Homegrown DXB with Omar Butti

This is Homegrown DXB, hosted by Omar Butti, the show taking you inside the lives of the people changing yours, right here in Dubai.  Dubai is often thought of as a city of luxury, where those with discerning and expensive tastes are catered to. But Dubai is also a place that appreciates a good deal. Our guest today capitalized on the emirate’s appetite for smart savings. After moving to Dubai for...

This is Homegrown DXB, hosted by Omar Butti, the show taking you inside the lives of the people changing yours, right here in Dubai.  Hunter Foods are no strangers to Dubai, having been one of the very first to secure a trade license in the then fledgling Jebel Ali Free Zone in 1985. The brands of Hunter immediately evoke nostalgia in those who grew up in the 80s and 90s, with names like Safari, A...

This is Homegrown DXB, hosted by Omar Butti, the show taking you inside the lives of the people changing yours, right here in Dubai.

This is Homegrown DXB, hosted by Omar Butti, the show taking you inside the lives of the people changing yours, right here in Dubai. Today we’re getting a taste of the east with Chang Sup Shin, the CEO of 1004 gourmet, a Korea supermarket that has grown into a pan Asian retail food retail brand that supplies the likes of Carrefour, Nobu, Burj Al Arab, and Zuma.1004 gourmet was opened in 2008 by Ch...

This is Homegrown DXB, hosted by Omar Butti, the show taking you inside the lives of the people changing yours, right here in Dubai. Our guests today know how to keep it in the family. Jamal Hussain and Halima Jumani are the power couple at the helm of Kibsons International LLC, the company supplying Dubai and the region with quality produce and products for the past four decades. Kibsons was foun...

This is Homegrown DXB, hosted by Omar Butti, the show taking you inside the lives of the people changing yours, right here in Dubai. Our guest today has built a beach safety and rescue program that some have described as Dubai's answer to Baywatch. If you frequent Kite Beach here in the Dubai you've probably seen the army of children in red laying claim to that shoreline. But Pirate Surf Rescue is...

This is Homegrown DXB, hosted by Omar Butti, the show taking you inside the lives of the people changing yours, right here in Dubai. Our guests today run the cleanest business there is. Rami Shaar and Jad Halaoui, the founders of Washmen, have been keeping our clothes, shoes, and accessories sparkling since 2015. The pair struck up a university friendship that turned into an ongoing business partn...

Welcome to the first episode of Homegrown DXB, hosted by Omar Butti, the show taking you inside the lives of the people changing yours, right here in Dubai. Our guest today knows a good deal when she sees it and isn't afraid to drive a hard bargain. Donna Benton first graced the shores of Dubai all way back at the turn of the millennium and her buy one get one free sensation, The Entertainer, has...