The Anambra man pictured gave his inspiring story of how he started roasting corn in Dubai for a living.
According to him:
"My name is Obinna. When I arrived Dubai and couldn't get a job, I decided to think out of the box on what to do to make a living and one day, while in a local restaurant, a
man came and placed an order. When the waiter came with the order, it was Chicken with Mashed Potato and Grilled Corn but the corn was not roasted in the Nigeria way as we do with cool. That was when the idea came and I decided to give it a try"
I contacted a local farmer who supplied raw corn for me and started roasting them close to my neighborhood across the street. At first, people who passed by looked at me with as they have never seen anything of its kind up until one man approached me and I gave him one corn cob to taste. He liked it and the following day, invited 4 of his friends who bought, and took some home"
According to him, that day marked the beginning of his turn around in the business. The business according to him, is the first of it's kind in Dubai and in no time became a popular delicacy in the neighborhood with people especially Nigerians living there.
When asked how much he makes as profit, he said 'the profits are not bad. I sell each corn cob for about 5 to 8 Dirham depending on the size and on a very good day, I take about 60 to 80 Dirham (22$) (#8,000) home "
Nice one.
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