Sales are falling for SSP, the owner of Upper Crust.
In the last eight weeks, sales have fallen to 57% of pre-pandemic levels. In a previous trading update, sales were 66% of pre-pandemic levels.
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The group commented: “The spread of the Omicron variant around the world and the subsequent government restrictions have inevitably had an impact on passenger numbers in many of our markets.”
“Recent weeks have been more encouraging, as government restrictions have been lifted in the UK and some Continental European markets, with sales now trending positively again, driven mainly by strengthening trading in the Rail sector as commuter travel returns,”
The group said that they plan to return to pre-pandemic profits and revenues by 2024.