Public | |
Traded as | : |
Founded | 1961 |
Headquarters | 169 London, England, UK |
Area served
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Worldwide |
Key people
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Vagn Sørensen, Chairman Kate Swann, Chief Executive |
Products | Restaurants, Cafes, Bars, Fast Food |
Services | Foodservice |
Revenue | £1,990.3 million (2016) |
£121.4 million (2016) | |
Profit | £81.8 million (2016) |
Number of employees
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29,942 (2016) |
Website | www.foodtravelexperts.com |
SSP Group plc is a British multinational company, headquartered in London, England, which operates branded Catering and Retail units at over 125 airports and 270 railway stations around the world as a concessionaire. It is listed on the and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
The business was established as a division of SAS Group under the name of SAS Catering in 1961. It was subsequently renamed Select Service Partner ('SSP') and acquired by Compass Group in May 1993 for £72 million. Compass then merged SSP with several other companies it owned, including Travellers Fare, British Rail's former catering division which had been privatised under a management buy-out in 1988 before being bought by Compass in 1992. In 2006 the business was bought by EQT Partners for £1.822 billion. The company was the subject of an initial public offering in 2014.
SSP operates a vast portfolio of small brands - most of which are locally specific. The significant brands include: