SSP Asia Pacific

The APAC travel market is well and truly back, so how do we address this opportunity as the Food Travel Experts? Read more in this detailed interview, in which our APAC CEO Jonathan Robinson shares insights into the nuances of the countries we operate in, how we address customer needs, and plans for the future in this region. "Watch this space" is an apt way of putting what will be an exciting few years ahead. #bestpartofthejourney #wearessp SSP Australia & New Zealand SSP Malaysia SSP Singapore SSP Thailand SSP Philippines Martin Moodie

It's been a busy Q3 for us, we have opened 10 brand new units in the past 4 months (April - July). See below to get a brief snapshot of the major new openings covering Australia, Malaysia, Thailand and Hong Kong. Find our more about our regional operations here: https://lnkd.in/gYPtuYmj #WeAreSSP #TheBestPartOfTheJourney

Launceston becomes the 12th airport in the SSP Australia and New Zealand portfolio, read more about the opening here: https://lnkd.in/eg_kgn9X #thebestpartofthejourney Dominic Cain Tom Harrison Kelly Carvalho Shane Beyer Matthew Hill Jonathan Robinson

The results of our recently concluded Global Colleague Survey (GCS) enabled us to reflect on the feedback we received from our colleagues, and work together on tangible actions to improve their work experience with SSP. The APAC & Hong Kong People team collaborated to organize a fun and casual interaction session with everyone on Friday to update our colleagues on progress. The specific objective of the gathering was to help our colleagues understand why employee engagement is a crucial contributor for greater collaboration between teams that leads to better results and ultimately becoming the best part of our colleagues' career journey. There was also a fun quiz section, and we shared the local action plans at the end.  Read more about our company operations in APAC here: https://lnkd.in/gYPtuYmj #ssp #wearessp #lifeatssp

As global population continues to grow and environmental concerns mount, it is crucial for the food and beverage sector to adopt sustainable practices that minimize its ecological footprint. As an F&B leader, we're uniquely positioned to bring together stakeholders to catalyse action and work in partnership to deliver a shared vision for a more sustainable future. As such, we track our progress on sustainability with 10 commitments under 3 broad categories: Product, People, and Planet. One of these commitments is to ensure that 100% of our own brand coffee is certified from sustainable sources, by 2025. We are helping our customers make more sustainable choices by ensuring that the products they purchase are produced under environmentally and socially responsible conditions. The Asia Pacific & Oceania region produces close to 30% of all coffee beans consumed globally, so paying attention to how the coffee is sourced is important. (Source: https://lnkd.in/gDTFMKJk) With certifications from independent organizations such as Rainforest Alliance and Fairtrade International, we ensure that we hold ourselves to the highest standards of sustainable coffee sourcing. Read more about our commitment to sustainability here: https://lnkd.in/dexfVgKZ #SustanaBytes #SustainableCoffee #thebestpartofthejourney

Take a look at our team in Thailand whipping up "Summer Drink Coffee," all with in-house resources, with a chance for the winner to introduce their creation at one of our outlets next summer. 

The Australian Airports Association, The Mercurius Group and The Moodie Davitt Report, organized the third Airport Retail & Commercial Forum in Melbourne this week (July 22 – 24),  theme of the event was ‘Growth through Understanding, Benchmarking and Analysis’. Day 3 kicked off with a Keynote Presentation from our Group CEO Patrick Coveney on ‘A Global Perspective on Growing F&B Spend at Airports’ and focused on how understanding our customers and their behaviours is key to ensuring brand loyalty. His presentation focused on 3 main topics of understanding consumer habits, emerging trends in the industry globally and how we are responding to the latest trends in the Australia & New Zealand F&B sector. Following Patrick’s presentation our APAC CEO Jonathan Robinson participated in a fireside chat with Peter Butts, Chairman of Airport Retail Enterprises (ARE), the business we recently acquired in Australia. They talked about ‘a growing force in Airport F&B’ and how our acquisition of ARE has paved the way to be a leader in the F&B sector in Australia and build on each other's strengths. Finally APAC SVP Matthew Hill participated in a panel discussion on ‘How to Reduce the Cost of Retail Fitout on-Airport’ that analysed the current fit-out costs for airports versus off-airports and discussing how fit-out costs will change over the next few years and ways to optimize them further. 

You can start in "any" role, and progress into "any" role if you commit yourself, take your chances, put yourself out there, work hard and deliver. Matthew Hill Hayley Bell

The official ceremony to open Kyra lounge was held on July 8th with representatives from Airport Dimensions, Travel Food Services, Hong Kong International Airport and SSP Group plc. It has been a terrific effort from everyone and a true testament of our collaboration with our partners. The food and beverage options on offer draw inspiration from Hong Kong culture to go along with classic Western dishes, thus catering to the diverse tastes of all our guests. The lounge is located at the very center of the HK airport and can accommodate upto 150 guests who can enjoy world class cuisine and comfort. Read more of the details here: https://lnkd.in/gHxGexTh

Happy Belated Father's Day to all fathers in the world! SSP Malaysia #ssp #wearessp #lifeatssp