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Service station chain operating in Ireland, the UK and the USA For other uses, see Apple Green (disambiguation). "Petrogas" redirects here. For the Australian petrol station chain, see HWR Group.

Applegreen Limited
Traded asEuronext Dublin: APGN
ISINIE00BXC8D038
IndustryRetail
FoundedDublin, Ireland (1992)
HeadquartersPark West, Dublin, Ireland
Key people
  • Bob Etchingham (co-owner)
  • Joe Barrett (co-owner)
RevenueIncrease €3.1bn (2019)
Websiteapplegreenstores.com
Footnotes / references
Applegreen petrol station in Forty Hill, Enfield, Great Britain

Applegreen Limited is an Irish company founded in 1992 that operates 620 petrol stations in Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Great Britain (under the Welcome Break arm) and the United States. It is a major petrol retailer in Ireland, and operates convenience stores and motorway service areas. Applegreen's headquarters are based in Park West Business Park in Dublin, Ireland.

In 2018, Applegreen purchased the majority of UK motorway service area operator Welcome Break for €361.8m. In 2021, Applegreen acquired the United States toll road service area operations from HMSHost for $375 million.

Applegreen operates its own EV charging subsidiary called Applegreen Electric.

In January 2025, Applegreen agreed to sell its UK filling station business, Petrogas Group, to EG On the Move. Its Welcome Break business in the UK was not part of the deal and will remain in Applegreen's ownership.

Greenwashing controversies

In 2020, Applegreen announced an initiative to offset the emissions from its premium fuels, which has been labelled as a greenwashing effort. While the campaign claimed to offset all the emissions from its fuels, a report from IrishEVs showed that this only included emissions created from cars and did not include emissions from extraction or refinement which typically account for up to 40% of the total greenhouse gas emissions from petrol and diesel.

Partnership with Marks & Spencer

In October 2022, Applegreen announced a partnership with Marks & Spencer to sell M&S Food at its locations in Ireland. A new M&S Food “shop-in-shop” will initially be available in five Applegreen locations.

Creeslough explosion

Main article: Creeslough explosion

On 7 October 2022, an explosion occurred at an apartment behind an Applegreen petrol station in the village of Creeslough, County Donegal. The explosion killed ten people and left eight hospitalised. The site housed a petrol station, a supermarket, a post office, a hair dressing salon, and an apartment building. The source of the explosion was suspected to be an accidental gas leak in the apartment building behind the petrol station. The explosion caused the region's largest number of civilian casualties in decades.

References

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