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Ahmed Abouelenein

Just Forking Around

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Few U.S. brands exemplify the American Dream quite like The Halal Guys. Starting as a New York food cart in 1990, the concept was then nurtured and grown into the international powerhouse it is today; with Asia now rivalling the States as a key market for the forward-thinking franchise.  But how did The Halal Guys’ streetside beginnings lead to brick-and-mortar success, and what role do cloud kitchens play in turning it into a diverse, exciting, and tech-driven organization?  Find all of this and more out on this episode of the podcast, as we sit down with CEO Ahmed Abouelenein to hear about how he’s evolving this conceptually niche franchise into a household name. To keep your finger on the beating pulse of franchising, sign up to our newsletter at globalfranchisemagazine.com, subscribe to our definitive magazine, and join the conversation with our experts today on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook. This episode of the Global Franchise Podcast is brought to you by Expense Reduction Analysts, delivering cost-optimization solutions to help international business survive and thrive. For more information, visit expensereduction.com.

Few U.S. brands exemplify the American Dream quite like The Halal Guys. Starting as a New York food cart in 1990, the concept was then nurtured and grown into the international powerhouse it is today; with Asia now rivalling the States as a key market for the forward-thinking franchise.  But how did The Halal Guys’ streetside beginnings lead to brick-and-mortar success, and what role do cloud kitchens play in turning it into a diverse, exciting, and tech-driven organization?  Find all of this and more out on this episode of the podcast, as we sit down with CEO Ahmed Abouelenein to hear about how he’s evolving this conceptually niche franchise into a household name. To keep your finger on the beating pulse of franchising, sign up to our newsletter at <a href="http://globalfranchisemagazine.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">globalfranchisemagazine.com</a>, subscribe to our definitive magazine, and join the conversation with our experts today on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook. This episode of the Global Franchise Podcast is brought to you by Expense Reduction Analysts, delivering cost-optimization solutions to help international business survive and thrive. For more information, visit <a href="http://expensereduction.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">expensereduction.com</a>.

From food cart to franchise fame, with Ahmed Abouelenein of The Halal Guys

In 1990, you had to go out to Queens if you wanted a Halal meal in New York City. So the three original Halal Guys – Muhammed Abouelenein, Ahmed Elsaka, and Abdelbaset Elsayed – opened up a food cart for all of the hungry taxi drivers. Today, that food cart has grown into a fast casual restaurant with new locations opening up throu ghout the world – an entrepreneurial success story if I’ve ever heard one!   To learn more about this incredible story and how The Halal Guys is growing like crazy today, I sit down with Ahmed Abouelenein, CEO of The Halal Guys and son of one of the founders.   “During all these years, day and night, The Halal Guys was there for our customers. Whenever customers came to us, we were there. And that’s not something everyone did. During hurricanes, snow storms, all of that – we were there!” –Ahmed Abouelenein We also discuss:  How the original food cart found a huge and hungry audience What does “Halal” mean? Growing up in Egypt Working at the original cart during the summers The restaurant’s distinctive yellow branding was actually taken from NYC cabs! The Halal Guys were the only cart open in the city during Hurricane Sandy What’s on The Halal Guys menu The distinctive Halal Guys “white sauce” Beginning to franchise with Fransmart in 2014 Just four years after beginning to franchise, the Halal Guys currently has 76 locations open!! The Halal Guys name actually didn’t exist until around 2006 How they monitor and assure that all of their product is genuinely Halal The biggest challenges that Ahmed runs into  Resources:  Find a Halal Guys near you: thehalalguys.com/locations Facebook: facebook.com/TheHalalGuys Instagram: @thehalalguys Twitter: @halalguys  Ahmed Abouelenein’s Bio: Ahmed Abouelenein is the CEO of The Halal Guys and son of one of The Halal Guys founders, Mohammed Abouelenein.  Ahmed grew up working the original cart on 53rd and 6th and in 2007, became CEO. Since then, he has grown the concept to more than 70 locations within North America, Indonesia, South Korea and the Philippines through franchising with Fransmart.  Just Forking Around is produced by Podcast Masters

In 1990, you had to go out to Queens if you wanted a Halal meal in New York City. So the three original Halal Guys – Muhammed Abouelenein, Ahmed Elsaka, and Abdelbaset Elsayed – opened up a food cart for all of the hungry taxi drivers. Today, that food cart has grown into a fast casual restaurant with new locations opening up throu ghout the world – an entrepreneurial success story if I’ve ever heard one! To learn more about this incredible story and how The Halal Guys is growing like crazy today, I sit down with Ahmed Abouelenein, CEO of The Halal Guys and son of one of the founders. “During all these years, day and night, The Halal Guys was there for our customers. Whenever customers came to us, we were there. And that’s not something everyone did. During hurricanes, snow storms, all of that – we were there!” –Ahmed Abouelenein We also discuss: <ul> <li>How the original food cart found a huge and hungry audience</li> <li>What does “Halal” mean?</li> <li>Growing up in Egypt</li> <li>Working at the original cart during the summers</li> <li>The restaurant’s distinctive yellow branding was actually taken from NYC cabs!</li> <li>The Halal Guys were the only cart open in the city during Hurricane Sandy</li> <li>What’s on The Halal Guys menu</li> <li>The distinctive Halal Guys “white sauce”</li> <li>Beginning to franchise with Fransmart in 2014</li> <li>Just four years after beginning to franchise, the Halal Guys currently has 76 locations open!!</li> <li>The Halal Guys name actually didn’t exist until around 2006</li> <li>How they monitor and assure that all of their product is genuinely Halal</li> <li>The biggest challenges that Ahmed runs into</li> </ul> Resources: <ul> <li>Find a Halal Guys near you: <a href="https://thehalalguys.com/locations/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">thehalalguys.com/locations</a></li> <li>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheHalalGuys" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/TheHalalGuys</a></li> <li>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thehalalguys/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@thehalalguys</a></li> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/halalguys" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@halalguys</a></li> </ul> Ahmed Abouelenein’s Bio: Ahmed Abouelenein is the CEO of The Halal Guys and son of one of The Halal Guys founders, Mohammed Abouelenein.  Ahmed grew up working the original cart on 53rd and 6th and in 2007, became CEO. Since then, he has grown the concept to more than 70 locations within North America, Indonesia, South Korea and the Philippines through franchising with Fransmart. Just Forking Around is produced by <a href="http://www.podcastmasters.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Podcast Masters</a>

#075 - Ahmed Abouelenein: How The Halal Guys Brought Halal (and the White Sauce!) to America