Asda owners Issa brothers have announced plans to create 32,000 new jobs globally for their petrol station and food retail business EG Group.

In a statement, EG Group said 22,700 of the jobs would be in the UK and come from the expansion of bakery business Cooplands and food outlet Leon.

The group also has plans to open EG foodservice concessions in some Asda supermarkets, as well as third-party brands including Starbucks and KFC opening locations on forecourts and Asda car parks.

Co-founders and co-chief executives Mohsin and Zuber Issa said: "As EG continues to go from strength to strength, we will be creating a large number of new jobs over the coming years, particularly in our successful foodservice business, which remains a significant growth opportunity globally.

"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.

"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."