Lagardère Travel Retail to open first Greggs store in an airport outside the UK at Tenerife South
Lagardère Travel Retail has opened the first Greggs store in an airport outside the United Kingdom, at Tenerife South Airport (Reina Sofia), on a day of particular significance for the destination, coinciding with Canary Islands Day.The project is a milestone in the travel retail development of Greggs, a well-established and much-loved food brand in its home market of the UK, and marks the beginning of a partnership designed to leverage Greggs’ strong consumer appeal with Lagardère Travel Retail’s expertise in delivering tailored dining concepts in high-traffic locations.
Located airside in Terminal A, in a prime location adjacent to passport control and serving one of the airport’s main departure flows to the United Kingdom,the 197m² store joins the commercial mix in one of the busiest airports in the Canary Islands, welcoming more than 14 million passengers in 2025, including approximately 5.5 million British travellers, its largest passenger segment.. The new outlet will offer travellers a range of Greggs’ signature products – including its famous sausage roll – alongside a menu adapted to the local environment and to Tenerife South’s passenger profile.
The opening reflects Lagardère Travel Retail’s approach in airport foodservice, combining global brand partnerships with local market insights to deliver relevant and scalable concepts across its network. The introduction of Greggs further enhances the diversity of the company’s dining offer and illustrates its ability to work with leading brands across different markets and passenger segments.
The store is designed to serve both UK passengers familiar with the brand and international travellers discovering Greggs for the first time, in a high-footfall, travel-oriented setting.
Since its foundation in north-east England 85 years ago, Greggs has built a strong reputation for offering quality, freshly prepared food to customers on the go. Today the company generates over £2 billion in turnover, with a store network spanning 3,000 locations in the UK.
Christine Bony, VP Dining at Lagardère Travel Retail : “We are delighted to begin our partnership with Greggs at Tenerife South Airport. This opening illustrates how we work with High Street brands with strong consumer recognition to support their international development in travel environments. By combining passenger insights, location dynamics and our global footprint, we are able to identify the right concepts and create the conditions for them to reach an international audience.”
Javier Cagigal, CEO of Lagardère Travel Retail Spain & Portugal : “The introduction of Greggs in Spain reflects our strategy to further diversify our foodservice offer with internationally recognised brands that complement our local concepts. Tenerife South Airport is a strong example of how we adapt our offer to match passenger profiles and continuously enhance its relevance. We look forward very much to working with Greggs and to harnessing the brand’s appeal to our customers in Tenerife.”
Roisin Currie, Chief Executive at Greggs commented : "Tenerife South Airport is a hub for millions of UK and international passengers each year, making it the ideal location to test spreading our wings in an overseas setting. It’s an exciting milestone for Greggs as we bring a slice of home to the Canaries, and we’re confident our great-value offering will resonate just as well under the Spanish sun as it does on the UK high street.”