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Higher Crust proprietor SSP Group says it believes that “demand for journey will return”, regardless of the coronavirus pandemic dragging down gross sales.
The agency stated weekly gross sales are presently 76% under the degrees seen for April to September final yr.
SSP stated a couple of third of its shops, largely discovered at railway stations and airports, had reopened regardless of the pandemic.
It has reopened models “swiftly” in response to enhancing demand, it stated.
The group, which additionally owns the Caffè Ritazza chain and deli operator Camden Meals Co, and operates in 35 international locations all over the world, stated that 1,100 of its shops have been now open.
Its chief government Simon Smith stated: “We now have seen some enchancment in passenger demand because the begin of the disaster and we’ve reopened models swiftly and profitably in response to this, with over one third of our models now buying and selling.
“Our mannequin is versatile and we are going to proceed to align unit openings with demand, assembly the wants of our prospects while managing working prices and money stream tightly.
“Within the medium-term we count on to see the gradual return of passenger journey to extra normalised ranges,” he stated.
