Leeds Skelton Lake Services: Greggs opens new shop on M1

One of the country’s leading food-on-the-go-retailer Greggs is opening a brand-new shop in Leeds Skelton Lake services today (May 17), taking over the vacant unit formerly occupied by Upper Crust.

The new opening will join a large range of food and drinks retailers operating in the Northern service station, including Nando’s, Starbucks, KFC and LEON. This new addition to Leeds Skelton Lake, which is operated by Extra Motorway Service Area (MSA), comes after the recent opening of the 24-hour McDonald’s which opened its doors late last year.

The Greggs unit will be operated by Moto Hospitality and will create 20 new jobs, and will offer freshly prepared Greggs favourites, with a modern new look and comfortable seating.

Gillian Long, retail operations director for Greggs, said: “Our new shop in Leeds Skelton Services will provide customers with a modern, convenient new place to experience their Greggs favourites.”

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Tom Dobson, chief executive at Extra MSA Group, said: “We’re very excited to welcome Greggs to our Leeds Skelton Lake services, making our food and drink offering even more exciting for customers.

“Greggs will be a great addition to other well-known brands and is just one of a series of highly-anticipated openings that we have planned for 2024.

“This most recent opening is a demonstration of our commitment to always going the ‘Extra mile’, offering customers a choice of brands that they love, award-winning restrooms, as well as outdoor facilities, such as dog walking paths and children’s play areas.”

Extra MSA was recognised as the UK’s number one motorway services operator for customer satisfaction in 2023 Transport Focus Motorway Service Users survey.

It recently won the Standards of Excellence Award at the Loo of the Year Champions League, showcasing its commitment to give customers the best experience at each of its locations.