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Dhananjay Datar came to Dubai as a 20-year-old in 1984 to join his late father Mahadeo Datar in setting up a small shop in the crowded alleys of Bur Dubai to sell Indian spices and condiments. Mahadeo Datar had come to Dubai earlier in 1975 after serving a stint in the Air India, spending the next decade working as a grocer in Jebel Ali.
Mahadev Datar started Al Adil grocery store from a tiny 150 square feet space in Bur Dubai close to Astoria Hotel. The year was 1984. Ten years later he built his second store in Abu Dhabi and a year later another one in Sharjah. Rest is history.
Datar sold phenyl and instant mixes door-to-door in Mumbai’s suburbs, learning the art of selling, before starting his business career as an intern in a small grocery shop in Dubai. He did the sweeping, cleaning and carrying heavy bags, gradually learning the management of the shop under the tutelage of his father.
It has a presence in UAE, GCC and India with 39 retail stores, manufacturing and packaging units across the countries. Datar’s personal net-worth currently stands at around Dh1.26 billion. A throwback into his childhood and it was a completely different picture.