Sausage roll chaos: Greggs forced to go cash-only and some close due to payment issues

Chaos is unfolding across franchises of the UK’s favourite chain bakery Greggs this morning, after a payment issue forced them to go cash only.

Prospective Greggs sausage roll consumers in London, London, Newcastle and Cardiff have reported their local stores being shut, according to an LBC report.

Other sources, including the BBC, said it was an IT issue at tills causing the issue.

Some, have said the stores were open but only accepting cash payments.

This comes as almost £2 of every £100 spent in UK hospitality is being blown on cheap baked goods at Greggs and the firm recently announced plans to open between 140 and 160 net new shops in 2024.

Sales across its 2,000 stores were up 13.7 per cent for 2023, which the firm credited to late night trading and a partnership with Uber Eats.

The news comes just days after supermarket giant Sainsbury’s hit technical issues over the weekend that meant it could not fulfil the “vast majority” of online grocery deliveries.

Greggs has been contacted for comment.