Applegreen

{{short description|Irish service station chain}}

{{Other uses|Apple Green (disambiguation)}}

{{Redirect|Petrogas|the Australian petrol station chain|HWR Group}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Applegreen Limited

| logo = Applegreen Logo.png

| traded_as = {{EuronextDublin|APGN|IE00BXC8D038}}

| ISIN = {{ISIN|sl=n|pl=y|IE00BXC8D038}}

| foundation = Dublin, Ireland (1992)

| hq_location = Park West, Dublin

| location_country = Ireland

| key_people = {{Ubl

| Bob Etchingham (co-owner)

| Joe Barrett (co-owner)

}}

| industry = Retail

| products =

| revenue = {{increase}} €3.1bn (2019)

| homepage = {{URL|https://applegreenstores.com}}

| footnotes =

}}

File:Applegreen petrol station, Enfield - geograph.org.uk - 1013303.jpg, Enfield, Great Britain]]

Applegreen Limited{{Cite web |date=2010-11-19 |title=Applegreen Limited |url=https://opencorporates.com/companies/ie/491702 |access-date=2023-09-03 |website=OpenCorporates}}{{Cite web |title=Applegreen Privacy Policy {{!}} Applegreen Ireland |url=https://applegreenstores.com/privacy-policy/ |access-date=2023-09-03 |website=Applegreen |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=Applegreen Terms & Conditions {{!}} Applegreen Ireland |url=https://applegreenstores.com/terms-and-conditions/ |access-date=2023-09-03 |website=Applegreen |language=en-GB}} 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.{{cite web |title=Applegreen and M&S Food Announce Exclusive Partnership |url=https://applegreenstores.com/applegreen-and-ms-food-announce-exclusive-partnership/ |website=Applegreenstores |access-date=9 October 2022}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Irish to the Core |url=https://applegreenstores.com/about-us/ |access-date=1 October 2022 |website=Applegreen}}

In 2018, Applegreen purchased the majority of UK motorway service area operator Welcome Break for €361.8m.{{Cite news |last=Hipwell |first=Deirdre |date=2018-08-03 |title=Applegreen reverses into motorway service area |newspaper=The Sunday Times |url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/article/applegreen-reverses-into-motorway-service-area-gc23clkwv |url-access=subscription |access-date=1 October 2022}} In 2021, Applegreen acquired the United States toll road service area operations from HMSHost for $375 million.{{cite news |last=Higgs |first=Larry |date=May 25, 2021 |title=Company that runs Turnpike, Parkway service areas to be sold for $375M. |publisher=NJ.com |url=https://www.nj.com/news/2021/05/company-that-runs-turnpike-parkway-service-areas-to-be-sold-for-375m.html |accessdate=1 October 2022}}

Applegreen operates its own EV charging subsidiary called Applegreen Electric.{{cite web | url=https://www.applegreenelectric.com/about-us | title=About Applegreen Electric | EV Charging Infrastructure }}

On 7 October 2022, an Applegreen petrol station in Creeslough, County Donegal was severely damaged by an explosion in an adjacent apartment building that also killed ten people and injured eight others.{{Cite news |last=Mooney |first=John |date=9 October 2022 |title=Gardai examine CCTV of Donegal blast that killed ten |work=The Times |url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/ireland-world/article/gardai-examine-cctv-of-donegal-blast-that-killed-ten-fr2vhldpr |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=9 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009065826/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/gardai-examine-cctv-of-donegal-blast-that-killed-ten-fr2vhldpr |archive-date=9 October 2022}}{{Cite news |date=8 October 2022 |title=Ten dead, including children, after Creeslough blast |publisher=RTÉ News |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/2022/1008/1327902-creeslough-donegal/ |access-date=8 October 2022}}{{cite news |last1=Mooney |first1=John |title=The Sunday Times |url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/ireland-world/article/gardai-examine-cctv-of-donegal-blast-that-killed-ten-fr2vhldpr |access-date=9 October 2022 |publisher=The Sunday Times}}{{cite news |last1=Lally |first1=Conor |title=Creeslough tragedy: Explosion experts to be brought in to assist Garda inquiry |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2022/10/09/creeslough-tragedy-explosion-experts-to-be-brought-in-to-assist-garda-inquiry/ |access-date=9 October 2022 |publisher=The Irish Times}}{{cite news|url=https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/arid-40979033.html|title=Donegal petrol station explosion described by authorities as 'tragic accident'|work=EchoLive.ie|date=8 October 2022|accessdate=8 October 2022}}

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.{{Cite web |date=2025-01-13 |title=Applegreen to sell UK filling stations to focus on bigger sites |url=https://www.independent.ie/business/applegreen-to-sell-uk-filling-stations-to-focus-on-bigger-sites/a1508906716.html |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=Irish Independent |language=en}}{{cite news | url=https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2025/01/13/applegreen-sells-its-uk-petrol-filling-station-business-to-rival/?trk=feed-detail_main-feed-card_feed-article-content | title=Applegreen sells its UK filling station business to rival | newspaper=The Irish Times }}