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Albaik

Albaik Food Systems Company, doing business asAlbaik (Arabic: البيك) is a Saudi fast food restaurant chain headquartered in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia that primarily sells broastedchicken 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 originally came to Saudi Arabia as a refugee from the Nakba, and he began selling broasted chicken in 1974. The restaurant was located on Old Airport Road in Jeddah. Albaik was registered as a trademark in Saudi Arabia in 1986.