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 London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
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History
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.
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Operations
SSP operates a vast portfolio of small brands - most of which are locally specific. The significant brands include:
SSP also provide outsourced catering on board a number of train services, operating under the brand RG (previously Rail Gourmet). Clients include Abellio Greater Anglia, Arriva Trains Wales, Chiltern Trains, DB Schenker, East Coast Main Line, East Midlands Trains, Eurostar, Great Western Railway, First Scotrail, Gatwick Express and First Hull Trains.
Criticism
SSP brand Rail Gourmet came under criticism for giving staff four days notice that they were being made redundant on the Thameslink Railway routes.
References
External links
- Official site
Source of article : Wikipedia
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