Travel food firm SSP swings to H1 loss from virus-led closures

(Reuters) - British travel food group SSP said on Wednesday that coronavirus-led store closures and travel restrictions reduced its first-half sales by up to 150 million pounds, as the company swung to an underlying pretax loss.SSP, which operates food and beverage outlets in airports worldwide, also launched a shares for dividend deal aimed at having shareholders reinvest this year's payout of up to 26.8 million pounds in the company to enhance its liquidity.Shares in the company were down..