1961 headquarters 169 euston road london area served worldwide key people vagn s rensen chairman kate swann chief executive products restaurants cafes bars fast food services foodservice revenue 1 832.9 million 2015 1 operating income 97.4 million 2015 1 profit 60.3 million 2015 1 number of employees 30 212 2015 1 website www.foodtravelexperts.com 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 train stations around the world as a concessionaire . it is listed on the london stock exchange and is a constituent of the ftse 250 index . contents 1 history 2 operations 3 references 4 external links history edit the business was established as a division of sas group under the name of sas catering in 1961 . 2 it was subsequently renamed select service partner ssp and acquired by compass group in may 1993 for 72 million . 3 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 . 4 in 2006 the business was bought by eqt partners for 1.822 billion . 3 the company was the subject of an initial public offering in 2014 . 5 operations edit a caff ritazza outlet at hull paragon railway station . ssp operates a vast portfolio of small brands most of which are locally specific . they also operate international brands such as ajisen ramen millie s cookies burger king caff ritazza camden food co. caviar house & prunier seafood bar marks & spencer simply food pumpkin caf shop starbucks upper crust whsmith yo sushi references edit a b c d annual report 2015 pdf . ssp group . retrieved 10 april 2016 . eqt to acquire select service partner from compass . eqt . retrieved 8 september 2014 . a b compass sells moto service stations and upper crust food chain for 1.8 bn . 10 april 2006 . retrieved 8 september 2014 . travellers fare . cinven . retrieved 8 september 2014 . shares rise in ssp stock market debut . the telegraph . 10 july 2014 . retrieved 8 september 2014 . external links edit official site v t e food chains in the united kingdom casual dining angus steakhouse ask beefeater grill bella italia brewers fayre byron hamburgers caf rouge carluccio s chiquito damon s ed s easy diner frankie & benny s giraffe gourmet burger kitchen harry ramsden s harvester hungry horse la tasca little chef loch fyne restaurants nando s ok diner pizza hut pizzaexpress prezzo strada table table taybarns t.g.i. friday s toby carvery tony roma s wagamama wahaca wildwood kitchen zizzi fast food barburrito burger king chicken cottage chipotle mexican grill dixy chicken domino s pizza five guys kfc mcdonald s morley s papa john s pizza sam s chicken sbarro southern fried chicken subway taco bell tops pizza tortilla wasabi wimpy yo sushi baked goods auntie anne s cinnabon cooplands ditsch dunkin donuts eat 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