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ANNUAL REPORT AND CONSOLIDATED ACCOUNTS 2013
Highway service areas are an important business seg-
ment for the Ibersol Group, which at the end of the year
totalled 33 units and 221 employees spread out among
various units:
Sol – 23
A5, Lusoponte, A8, Carvalhos, Modivas – 10
This business segment continues to be hit hard by the
introduction of tolls in previously toll-free roads.
The SOL brand specialises in restaurants at long dis-
tance and urban highway rest stops, through units with
modern functional designs that offer food suited to the
needs of consumers and with services that go far be-
yond the conventional rest stop café-restaurant. Cater-
ing to the diverse customer profiles that visit Sol outlets,
the brand is prepared to offer a good experience to all.
Sol units are characterised by their quick service and
varied menus at affordable prices, prepared in the mo-
ment, and always with personalised customer service.
At several locations, Sol integrates well-known interna-
tional brands such as Pans & Company, Burger King and
KFC, all of which have the global ISO 22000 certification,
a demanding international food safety standard.
Sol units offer services such as specific areas set aside
for smokers, changing area, lounge, free wi-fi, outlets to
charge mobile handsets or computers. In addition, daily
newspapers, journals and magazines are made available,
as well as last minute gifts and a drive-through option.
At the beginning of October 2013, an administrative claim
was brought against the Portuguese State, by the inves-
tee Iberusa Hotelaria e Restauração, SA, seeking compen-
sation for the extensive financial damages it is suffering
during the current and future performance of contracts
to which it is party in Public-Private Partnerships at var-
ious highway concessions where Iberusa operates sev-
eral restaurants in different service areas under various
contracts that have been subcontracted to it.
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UNITS
SOL
SERVICE AREAS
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