Travel food outlet operator SSP Group on Wednesday said chief executive Simon Smith has quit to join an unnamed private equity-backed business.
Smith s expected to leave the company at the end of 2021, SSP said in statement.
The owner of the Upper Crust and Ritazza brands said current trading is in line with expectations, with third quarter sales at 27% of 2019 pre-Covid pandemic levels, and sales in the most recent week at 42% of 2019 levels, compared with 30% at the beginning of June.
Full-year guidance remained unchanged. The company has seen sales and profits slump as lockdowns shutdown air and rail travel for much of last year.
