Saudi Catering & Contracting Company

What Saudi Catering & Contracting Company does

Saudi Catering & Contracting Company (SCCC), founded in the early 1960s and headquartered in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, is a privately held provider of catering and personnel life support services positioned as the pioneer in the Middle East for this category. The company operates through offices in Al Khobar (headquarters), Riyadh, and Jeddah, and extends into Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Qatar, and Kazakhstan. SCCC serves oil and gas, government and military, construction, healthcare, and educational clients, with named customers including Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabian Armed Forces, Royal Saudi Air Force, Saudi Ministry of Health, SABIC, BAE Systems, NEOM, Saudi Electricity Company, Maaden, Fluor, Samsung, Weatherford, ENSCO, Arabian Drilling, Baker Hughes, and Kellogg Brown & Root.

SCCC's core offering is end-to-end managed services for remote and industrial sites: 5 million meals produced per month across 90+ operating locations, integrated cold and dry storage (5,000 MT total capacity including a 2,700 Euro pallet cold store at Raqa approved by Saudi Aramco and British Aerospace), owned base camps accommodating 1,500 multinational personnel in Riyadh and Alkhobar with mess halls, laundries, maintenance workshops, and reverse osmosis plants, plus an industrial complex producing dairy, bakery, and meat products. Adjacent service lines include institutional catering (schools, colleges, hospitals), cleaning and janitorial, camp management, laundry, maintenance, supermarkets and commissaries, and turnkey hospital management — historically operating the 345-bed King Saud Hospital in Unayza (Best Hospital in Al-Qassim Region, 1992) and the 465-bed King Abdulaziz Hospital and Oncology Center in Jeddah.

The business model is managed services contracting: SCCC delivers directly to enterprise and government clients through dedicated long-term contracts, with a multinational workforce of 5,500+ staff, in-house transportation fleet, and certifications including ISO 9001:2015, ISO 22000:2018, ISO 45001:2018, and HACCP. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; pricing is custom to each contract. The company remains privately held with no parent, no subsidiaries, no public listing, and no disclosed institutional investors. Abdul Aziz Bin Khalid Bin Turki Al Sudairy is referenced as Chairman.

Name

Saudi Catering & Contracting Company

Legal name

Saudi Catering & Contracting Company

Website

https://saudicatering.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Saudi Catering & Contracting Company (SCCC) is a privately held Saudi Arabian provider of catering and personnel life support services, serving oil and gas, government, military, construction, and healthcare clients across 90+ locations with a 5,500+ workforce and 5 million meals produced monthly.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contract Catering and Personnel Life Support Services

NAICS

Food Service Contractors (72231)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Services-Help Supply Services (7363)

akta.pro primary industry

Contract Foodservice Management (Outsourced Catering) (THAFAIAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Catering, Pantry & Food Service (On-site Refreshments/Events) (IMAIALAD), Catering Logistics & Delivery Management (HSACAGAK)

Keywords

• Industrial catering services
• Personnel life support
• Remote site camp management
• Institutional food services
• Hospital management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Al Khobar

HQ country

Saudi Arabia

HQ region

Middle East

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Catering & Life Support Services: Comprehensive catering and personnel life support services including catering, housekeeping, janitorial, maintenance, custodial, recreation, laundry, landscaping, fire prevention, security and other services for oil and gas projects, construction sites, government agencies, military contractors, and hospitals.
2. Institutional Catering: Catering to schools, colleges, hospitals including operating cafeterias, sandwich bars, staff restaurants, and providing special diet meals for patients.
3. Hospital Management: Turnkey operation and management of hospitals including King Saud Hospital in Unayza (345 beds) and King Abdulaziz Hospital in Jeddah (465 beds).
4. Base Camp Operations: Own Base Camps accommodating 1500 multi-nationals with all support facilities including Mess halls, laundries, Base Maintenance & Automobile Workshops and Reverse Osmosis Plants.
5. Cold & Dry Storage Services: Storage and distribution services for frozen meat products, chilled food items with transportation to over 90 operating locations Kingdomwide through own transportation fleet.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Saudi Catering & Contracting Company provides industrial-scale catering and comprehensive personnel life support services to enterprises and government clients operating in remote and demanding environments, including oil and gas, petrochemical, military, construction, energy, and healthcare sectors. Core deliverables include meal production (5 million meals/month), housekeeping, janitorial, maintenance, camp management, laundry, recreation, fire prevention, security, cold and dry storage, base camp operations, and turnkey hospital management. Services are delivered through custom contracts by an in-house multinational workforce of 5,500+ across Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, and Kazakhstan.

