Iced lattes, picnic food and a bigger range of salads helped Greggs battle the heatwaves this year as its boss admitted people "eat less" when temperatures soar. The chain of 2,773 bakeries revealed its sales increased over the first half of 2026 while its expansion across the UK continued. Roisin Currie, Greggs' chief executive, told the Press Association: "You do see that when temperatures get above 30 degrees that people start to eat less. Ms Currie said Greggs was focused on "keeping it exciting for customers" with new products such as a blueberry matcha iced latte within the drinks range that was appealing particularly to younger consumers. Stripping out the impact of the new shops, sales at company-managed shops were 2.1% higher compared with the same ones last year, and 1.3% higher at franchised shops.