Greggs currently operates around 2,300 shops across the UK - and hopes to expand to more than 3,000 as part of its long-term growth strategy
Greggs says it wants to open new stores in Cornwall and the South West of England - in a move that could put the bakery chain toe-to-toe with traditional Cornish pasty makers.
But Greggs - founded in Tyneside in 1939 and famed for its sausage rolls and steak bakes - will face a competitive grab-and-go market in the county, where the Cornish pasty has been a staple for hundreds of years.
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