Greggs to bring back menu favourite tomorrow after two years as fans cried they ‘need it so bad’

GREGGS is bringing back a menu favourite tomorrow as it looks to shake up its menu for the New Year.

There are seven items in total on the menu including the classic vegan sausage roll and glazed ring doughnut.

Greggs has announced the return of the much-loved vegan steak bake to shops nationwide from tomorrow, in time for Veganuary.

Much to the delight of the UK's vegans, flexitarians and general pastry fans, the bake is making a comeback from Thursday, January 4, priced from just £2.

The return follows pleas from fans across social media who have been missing the vegan steak bake dearly since the bake came off the menu over two years ago.

The vegan steak bake first launched in January 2020, as a sequel to the hugely successful vegan sausage roll which launched a year earlier.

For those looking to get their Greggs fix this Veganuary, there is a whole range of other vegan-friendly items available for customers to enjoy including the iconic vegan sausage roll, glazed ring doughnut, sweet potato and onion bhaji rice box, and southern fried potato wedges.

The retailer also offers a variety of vegan breakfast options, including the vegan sausage breakfast roll and hash browns.

Retailers often cash in on the popularity of vegan food in January as shoppers look to clean up their diets with a New Year health kick.

For example, Greggs' hugely successful vegan sausage roll was first launched in January 2019.

The bakery chain saw sales rise by 14.7% in the first six months of the same year, crediting the vegan version of its popular treat for the increase.

It looks like Greggs is trying to recreate some of that magic this January with the return of another vegan fan favourite.

You can find your nearest Greggs store by using the shop finder on its website.

The full list of products in Greggs' January range includes:

• Vegan steak bake - £2, 374 calories
• Southern fried potato wedges - £1.30, 278 calories
• Sweet potato and bhaji rice, £3.25, 244 calories
• Vegan sausage roll, £1.20, 320 calories
• Vegan sausage breakfast roll, £2.40, 408 calories
• Hash browns - £1.30, 130 calories
• Glazed ring doughnut, £1, 212 calories

The bakery chain currently runs around 2,300 shops across the UK, but said it hopes to grow to more than 3,000 stores in the future.

The company was founded by John Gregg in Newcastle in 1939.

It recently opened two more 24-hour airport branches, taking its total to six around the UK.

It has also extended the opening hours for around 500 shops to 8pm or later, making it even easier for Greggs fans to get their fix.

Meanwhile, it has at least 17 drive-thru stores across the country and plans to open as many as 10 more.

It has also rolled out a total of 28 concessions inside Tesco and has partnerships with Asda and Primark.

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If you want to get first dibs on the new products, Greggs top boss also revealed which locations you should visit.