{"id":1073,"date":"2025-08-18T10:54:42","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T10:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.answerla.org\/?p=1073"},"modified":"2025-08-21T10:49:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T10:49:14","slug":"bakery-chain-hailed-as-better-than-greggs-is-opening-new-shops-across-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.answerla.org\/index.php\/2025\/08\/18\/bakery-chain-hailed-as-better-than-greggs-is-opening-new-shops-across-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Bakery chain hailed as \u2018better than Greggs\u2019 is opening new shops across UK"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Food from Wenzel’s bakery (Picture: Wenzel’s the Bakers Facebook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sometimes when you\u2019re feeling peckish, there\u2019s nothing quite like tucking into a hot sausage roll<\/a>, and for many Brits the only valid choice is Greggs.<\/a><\/p>\n

The chain<\/a> has become a fast food<\/a> staple in the UK, beloved for its steak bakes, sausage rolls, iced doughnuts and meal deals<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But it seems another bakery is on the rise and set to rival the iconic brand, with some fans of the company claiming it\u2019s even \u2018better than Greggs\u2019. A bold statement indeed…<\/p>\n

We\u2019re talking, of course, about Wenzel\u2019s, which has been turning out baked goods since launching in North West London<\/a> in 1975 as a family-run business.<\/p>\n

Since then, the business has grown rather substantially, and Wenzel’s now operate in more than 100 locations nationwide \u2014 and its not slowing down anytime soon.<\/p>\n

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The business has more than 100 bakeries across the UK already. (Picture: John Keeble\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

That’s because the bakery chain is now teaming up with Southern Co-op to launch new franchise stores around the UK.<\/p>\n

The first of these new sites is planned for Guildford, Surrey, and is set to open in early September.<\/p>\n

Speaking about the new partnership, Sarah Wenzel, CEO of Wenzel\u2019s, told Grocery Gazette<\/a>: ‘We\u2019re delighted that Southern Co-op have chosen to be our franchise partner.<\/p>\n

‘Southern Co-op is a business that has consistently put the community first, and with this shared vision of offering high-quality food for all, we\u2019re in a strong position to bring delicious, freshly baked goods at accessible prices to even more customers across the UK.’<\/p>\n

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Those heading down to a new Wenzel\u2019s branch are in for a treat, as the first 200 customers through the door will receive a free drink.<\/p>\n

As well as this, the stores also sell a number of other tasty treats including cookies, doughnuts, croissants, sausage rolls, sandwiches, and pizza, with prices starting from 95p for bread rolls and \u00a31.25 for cakes and pastries.<\/p>\n

On social media, Wenzel\u2019s has a strong fan base, with many praising the baked goods, claiming their food is \u2018amazing\u2019 and \u2018next level\u2019 \u2014 especially when it comes to the vegan sausage roll, which is clearly a winner.<\/p>\n

Over on X (formerly Twitter), @KeishaAMC said: \u2018Wenzel\u2019s vegan sausage roll is better than Greggs and their doughnuts *chefs kiss*.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Comment now<\/title><span class=\"metro-comment-cta__text\">Have you tried Wenzel’s baked goods? Do you think they’re better than Greggs?<\/span><\/span><a class=\"metro-comment-cta__button\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\">Comment Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Similarly, @wec1991 posted: \u2018Wenzel\u2019s the bakers is better than Greggs. Surely I can\u2019t be the only one who thinks this?\u2019 And @Pipedog21 was ready to risk it all over their Wenzel\u2019s opinions, writing: \u2018Wenzel\u2019s is better than Greggs. Fight me.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>@Miss_Karis_ added: \u2018Wenzel\u2019s will always be better than Greggs because Wenzel\u2019s make fresh baguettes and sandwiches for you on site.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>On Instagram, @dmbrownviper replied to a Wenzel\u2019s post saying: \u2018Your vegan sausage rolls are the best!! And I\u2019m not even vegan.\u2019 While @breakfastdub thought: \u2018Absolutely unparalleled in the vegan sausage roll game. Pisses all over the Greggs. Take a bow Wenzel’s.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>A version of this story was first published on March 25, 2024.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Do you have a story to share?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Get in touch by emailing <a href=\"mailto:MetroLifestyleTeam@Metro.co.uk\">MetroLifestyleTeam@Metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom-start\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom centered\"><\/section>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom-end\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom centered\"><a class=\"comment-now metro-button metro-comments-cta\" data-vars-position=\"bottom_cta_question\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span><title>Comment now<\/title><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"comment-now__label\">Have you tried Wenzel’s baked goods? Do you think they’re better than Greggs?<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Food from Wenzel’s bakery (Picture: Wenzel’s the Bakers Facebook) Sometimes when you\u2019re feeling peckish, there\u2019s nothing quite like tucking into a hot sausage roll, and for many Brits the only valid choice is Greggs. The chain has become a fast food staple in the UK, beloved for its steak bakes, sausage rolls, iced doughnuts and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1075,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.answerla.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1073","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.answerla.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.answerla.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.answerla.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.answerla.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1073"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.answerla.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1073\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1078,"href":"http:\/\/www.answerla.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1073\/revisions\/1078"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.answerla.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.answerla.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.answerla.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.answerla.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}