Greggs warns of staff and supply disruption as prices could rise

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Get quick and easy recipes straight to your inboxGreggs is to accelerate plans to open new stores across the UK despite warning that it has been impacted by some disruption to staffing and the supply of ingredients.It came as the bakery chain lifted its profit outlook for the year after surpassing pre-pandemic sales.The company, which has more than 2,100 shops, said it has "not been immune" to well-publicised supply chain pressures affecting the UK's food and drinks firms.It told shareholders on Tuesday morning that it has "seen some disruption to the availability of labour and supply of ingredients and products in recent months".Greggs also cautioned that it expects costs to climb at the end of 2021 and into next year."Food input inflation