Greggs Breakfast Club Programme
The Greggs Breakfast Club Programme was established in 1999 to help primary school children get a nutritious start to their school day.
Every school is provided with fresh bread from their nearest Greggs shop, and a grant to support start-up and ongoing costs. The average club costs just £2,000 to set up and run for a year.
The first Breakfast Club was established in 1999 as part of a Business in the Community ‘Seeing is Believing’ event. The event was in response to growing concerns that children were attending school without having any breakfast. Greggs plc took up the charge and established the first ‘Greggs’ Breakfast Club. Greggs colleagues are also passionate supporters of the scheme volunteering and fundraising for Breakfast Clubs and currently support 139 breakfast clubs nationally. There are now over 600 breakfast clubs, providing free breakfasts to over 40,000 children every school day.
Who can apply
If you are from a primary school and are interested in applying for a breakfast club, please see the qualifying criteria below:
The applicant organisation must be a primary school in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland
We will be opening new shops in Torquay, Plymouth Teignmouth and Paignton in 2018 and would welcome primary schools in this area to apply
At least 40 per cent of the pupils at the school should be eligible to claim free school meals
The school should demonstrate a commitment to engaging parents or other volunteers
The breakfast club must be offered for free to ensure all pupils can attend
How to apply
Before applying, please be aware there is a waiting list for new clubs. We are currently experiencing unprecedented demand for the scheme and are actively fundraising to meet the need.
If you meet the minimum criteria above, please click the button below to be taken to an online application form.
For more information please call a member of the Greggs Foundation team on 0191 2127626.