johnson service group plc said thursday that it expects 2021 results to exceed market expectations despite challenges from the omicron coronavirus variant in the last two weeks of december the uk textile rental company didnt provide any figures but said volumes in november and december were inline with precoronavirus pandemic levels for its workwear unit and were around 77 of normal levels within the hotel restaurant and catering or horeca division however the last two weeks of december reduced volumes in the hospitality sector to around 60 of normal coronavirus case rates have continued to hit demand going into 2022 in the horeca division but the company said it expects a further recovery as the year progresses cost pressuresparticularly related to energyare persisting while the company has fixed its gas prices for more than 80 of its consumption for 2022 the high price on the remainder will affect the total cost it cautioned johnson said it will work to mitigate cost increases shares at 0809 gmt are down 04 pence or 03 at 1400 pence