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By Guy Taylor Upper Crust owner SSP Group has reinstated its dividend after it netted £1.5bn in half-year revenue ahead of a busy summer season of sporting events. The firm, which runs restaurants, bars and hospitality venues in airports and train stations, is proposing dividend of 1.2p per share, while the £1.5bn revenue haul represented a rise of 19 per cent year-on-year. It comes ahead of both theParis Olympics and Euros this summer, which are expected to massively boost traffic through European airports and railway stations. SSP’s chief Patrick Coveney said the firm was “well set” to capit…

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