Petrogas Group Limited (Applegreen Plc)

Established in 1992, Applegreen is a leading operator of service stations in Ireland and the United Kingdom. With a 12% share of the fuels market in the Republic of Ireland, the business employs c. 2,200 people, and operates over 150 forecourt sites. The business in 2014 entered the service station market in the East Coast of the United States and opened four sites there since April 2014. Applegreen has a number of strategic partnerships with international brands Burger King, Subway, Costa Coffee as well as Greggs and Chopstix. The business has its own food offer through the Bakewell café brands. Founded in 2009, the Applegreen Charitable Fund nominates two different charity partners as beneficiaries every two years. The fund has donated circa €1million to its nominated charities over the last 5 years.