The Issa brothers learnt the ins and outs of petrol retailing while working at their father’s filling station. In 2001, they purchased their first forecourt, paying £150,000 for a rundown site on Bury’s Brandlesholme Road. They acquired more forecourts later that same year, calling the company Euro Garages. As they grew their portfolio, the brothers spotted how well they could do by selling food and drink from well-known brands in their stations. They forged their first partnership with Subway, before working with high-street names including Starbucks, Burger King, KFC and Greggs. Today, their EG Group has nearly 6,000 forecourts across the world, generating annual sales of £22.4bn. Heavy borrowing and a partnership with the private equity firm TDR certainly put a tiger in the tank and together they bought the supermarket chain Asda from Walmart for £6.8bn. Zuber sold his stake in the Blackburn-based business but remains a director. Mohsin is still firmly in charge.