Greggs sees a bite taken out of its profits
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Roger Whiteside, the chief executive, said: "While total sales grew by 4.8 per cent, underlying sales from stores open at least a year were down 2.7 per cent." Sales rose to £735m but pre-tax profits fell 2.2 per cent to £51.9m.
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