AMT Coffee sold out of administration to SSP with loss of 100 jobs

An AMT Coffee stall at Ipswich railway station. The chain has sites in locations such as airports, rail hubs and hospitals across the UK and Ireland. Photograph: Ian Pilbeam/Alamy

The AMT Coffee chain has been sold out of administration with the rescue of 25 outlets. However, 18 will close, leaving 100 employees facing redundancy.

Revenues have plummeted coffee chain – which has sites in airports, rail hubs, hospitals and other locations throughout the UK and Ireland – as the pandemic cut footfall.