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SSP Deutschland

German travel catering company

SSP Deutschland is a main travel catering concessions company in Germany, the German division of the British SSP Group (Select Service Partner). It is the leader (führende Dienstleister) in the German travel catering market (Erfahrung im Bereich Reisen und Gastronomie).2 It employed 2,343 people in 2015.1 Its revenue was €166 million in 2015.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2006Founded1

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SSP Deutschland is a main travel catering concessions company in Germany, the German division of the British SSP Group (Select Service Partner). It is the leader (führende Dienstleister) in the German travel catering market (Erfahrung im Bereich Reisen und Gastronomie).2

Corporate structure

SSP Deutschland is part of a group headed by SSP Group. 5 entities, 3 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • SSP Group London, United Kingdom
    • SSP Deutschland Eschborn
    • SSP America Subsidiary · Ashburn, United States
    • SSP FINANCING UK LIMITED Subsidiary · 100% · London, United Kingdom
    • Caffè Ritazza Subsidiary · United Kingdom

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

It was founded in 2006. It largely was a derivation of the former Mitropa travel catering company. It brands its company throughout Germany as the Food Travel Experts. It is part of SSP International, which operates around the world in 125 airports and 271 railway stations.

In July 2008 it bought the airport restaurant business of Lufthansa, LSG-Airport Gastronomiegesellschaft mbH or LAG, formerly part of LSG Sky Chefs. LAG operated 34 restaurants at six German airports (Berlin Tegel, Berlin Schönefeld, Bremen, Cologne, Frankfurt and Munich). LSG Sky Chefs is the world's largest provider of airline catering.

From Wikipedia’s article on SSP Deutschland, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Products and brands

It has many outlets, run as concessions or franchises, at most German airports (Flughäfen), motorway service stations (Raststätten), and railway stations (Bahnhöfen).

From Wikipedia’s article on SSP Deutschland, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

  • 20152,3431

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

  • 2015165.5M EUR1

Timeline

  1. 2006Founded Founded1

Sources

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