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Iqbal Wahhab

Founder, The Purpose Restaurant Company
Iqbal Wahhab

Iqbal Wahhab OBE has built a reputation for delivering world-class excellence through his highly successful restaurant businesses, Roast and The Cinnamon Club. He has exited both restaurants and is planning new ventures developing purpose-driven businesses.

He has won a number of major awards and accolades during his career. Iqbal was voted one of the Top 10 Restaurateurs in Britain in an Independent on Sunday survey and listed in the Caterer Power 100, GQ 100 Most Connected and The Sunday Times Maserati Top 100 business start-up mentors.

In 2019 he was High Sheriff of Greater London. He has also been featured in social enterprise magazine Pioneers Post’s ‘Black Cab Interviews’. Watch it here.

 

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Iqbal has mentored

NEMI Teas

NEMI teas is a London based tea company creating employment for refugees.

  • NEMI Teas
  • Resilient Lives CIC
  • Friends of Victoria Park, Stretford

Iqbal was simply amazing! Being able to draw upon his real-life experience of operating restaurants in London was invaluable along with his passion to help ones in need made it a perfect combination for me. I would highly recommend Iqbal to all food & drink entrepreneurs out there!  

Pranav Chopra, Founder, NEMI Teas

Iqbal has mentored

Resilient Lives CIC

We provide training and support to young and/or vulnerable people and support local charities.

  • NEMI Teas
  • Resilient Lives CIC
  • Friends of Victoria Park, Stretford

Meeting Iqbal today was like a shot of adrenaline for me! I felt really heard and understood in a way that I wasn’t actually expecting. His obvious wealth of experience shone through in every piece of advice he gave me. There were simply so many little gems of knowledge and advice in our chat that my head is still racing!

Simon Dyer, General Manager, Resilient Lives

Iqbal has mentored

Friends of Victoria Park, Stretford

We run a community building and cafe in a park in Stretford, Manchester. We run a health and social wellbeing programme, and run community events.

  • NEMI Teas
  • Resilient Lives CIC
  • Friends of Victoria Park, Stretford

One of the most useful hours of my life. Iqbal was an amazing listener and gave some great advice. It was fantastic to talk through some issues to someone with such a wealth of experience in order to clarify them, and Iqbal was able to offer potential solutions and helpful resources to try. I would recommend a conversation with Iqbal to everyone – he’s a genuinely lovely guy.

Shelly Quinton-Hulme, Chair, Friends of Victoria Park Stretford

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