Product overview

Saudi Catering & Contracting Company (SCCC) is the pioneer and largest diversified catering and personnel life support services provider in the Middle East with 50+ years of experience. The core offering is Catering & Life Support Services, which serves as the foundation for the company's business. This is supported by modular add-on services including: Institutional Catering (schools, colleges, hospitals), Cleaning Janitorial, Camp Management, Laundry Services, Cold & Dry Storage, Maintenance, Industrial Complex (dairy, bakery, meat production), Super Markets & Commissary, Hospitality Management (hospital operations), and Base Camps. With a workforce of 5,500+ people and serving 5 million meals per month across 90+ operating locations, the company serves sectors including oil and gas, petrochemical, government agencies, military contractors, and hospitals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Catering & Life Support Comprehensive personnel life support services including catering, housekeeping, janitorial, maintenance, custodial, recreation, laundry, landscaping, fire prevention, security and other services for remote and industrial locations serving oil and gas, construction, military and government clients.
• Institutional Catering Catering services for schools, colleges, hospitals, cafeterias, sandwich bars, staff restaurants, and special diet meals for patients.
• Cleaning Janitorial Complete cleaning services for civil and industrial structures, including housekeeping and janitorial services for all types of complexes.
• Camp Management Remote camp operations including food service, commissary, transportation, recreation, mail, property control, fire protection, communication, security, and procurement services.
• Laundry Services Laundry services for operations and maintenance projects with standard operating procedures covering collection, distribution, segregation, washing, and drying.
• Cold & Dry Storage Cold storage facility with 2,700 Euro pallet capacity for frozen meat and chilled food items, plus dry storage with 2,100 Euro pallet capacity (5,000 MT total), serving over 90 operating locations Kingdomwide through own transportation fleet.
• Maintenance Full-fledged maintenance division managed by qualified engineers equipped with modern machinery, including automobile workshops in Al Khobar and Riyadh.
• Industrial Complex Manufacturing facilities producing dairy, bakery and meat products to support logistical needs across Saudi Arabia and neighboring Gulf States.
• Super Markets & Commissary Services at residential compounds, supermarkets and commissaries including shelf stocking and inventory control of groceries, cosmetics, toiletries, and beverages.
• Hospitality Management Healthcare and hospital management including therapeutic diets coordinated with doctors and dieticians, and hospital operations since 1974.
• Base Camps Owned base camps accommodating 1,500 multinational personnel in Riyadh and Alkhobar with support facilities including mess halls, laundries, maintenance workshops and reverse osmosis plants.
• Hospital Management (Turnkey) Turnkey operation and management of Ministry of Health hospitals, including King Saud Hospital in Unayza (345 beds) and King Abdulaziz Hospital and Oncology Center in Jeddah (465 beds).

Quantifiable outcome

• 5 million meals served per month
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Atalian Servest: International facility services company providing catering, cleaning, security, and maintenance services to commercial, public sector, and industrial clients. Comparable integrated facility support model to SCCC, operating at broader geographic scale.
• ISS A/S: Danish global facility services provider offering integrated solutions including catering, cleaning, security, and support services to corporate and government clients. Comparable broad life support services portfolio, though ISS is significantly larger and more diversified.

Direct peers

• Aramark Corporation: US-based contract food services, facilities, and uniform services provider serving sports, leisure, corrections, education, and business/industry clients. Directly comparable contract catering model with similar blue-chip enterprise client roster.
• Sodexo SA: French multinational providing integrated food services and facilities management to corporate, government, healthcare, and defense clients globally. Closely comparable to SCCC's bundled catering + housekeeping + maintenance + security offering.
• Compass Group plc: World's largest contract foodservice and support services company, operating across multiple sectors including defense, offshore, and remote site catering. Directly comparable to SCCC's contract catering and life support model, though at much larger global scale.
• Elior Group SA: French contract catering and services group operating across business & industry, education, and healthcare segments internationally. Closely comparable business model and scale of operations to SCCC's contract foodservice business.

Others

• Almarai Company: Saudi Arabia's largest vertically integrated dairy and food production company. Not a direct competitor but adjacent food industry player whose scale, supply chain, and SaudiVision 2030 alignment provide relevant benchmarking for SCCC's Industrial Complex vertical integration strategy.

Regional players

• Gulf Catering Company: Saudi Arabia-based contract catering and facility management company serving oil, gas, and industrial clients in the Kingdom. Regional competitor with overlapping customer segments to SCCC, though smaller in scale.
• Saudi Airlines Catering Company: Saudi publicly listed in-flight catering and hospitality services company. Regional Saudi peer in contract catering, though focused on aviation rather than industrial/government life support, limiting direct overlap with SCCC.
• National Catering Company (NCC): Saudi Arabia-based catering company providing contract catering and food services to oil & gas, construction, and government sectors. Most directly comparable regional peer to SCCC, serving similar Saudi industrial customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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