Bio - Abdulla Al-Janahi – young F&B entrepreneur
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Abdulla is a 16-year-old Emirati high school student and the owner of Abdul’s BBQ in Dubai.
His culinary journey began when he was just 11 and developed an interest in cooking.
During those years, Abdulla’s main interest was robotics, and he even secured second place at the VIXIQ robotics competition. However, the pandemic and Covid-19 changed everything, and it was difficult for Abdulla to keep up with robotics. Instead, Abdulla rediscovered cooking and the science behind Texas-style BBQ brisket.
The business first started at home as a hobby. Abdulla’s family noticed his passion for cooking and that he had a talent for barbecue. They encouraged him to turn his hobby into a business. With their support, he was able to launch a brisket business in December 2022 when he was just 15 years old.
The first steps began when Abdulla started taking barbecue pre-orders from home. Abdulla was open to hearing all the comments and reviews to improve his product. He learned from his mistakes and improved his barbecue products after many trials and errors. He also applied the skills he had learned from robotics: Problem-solving, critical thinking, and precision were all helpful for Abdulla’s entrepreneurial journey. Instead of winning robotics competitions, he wanted to challenge and outshine a popular Texas barbecue restaurant with his premium brisket.
Eventually, he was able to collaborate with Bahraini Kebab in Al Quoz to provide his product there every weekend. Abdulla is proud to be the first one in the industry to serve Wagyu brisket with a marbling score of 7+. The brisket is smoked for at least 14 hours at a low temperature. During the smoking process, it never loses its juices and tenderness.
Abdulla’s main goal for the next three years is to have his own food truck which will allow him to serve his food to more people. A mobile solution with a food truck he can set up anywhere will also enable him to target different segments and locations.
You can follow Abdulla on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/abduls.bbq/
Previous articles and features:
Interview on Dubai Eye – Starting up:
https://www.dubaieye1038.com/on-air/starting-up-with-virtuzone/
Bizpreneur spotlight article:
https://www.bizpreneurme.com/young-entrepreneur-spotlight-abdulla-al-janahi/
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Editors notes
Abdul's BBQ is owned by Abdulla Al-Janahi, a 16-year-old entrepreneur and high school student from Dubai. Abdulla is proud to serve the best Waqyu brisket in Dubai.