Airport and rail station food firm ssp’s tasty £2bn flotation
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The group, owned by Swedish private equity firm EQT and led by former WH Smith boss Kate Swann, is thought to be eyeing up a listing in June or July. SSP owns brands such as Upper Crust and
runs outlets for third parties including Starbucks, Burger King and Costa at airports and railway stations worldwide. It recently reported annual sales up 5 per cent to £1.83billion and
profits up 10 per cent to £152.7million. It did not comment about the proposed listing. Other food firms tipped to float in the coming months include cafe chain Patisserie Valerie and
takeaway group Just-Eat.