Roger Whiteside

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Greggs said, the vegan sausage rolls had said helped to increase sales

thousands of Greggs employees are set to receive a £300 one-off payment after a "phenomenal year", the company.

sales growth had also contributed to the strong demand for its traditional snacks and Greggs' "now iconic" vegan sausage rolls, the bakery chain said.

Greggs staff will share a £7m payment, after the shareholders will receive a £35m Special dividend in October.

The company expects underlying annual pre-tax profit be one step ahead of his expectations when it reports in March.

of The 19,000-Greggs employees who are already working with The Chain since the 31. Of March you get £300 of money blessing at the end of January, while The Remaining 6,000 £75 received for each quarter you have worked for Greggs.

The one-time payment for employees will be on the top of the result of the participation, the Greggs, a spokeswoman. The bakery chain to share 10% of the profit with the employees, She Said .

"Our record financial performance in the year 2019 has enabled us to improve earnings for our shareholders," said chief executive Roger Whiteside .

"I'm pleased to announce that we also have a Special , extra payment for all of our colleagues in the industry that worked so hard to have this success in what was a phenomenal year. "

The bonus comes a year after Greggs, his vegan sausage snack started rolling, the meat substitute Quorn.

Its introduction, was jaws, followed by other initiatives such as a vegan steak and vegan doughnuts.

James Compton, Victor Connor, and Stephen Green (left to right) all qualify for the full £300 bonus

If a store manager, Victor, Connor, and employee James Compton and Stephen Green heard about the bonus that you began to scream and scream.

"It feels really like a Thank You ," said Victor. "Quite a few customers have said: 'To be fair, you guys deserve it'. "

Stephen said that it was to be welcomed, especially just after Christmas: "you don't need to give it to us, something for our hard work. "

"But it makes the employees feel more appreciated - everyone who is here," he added.

It is not unusual for the workers to a participation in the profits. Other British retailers, the staff bonus systems are John Lewis and Waitrose, Sainsbury's and Sports Direct for factory workers.

Maureen Hinton, global retail research director at GlobalData, says the offer of a staff bonus reflects a growing trend among companies to want to seem ethical.

"This is a great opportunity for Greggs to maintain the loyalty of the workforce and creates a very inclusive culture, than the benefits, the success is shared with everyone.

It was also a good "PR," she added, "something Greggs is excellent. "

Greggs, as with other retailers, will be added to the higher costs in the year 2020, to increase The National wage and higher pork prices, the company.

Greggs opened 138 new stores last year and closed 41, a total of 2,050 across the UK. He said it planned to open about 100 new shops in the year 2020.

Like-for-like sales rose 9. 2% in 2019, compared with 2. 9% growth in the year 2018.

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Source of news: bbc.com