Staying true to your roots and community is key to success, Sheikh Haikel said. "I am the product of my people and everything I do is centered around them."
A Muslim of Arab heritage, he recently launched FatPapas, a halal outlet of the Asia-wide franchise Fatboy`s Burger Bar in downtown Singapore to make his favorite dish available to Islam`s followers.
"I love Fatboy`s country fried steak, but my wife, for example, has never tried it because it wasn`t halal. So for the past seven years, we`ve been working to make a halal version of Fatboys so my non-Muslim and Muslim friends can now sit at the same table."
FatPapas is the latest entrant in the island-nation`s competitive halal market but Haikel, who calls himself an eater rather than a foodie, is confident on demand. "We found the replacement for pork. Usually, when brands make a halal version of their product, it doesn`t taste the same but ours does."
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