John Gregg (baker)
John "Jack" Robson Gregg (1909 - 1964) was an English businessman, best known as the founder of Greggs, one of the United Kingdom's largest bakery businesses employing 20,000 staff and operatives and a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
Life
Gregg was born at Canada Street, Newcastle upon Tyne in 1909.[1] At the age of 14 he joined the family egg and yeast business.[1] He would make deliveries on his pushbike to local working-class homes.[2] He acquired a van in the 1930s.[1]
Gregg inherited the business from his father in the 1930s. In 1938 he established a bakery.
Gregg was called up to serve in the British Army during World War II and during this time his wife bought a second van and started distributing confectionery as well as ingredients for bread.[3] In 1951 he opened a shop on Gosforth high street.[4]
He died of lung cancer in 1964.[2]
Personal life
He was married to Elsie and together they went on to have two sons, Colin and Ian, and one daughter,Gay.[2]
References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 How famous bakery rose from pushbike yeast deliveries Evening Chronicle, 19 March 2008
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- ↑ Takeaway market holds key to Greggs' future Northern Echo, 18 November 2003
- ↑ http://ows.durhamfreemasons.org/Download/Misc%20Documents/Shipcote%20100%20Years.pdf
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