Olayan Foods

About Olayan Foods

The Olayan Group has been involved in food services in Saudi Arabia and the Arab Middle East since the early 1990's, when Olayan Financing Company acquired the Burger King franchise for Saudi Arabia and became the master franchisee for the wider region. In 2008-2009, Olayan expanded its food services to include the Applebee's and Texas Chicken brands. Olayan opened its first Burger King restaurant in Riyadh in December 1992. Today, there are more than 200 Burger King outlets in the region. Olayan Food Services Co. (OFS) operates the Saudi franchise. First Food Services, a partnership between Olayan and another strong regional group, operates in the UAE, Egypt and Oman. Other local franchisees operate in Kuwait, Lebanon, Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain. The Burger King master franchise for the region is held by Olayan subsidiary HANA International Co. Ltd. The new partnerships with BK and Texas Chicken demonstrate Olayan's commitment to provide Middle Eastern consumers with more high-quality options in the convenience food sector. Olayan is the Texas Chicken master franchisee for Oman, Bahrain and Qatar and the franchise operator for the UAE and Egypt. Olayan is the Applebee's franchisee for Egypt and Oman. With strong international partners and brands and dedicated operators in each country, Olayan prides itself on building world class franchising organizations for the region.