Author: Qadreya Al Awadhi

Qadreya Al Awadhi
Founder and CEO, Bumblebee Foods

Qadreya Al Awadhi is an Emirati entrepreneur, corporate finance professional, and the Founder and CEO of Bumblebee Food, a multi-award-winning baby and kids’ food business based in the UAE. Guided by a strong commitment to environmental stewardship and sustainable food systems, she has built the company around locally sourced, farm-fresh ingredients, sustainable, biodegradable and recyclable packaging, and zero-waste kitchen operations.

A strong advocate for sustainable growth, advanced agricultural technology and community leadership, Qadreya serves as a Youth Agriculture Ambassador, selected by the Federal Youth Authority and the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment. Through this role and her work at Bumblebee Food, she champions a transparent, earth-friendly approach to food production and demonstrates how commercially scalable businesses can maintain rigorous financial strategies and uncompromising ethical standards.

Qadreya also bridges the fields of finance, agriculture and social impact. She is a licensed Financial Trainer through the Federal Youth Authority and Central Bank of the UAE, as well as a licensed Financial Influencer through the Securities and Commodities Authority. As a certified Pediatric Nutrition Consultant through the Oh Baby School of Nutrition, she supports families with practical knowledge to help optimise early childhood nutrition and development.

Her work has earned recognition including the Young Arab Pioneer Award, the Impact and Sustainability Award, and the Visionary Leader in Sustainable Food and Innovation Award. Bumblebee Food has been featured in more than 100 publications, including CNN Business, The National, Al Bayan and Gulf News, while Qadreya has participated in the United Nations Women Programme, Sheraa’s Women Impact Fellowship, the Done By Youth Programme and Shark Tank.

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