THE CEO

By Greater Good Magazine

Omari McQueen, CEO of Dipalicious

Omari McQueen is the youngest awardwinning vegan chef in the UK and the CEO and founder of Dipalicious. Omari started Dipalicious at eight years old after starting a YouTube channel where he filmed himself making his very own vegan pizza. He felt that the pizza was to dry and did not know if Heinz Tomato sauce was vegan, so he made his first dip - the Caribbean Kick. After allowing us to taste it and getting good reviews from our family, he decided he wanted to start selling his dip and created two more dips to begin selling.

Omari now has a selection of dips, snacks, juice packs and seasoning and saving for his very own bus converted restaurant and his balanced preprepared vegan meals for children.

What a pleasure chatting with Omari…

What got you interested in the type of foods you are cooking?

I do not want any animals hurt for our benefit or consumption – it is not a good feeling.

What is your specialty dish?

Barbecued Jack Fruit is my favorite.

I see your dips are popular in the UK right now, any plans of expanding into the US?

Yes, we just need to figure it out.

Future plans?

I want to convert a bus into a food truck and be able to offer my dips to more people. And, eventually have my own restaurant.

What do you like to do in your spare time?

I love cooking and playing sports – my favorite is football!

What is your motto?

Stay humble, be yourself and your flaws make you unique.