Background
Hussain was born in Bangladesh and was brought to the United Kingdom by his uncle and aunt in 1985.
Hussain was born in Bangladesh and was brought to the United Kingdom by his uncle and aunt in 1985.
At the age of 17, Hussain started working as a waiter at the Indian Ocean restaurant in Gabalfa. Around 1991, at the age of 18, when the local prawn supplier went out of business, having seen a gap in the market, Hussain took £20 worth of fuel and the money to buy six cases of prawns – and sold them on. He started his business while working evenings as a part-time as a waiter in the restaurant and studying at college for his A Levels at Coleg Glan Hafren.
He saw an opportunity in the market for prawn supply and started off by selling a few boxes of frozen prawns with his friend, delivering them at night while continuing with his education during the day.
He started the business with an initial capital of only £20. The annual turnover for his business is around £80 million as of 2010.
Euro Foods (United Kingdom)
In 1993, Hussain formed Euro Foods (United Kingdom) and the company has grown rapidly since. He employs over 200 staff and has food processing units in Newport, Barking and Sunderland.
Hussain is the chief executive of Newport-based Euro Foods which has an annual turnover of £80m, as well as a £20m subsidiary empire in Asia.
He also has a new plant and four factories in Bangladesh, and has started a subsidiary in New New York He also has invested in property development business in Wales. All of factory setup by latest machine and as per Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points rule.
In 2003, Hussain was appointed a Member of the British Empire (Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2003 New Year Honours for his services to business in Wales. In 2003, he won the Eastern Eye Young Achiever Award that was presented by Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales, and he was nominated for Young Achiever at the Asian Jewel Awards. In 2005, he won the AoC Gold Award for Further Education Alumni. In 2011, he was awarded the Personality of the Year at the British Curry Awards, presented on video message by David Cameron.
In 2003, Hussain was appointed a Member of the British Empire (Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2003 New Year Honours for his services to business in Wales.
