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Pre-tax losses triple at Irish arm of Coveney-led SSP

Pre-tax losses at the Irish arm of multinational food and beverage firm, SSP (Select Service Partner) led by group CEO Patrick Coveney last year more than tripled to €7.4m.

Business • 22 Aug

Upper Crust owner SSP today posted a 23% jump in core profit to £343m for the year ended September 30

Profits at Upper Crust owner SSP jump 23%

Upper Crust owner SSP plans to increase its regional operating profit margin in its struggling Continental European unit to about 3% in the current fiscal, up from 1.5%, and also posted an annual profit rise today, in line with estimates.

Business • 03 Dec 24

SSP reported an underlying core profit of £142m for the year ended September 30, compared to a loss of £108.3m last year

Upper Crust owner SSP returns to annual profit

Upper Crust owner SSP Group said today its sales on average rose above pre-pandemic levels in the first eight weeks of the new financial year, benefiting from higher prices and increased domestic travel.

Business • 06 Dec 22

Upper Crust owner SSP said it expects to offset cost inflation and manage supply chain snags

Upper Crust owner SSP upbeat on full year earnings

Upper Crust owner SSP said today it expected full-year core earnings to be slightly ahead of its earlier guidance, as passenger numbers recovered close to pre-pandemic levels.

Business • 27 Sep 22

SSP said its sales were recovering after the lifting of curbs in the UK and some European markets

SSP sales at 57% of pre-Covid levels in recent weeks

Upper Crust owner SSP said today that its sales were recovering after a slowdown in recent weeks, when fewer people travelled due to Omicron-led curbs that hit its stores at train stations and airports.

Business • 04 Feb 22

Upper Crust owner SSP sells food and drinks in airports and train stations in 36 countries

Upper Crust owner SSP reports improving sales

The owner of the Upper Crust and Caffe Ritazza snack chains said today that its sales had finally started to recover from coronavirus lockdowns and forecast a smaller than feared cash burn for the second half of its financial year.

Business • 23 Sep 20

Upper Crust owner SSP operates food and beverage outlets in airports and train stations in 36 countries

Upper Crust owner SSP warns of 5,000 job cuts

Upper Crust owner said today it could cut about 5,000 jobs in a proposed restructuring of its UK business due to very low passenger numbers even as coronavirus-led restrictions ease.

Business • 01 Jul 20

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