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Greggs staff left in disbelief after man orders 'biggest ever bacon sarnie' containing a staggering 7,600 calories
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Published 13:04 18 Feb 2025 GMT

Greggs staff left in disbelief after man orders 'biggest ever bacon sarnie' containing a staggering 7,600 calories

The competitive food eater tried to stomach 100 bacon rashers in one sitting

Joshua Nair

Joshua Nair

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We all love a Greggs, don't we?

Whether it be the classic steak bake or its many vegan options, the chain provides a selection including some of Britain's most beloved national foods - more or less.

While having a meat-filled pastry a couple of times a week may satisfy your cravings, do you think you could stomach 'the UK's biggest bacon sarnie'?

Well, this is what Craig Harker decided to have a crack at, undertaking the near 8,000-calorie challenge to prove that he may just be the biggest Greggs lover in the world.

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The 37-year-old dad is part of a competitive eating league, and wanted to test himself with the 100-piece bacon butty, which is put in a massive white bap that's big enough to fill out a pizza box.

When asking for the unusual order, the confused server thought he was joking at first.

But before long, he was served the massive sarnie, and had to fork out £60 for the meal. Not to worry though, as it came with entire bottles of ketchup and brown sauce.

Known on social media as Dad Loves Food, the food enthusiast revealed that the treat was about nine inches tall, jokingly calling it the 'bacon Mount Everest'.

"Look at that, that's absolutely insane. It's like a whole pig in a box," he told fans.

Footage showed Craig ordering his monster meal at a Greggs branch in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, showing the camera that he was unable to hold the entire thing.

Talk about a tall order (Kennedy)
Talk about a tall order (Kennedy)

Heading home, the British Eating League founder started to chomp down on the massive butty and tower of bacon, with some Coca-Cola to wash it down.

But just 38 rashers in, he called time on the challenge as he struggled as time went on.

"As for 100 slices, I think it's impossible," he claimed.

"I don't think anyone could do it, maybe [competitive eater] Max vs Food possibly, maybe someone part of the British Eating League, but definitely not me.

"I think I'll stick to the smaller ones next time."

He ended up giving the rest of his rashers to his friends and family, and compared the sarnie to 'holding a newborn baby'.

"I brought it home as it was too big to stand there holding, I had the kids round me watching and waiting for the leftovers," Craig admitted.

Explaining that there was no waste because of the hungry mouths around him, he also stated: "I never want to look at a piece of bacon again."

That's a lot of bacon for one man (Kennedy)
That's a lot of bacon for one man (Kennedy)

The pub owner said that the huge bacon butty would also be a tough ask for even his most seasoned champion eaters, as he barely managed to eat over a third of the rashers.

Craig has previously been in the news for putting 51 rashers into a single sandwich, but this challenge was a step too far.

Claiming that he wanted to find a challenge that was 'different', he explained: "As part of the British Eating League sometimes it's quite hard to find the challenges so I have to create them for the eaters.

"It's the biggest bacon sarnie I've ever seen or tried and I think even the big eaters in the world would struggle to eat something like that."

Calorie Count

In case you were wondering how many calories would be in a sarnie so big:

  • 100 SLICES OF BACON - 7,600 CALORIES
  • ONE STOTTIE (BREAD ROLL) - 172 CALORIES
  • KETCHUP - 20 CALORIES

TOTAL CALORIES = 7,792 CALORIES

LADbible has reached out to Greggs for a comment.

Featured Image Credit: Kennedy News and Media

Topics: Greggs, Food And Drink, UK News

Joshua Nair
Joshua Nair

Joshua Nair is a journalist at LADbible. Born in Malaysia and raised in Dubai, he has always been interested in writing about a range of subjects, from sports to trending pop culture news. After graduating from Oxford Brookes University with a BA in Media, Journalism and Publishing, he got a job freelance writing for SPORTbible while working in marketing before landing a full-time role at LADbible. Unfortunately, he's unhealthily obsessed with Manchester United, which takes its toll on his mental and physical health. Daily.

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