Riyadh Airports and SSP unveil quality quartet food court at King Khalid International Airport

SAUDI ARABIA. SSP Group has partnered with Riyadh Airports to open an 840sq m food court at King Khalid International Airport Terminal 3.

The 200-seat area, named ‘Food Garden’, features four restaurant brands: Burger King, KFC, Crêpe Affaire and Mezza w mashawi.

The Food Garden features a quartet of brands, including Crêpe Affaire, which can been seen to the right in the image above. Pictured below is the food court’s expansive seating area, with a palm tree as its centrepiece.

Burger King and KFC are offering their signature burgers and fried chicken, respectively, while Crêpe Affaire serves sweet and savoury crêpes.

Bahrain restaurant brand Mezza w mashawi brings a Middle East flavour to the Food Garden

Mezza w mashawi is a restaurant brand sourced by SSP from Bahrain. Its staple offer is mezze, a selection of small dishes served as appetisers or tapas in Arabic cuisine. These can be hot or cold and include dips, salads, vegetables and seafood.

(Above) SSP Bahrain & Saudi Arabia Regional General Manager Tomas de Prat Gay (centre); Riyadh Airports CEO Ayman Abdulaziz AboAbah (third from right); and Riyadh Airports Chief Commercial Officer Abdulaziz Al-Asaker (right) place a Riyadh Airports plaque to mark the opening of the Food Garden. (Below) The delegation tours the new facility.

The venue also serves grilled meats including shish taouk (skewered chicken), kafta (ground lamb or beef) and kebabs.

An inauguration ceremony was graced by Riyadh Airports CEO Ayman Abdulaziz AboAbah, alongside Riyadh Airports Chief Commercial Officer Abdulaziz Al-Asaker and SSP Bahrain & Saudi Arabia Regional General Manager Tomas de Prat Gay.

Riyadh Airports Business Program Manager Amro Alsharif told The Moodie Davitt Report there will be a series of additional openings from SSP in King Khalid Airport’s domestic and international terminals over coming months.  ‍

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