Early Years
Sanjay Vadera came to England in 1972 when he was 5 years old as a refugee from Uganda, to escape the regime of dictator Idi Amin. Vadera and his family had a good lifestyle in Uganda but had to leave their valuables behind and arrived in Britain with nothing. He grew up in Bolton with his family and went to Manchester Polytechnic to study computer science and physics. During his time at university he had the opportunity to open a fragrance concession and began to source fragrances such as Hugo Boss and Dolce & Gabbana. From there he formed his fragrance company Per-Scent and Sanjay won his first contract with Superdrug which really launched the business.
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