Albaik

AlBaik(Arabic:البيك) is a Saudifast food restaurantchain headquartered inJeddah,Saudi Arabiathat primarily sellsbroastedand fried chicken with a variety of sauces. It is the largest restaurant chain in Saudi Arabia.Albaik currently has a trade name in 80 countries.
The chain was founded by Shakour Abu Ghazalah, a Palestinian-Saudi entrepreneur, who began selling fried chicken in 1974.The restaurant was located on Old Airport Road in Jeddah.Albaik was registered as a trademark in Saudi Arabia in 1986. Albaik popularized chicken in the fast-food industry, especially in the Muslim world, due to its sale ofHalal(permissible) food.
In September 1974, a Saudi entrepreneur Shakour Abu Ghazalah, renovated an oldwarehousehe was renting into Saudi Arabia's first pressure fried chicken restaurant and later opened it.The restaurant was located on Old Airport Road inJeddah.Albaik was registered as a trademark in Saudi Arabia in 1986.
The first Albaik restaurant was opened in Mecca in 1990. Albaik then began expansion by building three seasonal locations inMinain 1998 and served pilgrims duringHajj. The company expanded to Medina in 2001. They introduced a limited menu food court concept named Albaik Express in 2002 in Diyafa Mall in Mecca. They opened the world's largest quick-service restaurant kitchen in Mina as a seasonal restaurant to serve pilgrims during Hajj in 2006. The same year, they opened a location in Yanbu City. In 2013, they opened their first express restaurant at a Sasco Petrol station on the highway road from Medina to Jeddah.
Their first restaurant out of Hejaz was inBuraydah,Qaseemin 2015, expanding their customer's range. They opened their first branches inJizanandRiyadhin the year 2016 and 2018 respectively. In 2019, they opened three branches inDammam,Eastern Province, with the main one located inKing Fahd International Airportand the other two in the Abdullah Fuad and Al Manar districts. On June 16, 2021, Albaik opened its first branch inThe Dubai Mall, bringing its range of dishes to theUnited Arab Emiratesfor the first time. They have since opened three more branches in the UAE, with another currently under construction. They also opened a branch in Kuwait, in the Avenues Mall on January 24, 2025.
A 30,000 m(320,000 sq ft) food processing company was inaugurated for Aquat Food Industries - a sister company of Albaik and the main producer and supplier of its menu in 2000, effectively boosting their sales.
In 1996, the Young Scientist program was introduced as part of Albaik andCoca-Cola's corporate social responsibility commitment towards society in association with the Jeddah Science and Technology Center. The House Hero children's education and training program were firstly introduced in 2001. In 2005, "Nazeeh & Wartan" - the Clean Up the World program for Saudi Arabia was introduced with Coca-Cola, in association with theUnited Nations Development Programmeand Jeddah Science and Technology Center. The rate is around 12 riyals.
The 18 secret herbs and spices recipe was first developed in 1984.Variations of the Albaik chicken was first sold in 1994, with the addition of Harrag, a spicy variation of Albaik's chicken.Seafood was first included on the menu with the introduction of the jumboshrimpin 1995 and the value shrimp in the following year.UpToDate food menu of Albaik restaurants in Riyadh with Price image and calories.
Albaik has more than 40 branches in Jeddah where it is headquartered: ten inMecca, eight inMedina, two inBuraydah, one inUnaizah, one inTaif, one inYanbu, twenty inRiyadh, one inAl Qunfudhah, one inAl Lith,Al-Kharjand one inAl-Jubail.Recently, Albaik started expanding further into the central region of Saudi Arabia with two branches opened inBuraidah, and one inAbhaand further branches planned for the city, in addition to other main cities inthe region.This marked the first time the chain has expanded outside its main service area in Saudi Arabia's western provinces. Albaik was also introduced in Saudi Arabia's South Province, in the city ofJizanin 2016. As of 2019, Albaik is constructing its new branch in Al Bahaand currently has over 120 locations.In December 2020, Albaik opened two branches in Bahrain, marking the first time the chain expanded outside of Saudi Arabia.Albaik entered the Emirati market in 2021 and, by 2023, had established 12 branches. Then, in 2025, Albaik debuted in Kuwait in the Avenues Mall, Al Rai.
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