Travel food firm SSP launches shares for dividend deal

(Reuters) - British travel food group SSP launched a shares for dividend deal on Wednesday, aimed at having shareholders reinvest this year's 6 pence per share payout in the company, as it swung to a first-half loss due to coronavirus-led store closures.SSP, which operates food and beverage outlets in airports worldwide, posted an underlying pretax loss of 10.7 million pounds, for the six months ended March 31, compared to a profit of 54.2 million pounds a year ago.