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Alae B.

@alae_kostra

Executive Chef, Food Cost and Restaurant Operations Consultant

Saudi Arabia
English, French, Arabic
About me
I am Alae, an Executive Chef and KOSTRA consultant with 17 years of international experience. I help restaurants, cafes and catering businesses with food costing, menu pricing and catering quotations; F&B brand concepts, identity and operations manuals; and kitchen workflow, equipment and operations consulting. My approach combines culinary experience with clear Excel tools, practical PDF reports and documented assumptions. I work in English, French and Arabic.... Read more

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Alae B.
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Cost Analysis
I will calculate food cost, menu pricing and catering quotations
Business Efficiency & Automation
I will provide restaurant and kitchen operations consulting

Portfolio

Work experience

Catering

Executive Chef - CATRION

Catering

Sep 2022 - Mar 2025 • 2 yrs 6 mos

Executive Chef at CATRION (formerly Saudi Airlines Catering Company), Riyadh. Led culinary production, menu development and recipe standardization for catering operations. Managed food costing, recipe scaling, event budgets and menu pricing with sales and executive teams. Coordinated production logistics and staff schedules, trained kitchen teams, and maintained food quality and hygiene standards.