Staff at Sunderland Greggs' branch test positive for coronavirus

A small number of Greggs employees at the Park Lane branch have tested positive for coronavirus and are self-isolating at home.

The shop, located in the Park Lane bus station underwent a full clean down and remains open.

Greggs has remained open during the national lockdown for takeout and safety measures in shops are in place in accordance with government guidelines.

A Greggs spokesperson said: “A small number of colleagues have tested positive for COVID-19 at our shop in Park Lane, Sunderland and are now self-isolating.

"We have robust COVID-secure measures in place across all our sites and have undertaken a full cleaning of the shop. The shop remains open.”

The news comes after the Newcastle-based group said total sales for the year slumped by nearly a third – 31% – to £811 million due to the pandemic.

But the company said they will continue its delivery tie-up with Just Eat and still hopes to open around 100 new stores, on a net basis, over the year ahead.

It said Covid-19 restrictions, which have seen England placed in a nationwide lockdown for the third time, will keep profits under pressure for another year at least.

In a Coronavirus update on their website, Greggs said all stores “follow Government guidelines and will only operate in a way that is safe to do so for both colleagues and customers.”

The Park Lane branch remains open to customers.

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