In 1940, at the tender age of nine, Mohammed Sharaf, had to leave school, after the death of his father in Nablus, Palestine. He asked his Mum to make him falafels like the ones his father and grandfather used to make, so he could sell them to help support the family. The falafel sold really well, particularly amongst the British police and army personnel who were stationed in the area and who then started calling him “Little Mo, the Falafel boy”. When Mohammed grew up he started experimenting with various herbs and spices until he perfected a unique flavour that no other falafel maker in the area was able to match. His falafels became so popular as they were the best and visitors to the city would come to his shop so they could taste that unique falafel . In 1978, Sam Sharaf, Mo’s eldest son, migrated to the UK and in 1992 he decided to follow in his father’s footsteps.  He started making falafels and expanded the product range by developing different blends of herbs and spices and applying them to traditional British products.