Greggs and KFC’s new sausage roll with gravy – how to get
Greggs and KFC have teamed up to create the βculinary crossover of the centuryβ, also known as a sausage roll drenched in βliquid goldβ gravy.
Launching this week, the high street food giants have worked together for the first time to offer the Greggs sausage roll with KFC gravy, claiming it is the βmash-up the nationβs been cravingβ and βseriously flavoursomeβ.
The brands said the alliance followed Britons consuming 15,000 litres of KFC gravy and more than one million Greggs sausage rolls every day over the past year.
How to get new Greggs sausage roll with KFC gravyΒ for free
Greggs and KFC announced they are taking the new combination on a three-day tour from Thursday, August 7, handing it out for free in London.
This will be followed by more dates, including Manchester on August 8 and Newcastle on August 9.
The tour will stop at Londonβs Southbank Centre on Thursday, followed by Manchesterβs St Anneβs Square on Friday and then Newcastleβs Times Square, all between 12pm and 5pm, with supplies available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Additionally, a sharing bucket including six Greggs sausage rolls and a large tub of KFC gravy will be available for Β£10 on Friday, August 15 and Saturday, August 16 through Uber Eats in London, Manchester, Newcastle and Birmingham.
Is this the Greggs and KFC collab you have always wanted? (Image: Greggs/PA Wire) The news comes after Greggs and KFC teased a collaboration yesterday (August 5), which certainly got fans excited, as Greggs posted a video on social media of a sausage roll being held up in front of a KFC store.
It was captioned: βIs this a sign?β
Taking to the comments of the Instagram post, trying to guess the foodie announcement, this person wrote: βKFC inspired Chicken bake? Instead of creamy sauce in the current chicken bake it’ll be KFC gravy? A KFC & Gravy style bake? I’M INVESTED.β
Someone added: βKFC Chicken & Cheese melt?β
One shared: βThis would blow my MIND AHHH.β
KFC brand manager Phoebe Syms commented: βAt KFC, we bleed gravy. We go to obsessive lengths for our liquid gold, and so do our fans.
βIn fact, it was them who inspired this once-in-a-lifetime event, calling for us to partner with Greggs and unite our iconic gravy with their iconic sausage rolls.
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βNow weβre joining forces for just a few days to give the people a taste of what they really want β¦ itβs time for gravy to meet pastry. Youβre welcome.β
Fiona Mills, brand communications lead at Greggs, added: βWith 96 layers of light puff pastry, and perfectly baked to give that satisfying golden crisp and flaky goodness, weβve always known our sausage rolls are a true British icon. And why not pair one icon with another?
βWe canβt wait to see what Greggs and KFC fans make of our latest partnership. Weβre sure fans of both brands will enjoy devouring their Greggs x KFC sharing bucket.β