The petrol station and food business run by Asda’s Issa brothers has revealed the expansion would include 22,700 new roles in the UK alone.
A large portion of jobs would be for the company’s bakery chain Cooplands and fast food brand Leon, which were both acquired in 2021 across EG’s forecourt network.
EG has also planned more Asda food service concessions within its supermarket stores. New jobs are also set to fuel third-party brand partners, such as Starbucks, KFC and drive-thru sites.
The remainder of the new jobs would come from “organic growth” across nine other markets, including Ireland, France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Australia and the United States.
As the hospitality industry is currently experiencing record vacancy levels, the company has offered an “attractive package” to new staff members.
“We are proud to be a business founded in Britain that invests in job creation worldwide, while focusing heavily on the training and development of colleagues,” the Issa brothers said.
“EG has a strong track record of providing colleagues with long-term opportunities to progress their career at all levels ‒ and we are passionate about continuing this.”
