05. Orit Mohammed

American

CEO, Boon Coffee

Orit Mohammed founded Boon Coffee after moving to Dubai, driven by the desire to communicate the story of coffee beyond the caffeine kick.

An organic specialty coffee roaster, Boon Coffee offers 100% pure, single-origin, Arabica coffee beans sourced from Ethiopia.

One of the pioneers in Dubai’s single origin speciality coffee movement, Boon supplies its roasted coffee beans to La Serre and Baker & Spice also operates a retail outlet in Jumeirah Lakes Towers.

Coming from a large family of traditional coffee lovers, Mohammed works closely with Ethiopia’s farming communities, assigning a portion of profits to help educate children there. Her efforts to educate people about speciality coffee and increase demand for it has resulted in increased exports and sales for Ethiopia’s farmers.

NUMBERS GAME...

Number of years in the company: 05

Number of years working in the Middle East: 10

Number of years working in the F&B industry: 05

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