Mahmoud Bartawi
Board Member / C-Level Executive /
Entrepreneur
After a decade working in the banking sector, Mahmoud took a courageous leap of faith after noticing a gap in the food and beverage industry, and started his journey into entrepreneurship.
His mission was to create a chain of healthy food brands and his first company, UNDER500, flourished into a network of 26 active kitchens in Dubai, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the UK and the USA, before it was acquired by KITOPI. Since then, Mahmoud has continued to innovate, creating numerous health-focused food brands, whilst engaging in franchise sales, negotiations, and acquisitions.
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Board Member / C-Level Executive / Entrepreneur
After a decade working in the banking sector, Mahmoud took a courageous leap of faith after noticing a gap in the food and beverage industry, and started his journey into entrepreneurship.
His mission was to create a chain of healthy food brands and his first company, UNDER500, flourished into a network of 26 active kitchens in Dubai, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the UK and the USA, before it was acquired by KITOPI. Since then, Mahmoud has continued to innovate, creating numerous health-focused food brands, whilst engaging in franchise sales, negotiations, and acquisitions.
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