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Peregrine Corporation
The Peregrine Corporation is an Australian privately-owned company headquartered in Adelaide, South Australia. It formed and until April 2023 operated the On the Run brand of service stations and convenience store in South Australia, and the Smokemart and Giftbox (tobacconists /vape shops and variety retail stores) nationwide. Peregrine owns The Bend Motorsport Park at Tailem Bend, and the Mallala Motor Sport Park.
The company was founded by Fred (Fathi) Shahin in 1984 with the purchase of a BP service station in Woodville. Peregrine bought the Mobil fuel outlets in South Australia in 2010 and 25 company-owned BP outlets in 2014. The acquired sites were rebranded and upgraded to 24-hour OTR convenience stores along with the service stations. In 2020 Peregrine was listed at number 15 in the Australian Financial Review's "Top 500 Private Companies", with an estimated annual revenue of $2.6 billion.
On 15 May 1948, Fathi (Fred) Shahin and his family moved to Lebanon following their expulsion from Palestine after the 1948 Arab–Israeli War and the Israeli Declaration of Independence. Shahin was ten at the time. Shahin later went to night school to qualify as an accountant. Shahin's son Khalil (Charlie) Shahin later stated that his father's training and occupation was pivotal to the company's success, as he acted as a "de-facto CFO". After working as an auditor for the United Nations for 27 years, Fred and his family migrated to Sydney, Australia in 1984, and after six weeks moved to Adelaide.
When he could not find work, he bought a BP service station in the Adelaide suburb of Woodville, and the family lived on site. Peregrine was founded in 1984 with the purchase of the service station, soon followed by a chain of Smokemart (tobacco retailer) stores across Adelaide.
After Fred's death, three of his sons, Yasser, Khalil (Charlie) and Samer (Sam) took over the business.
Peregrine bought 29 Mobil fuel outlets in South Australia in 2010 and 25 BP-owned outlets in 2014. The acquired sites were rebranded and upgraded to 24-hour On The Run sites. By April 2023, Peregrine owned a chain of more than 170 OTR convenience stores and service stations. The Shahin family were included on the BRW Rich 200 list in 2014.
In 2015 Peregrine announced plans to redevelop the former Mitsubishi Motors Australia test site outside Tailem Bend as The Bend Motorsport Park, that opened in 2017,[citation needed] and in May 2017, announced the purchase of the Mallala Motor Sport Park.
In 2016, Peregrine acquired the rights to operate Guzman y Gomez restaurants in South Australia.
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Peregrine Corporation
The Peregrine Corporation is an Australian privately-owned company headquartered in Adelaide, South Australia. It formed and until April 2023 operated the On the Run brand of service stations and convenience store in South Australia, and the Smokemart and Giftbox (tobacconists /vape shops and variety retail stores) nationwide. Peregrine owns The Bend Motorsport Park at Tailem Bend, and the Mallala Motor Sport Park.
The company was founded by Fred (Fathi) Shahin in 1984 with the purchase of a BP service station in Woodville. Peregrine bought the Mobil fuel outlets in South Australia in 2010 and 25 company-owned BP outlets in 2014. The acquired sites were rebranded and upgraded to 24-hour OTR convenience stores along with the service stations. In 2020 Peregrine was listed at number 15 in the Australian Financial Review's "Top 500 Private Companies", with an estimated annual revenue of $2.6 billion.
On 15 May 1948, Fathi (Fred) Shahin and his family moved to Lebanon following their expulsion from Palestine after the 1948 Arab–Israeli War and the Israeli Declaration of Independence. Shahin was ten at the time. Shahin later went to night school to qualify as an accountant. Shahin's son Khalil (Charlie) Shahin later stated that his father's training and occupation was pivotal to the company's success, as he acted as a "de-facto CFO". After working as an auditor for the United Nations for 27 years, Fred and his family migrated to Sydney, Australia in 1984, and after six weeks moved to Adelaide.
When he could not find work, he bought a BP service station in the Adelaide suburb of Woodville, and the family lived on site. Peregrine was founded in 1984 with the purchase of the service station, soon followed by a chain of Smokemart (tobacco retailer) stores across Adelaide.
After Fred's death, three of his sons, Yasser, Khalil (Charlie) and Samer (Sam) took over the business.
Peregrine bought 29 Mobil fuel outlets in South Australia in 2010 and 25 BP-owned outlets in 2014. The acquired sites were rebranded and upgraded to 24-hour On The Run sites. By April 2023, Peregrine owned a chain of more than 170 OTR convenience stores and service stations. The Shahin family were included on the BRW Rich 200 list in 2014.
In 2015 Peregrine announced plans to redevelop the former Mitsubishi Motors Australia test site outside Tailem Bend as The Bend Motorsport Park, that opened in 2017,[citation needed] and in May 2017, announced the purchase of the Mallala Motor Sport Park.
In 2016, Peregrine acquired the rights to operate Guzman y Gomez restaurants in South Australia.