SSP Group
Coverage tracks the strategy, performance, and global operations of this major travel foodservice specialist, including contract wins, brand partnerships, trading updates, format innovation, and expansion across airports, rail stations, and service areas. Reporting offers insights for operators and suppliers monitoring high-footfall, transit-focused hospitality environments and the evolution of concession-based dining.
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Jul- 2025 -31 JulyFood and Drink
SSP sales rise 6% in Q3 despite UK and Asia slowdown
Food and drink operator, SSP Group, has reported a 6% rise in sales in the third quarter of its financial year, helped by growth in Australia, Egypt and Malaysia, but warned of softer trading in the UK and Asia. The company, which runs restaurants, cafes and bars in travel hubs…
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18 JulyFood and Drink
SSP opens premium wine and dining bar at Dublin Airport
Travel food operator SSP Group has officially opened a new “premium” wine and dining bar, The Reserve, at Dublin Airport. News of the opening follows SSP’s investment in other Dublin Airport venues this year, including upgrades to The Garden Terrace and Upper Crust. Located in the centre of the Terminal…
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4 JulyRestaurants
Popeyes opens first UK airport restaurant at Birmingham
Popeyes UK has opened its first airport restaurant at Birmingham Airport in partnership with SSP Group, an operator of food and beverage outlets in travel locations. The outlet, located airside in the departures lounge, will serve a breakfast menu featuring items such as Cajun hash browns and the Big Brekkie…
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Jun- 2025 -24 JuneFood and Drink
SSP signs 14-year F&B contract with Leeds Bradford Airport
SSP Group has signed a 14-year contract to expand and refresh food and beverage outlets at Leeds Bradford Airport, as part of the airport’s £100m terminal redevelopment. The new agreement will see SSP operate a wider range of brands in the airport’s extended main terminal, including its first AMT Coffee…
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9 JuneFood and Drink
Popeyes UK secures £40m in finance to support growth plans
Popeyes UK has revealed that it has secured new finance facilities totalling £43m in order to support the continued rollout of its growth plans across the UK. The company has agreed the financing with Barclays Corporate Banking alongside its existing support from TDR Capital which last year took a majority…
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May- 2025 -27 MayFood and Drink
SSP Group HY revenues rise 12% to £1.7bn
Travel foodservice company, SSP Group, has seen its revenues rise 12% on a constant currency basis to £1.7bn for the half-year ended 31 March 2025, having seen like-for-like sales grow 5% during the period. Operating profits also rose by 31% on a constant currency basis to £45m during the period,…
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15 MayFood and Drink
SSP signs deal to upgrade Southampton Airport F&B offering
SSP Group, an operator of food and beverage outlets in travel locations worldwide, has agreed a new partnership with Southampton Airport to transform the airport’s food and beverage offer. The deal also strengthens SSP’s partnership with AGS Group, which owns multiple UK airports including Southampton and Glasgow Airport where the…
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Jan- 2025 -29 JanuaryNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 29/01/25
The hospitality sector ended 2024 with virtually the same number of premises as 12 months earlier. According to data from CGA, there were a total of 99,120 outlets operating in December 2024 – up slightly from 99,113 sites a year earlier. It represents a year of solid consolidation after contraction…
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29 JanuaryFood and Drink
SSP Group holds guidance as sales rise 6% in Q1
The operator of F&B outlets in travel locations, SSP Group, has reiterated its full-year guidance as like-for-like sales rose 6% for the first quarter ended 31 December 2024. For the whole period, group sales were 14% higher than the previous year, with both net contract gains and contributions from acquisitions…
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27 JanuaryNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 27/01/25
Tasty expects to report lower sales for FY24 after a challenging H2. Although the group’s restructuring plan, sanctioned on 4 June 2024, will enable the return to profitability and should “secure the company’s long-term future”, the resultant closures of part of the group’s estate has had a “negative impact on…
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