Greggs closed its branch in Saltash in September leaving the firm without a single store in Cornwall SWNS:SOUTH WEST NEWS SERVICEGreggs may have assumed near total domination as country’s largest bakery chain but in Cornwall their vegan sausage rolls have been driven away by the proud pasty eaters. The high street giant set up its first Cornish shop in the town of Saltash, on the border near Plymouth, in July 2018 but after a year of poor trading they have confirmed that it has been closed down. Greggs set up the small bakery in a service station near the A38 without much fanfare and chose not to offer pasties so as not to spark a bitter pasty war. It was branded “junk’’ and “Satan’s franchise’’ by residents and has now closed after a “thorough review” by the company. The Greggs bakery shut its shop in…

Source: The Times January 14, 2020 17:03 UTC