At the young age of eight, Omari McQueen started his own dip and cooking business that stemmed from his original passion for cooking.
When he was seven, Omari’s mother became ill with migraines, so his father, who worked long evening hours, decided to teach him how to cook to help with meals. Even before his mother’s illness, Omari already had a passion for cooking and was excited to learn more. His passion grew stronger as he began creating his own versions of meals for his family to enjoy.
Continuing to pursue his passions, Omari discovered veganism after coming across a YouTube video about vegan pizza and was extremely intrigued. He was determined to learn more about vegan foods and decided to become vegan himself to teach other children about what they could eat as well. With this, Omari began his own YouTube channel where he filmed himself making his very own vegan pizza. He felt that the pizza was too dry, so he invented his own vegan dip to go along with it!
The first dip, the 
Caribbean Kick, allowed Omari to start his business at eight years old, Dipalicious. Now he sells a wide selection of vegan dips, snacks, juice packs, and seasoning. Omari is also saving up to turn an old bus into a small restaurant and create pre-prepared vegan meals for children.
Omari McQueen is a great example of a young entrepreneur. He started with his passion for cooking, found a problem with dry vegan pizza, and mashed the two together to create Dipalicious. Starting a business at eight years old is truly inspiring and really makes me think, “Wow, if Omari can do it so can I!”
Along with his business success, Omari is youngest award-winning vegan chef in the UK. He has won the TruLittle Award, the Compassionate Kids Award, and the Proud and Gifted Award for being a both a vegan chef and youth empowerment speaker encouraging other children to become entrepreneurs.
Wow, talk about inspiring! This kid is on a roll! One thing that stands out to me about his success is that he is working with such a niche group/audience, vegan children, or people (especially children) who might be interested in being vegan. This gives him focus and direction for his business, especially with his specific dream of opening a restaurant in an old bus! I wonder what kind of help from adults he has had along the way and how much of it is by his own will power and imagination. Either way, we have a lot to learn from him!
This is an excellent example of an entrepreneur. As someone who has ventured into various types of health foods, I can say that a dry vegan pizza is a very real possibility! That’s part of why a vegan dip is a great idea. Seasoning and flavor comes from spices, fats, acids, salt, and sugars, all things that can be found from plant sources. This means that vegan dips would be a creative and potential-rich venture.