The Saudi Culinary Academy, ZADK, has reached a remarkable milestone by winning the prestigious award for Best Culinary Training Facility in the Middle East at the recent World Culinary Awards ceremony in Dubai. This honor marks a significant achievement in ZADK’s mission to train local talent, preparing them for successful careers as chefs in the food and tourism industries.

Mrs. Rania Moualla, the Chairman of the Academy’s Board of Directors, expressed immense pride in the academy’s team for receiving this global recognition. She emphasized that the award is particularly meaningful due to the rigorous standards and criteria in the culinary arts.

In a male-dominated profession, Rania Moualla stands as a transformative figure behind ZADK, Saudi Arabia’s first Culinary Arts Academy. Combining her passion for food with a mission for social change, Moualla has created a space where Saudi youth, both men and women, learn to celebrate their culinary heritage while embracing modern techniques. Through initiatives like zero-waste cooking, community engagement, and empowering female chefs, the academy is shaping the future of gastronomy in Saudi Arabia.

Explore how this remarkable academy is preserving traditions, creating opportunities, and redefining culinary education in Saudi Arabia.

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ZADK Saudi Culinary Arts Academy is a one of the entities leading the change in Saudi Arabia’s thriving dining and food scene. ZADK is a non-profit and independent Saudi company dedicated to transforming the Saudi Arabian food sector on a mission to build a top-quality, best-in-class culinary academy that serves as a platform for social change, supports Saudization efforts, and contributes to eradicating unemployment.

Saudi Arabia will add 320,000 new hotel rooms by 2030 if the country’s tourism plans progress as planned. In a recent interview, Ahmed Al-Khateeb, the Minister of Tourism, emphasized the significant growth witnessed in the sector, citing the Kingdom’s 106 million domestic and international tourists by the end of 2023.

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Young women and men are training at the ZADK Academy, which is said to be Saudi Arabia’s first culinary institution, with the aim of finding employment in the country’s growing tourism sector. Vanesse Chan has the details.

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Zaidoon represents a Saudi pop-up concept in collaboration with Kempinski Al Othman Hotel. Our initiative aims to showcase the graduation dishes of our graduates, featuring authentic traditional Saudi cuisine, thoughtfully innovated, and presented using modern culinary techniques. 

ZADK Academy extends its acknowledgment to Mrs. Rania Moualla, Chairman of its Board, for her recent award as the philanthropic leader of the Year. This honor was awarded at the KSA Women’s Achievements Awards 2024, hosted by Arabian Business Magazine in Riyadh. The event gathered leading female leaders and catalysts for change from across the Kingdom. 

ZADK’s Chairman, Mrs. Rania Moualla, partnered with Goody Culinary Solutions to train students for food sector innovation. The collaboration features annual events like cooking competitions and virtual workshops and raising awareness of the culinary services market.