warm up on a winter afternoon.
Over the years, Greggs has also worked to offer more options to vegans and have unveiled two Christmas-themed vegan dishes.
The first is a vegan turkey-free sandwich and the second is their spicy veg curry bake.