Upper Crust owner SSP has said up to 5,000 jobs are under threat as it shakes up the group following plunging passenger numbers at railway stations and airports due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The cuts are expected to affect employees in the firm’s head office and those in both salaried and hourly-paid operations.
The Company which also trades under the Caffe Ritazza name currently runs around 2,800 units in airports, railway stations and motorway services stations.
It served 1.5million customers every day in 35 countries.
Less than a quarter of outlets are expected to open by the autumn
