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Le Cordon Bleu to set up culinary institute in Saudi Nonprofit City
Le Cordon Bleu, one of the world's leading educational centres in culinary arts and hospitality management, has signed an agreement with Mohammed bin Salman Foundation (Misk) to set up its institute at Mohammed bin Salman Nonprofit City in Saudi Arabia.
Le Cordon Bleu, one of the world's leading educational centres in culinary arts and hospitality management, has signed an agreement with Mohammed bin Salman Foundation (Misk) to set up its institute within Mohammed bin Salman Nonprofit City in Saudi Arabia.
The establishment of the Le Cordon Bleu Arab Institute for Education comes as part of the Culinary Arts Commission's efforts to improve the efficiency of the culinary arts sector in Saudi Arabia by providing international expertise to those interested in and practising culinary arts.
The Commission aims to provide prestigious educational options by attracting the most renowned academies and institutes of cooking and hospitality to the kingdom.
According to Misk, the objective of this partnership is to strengthen cooperation and develop Saudi talents in culinary arts both locally and globally.
The agreement was signed in the presence of Andre Cointreau, President and CEO of Le Cordon Bleu, and Mayada Badr, CEO of the Culinary Arts Commission.
Le Cordon Bleu will help achieve the city's goals and Saudi Vision 2030 by providing abundant opportunities for Saudi talents to achieve their creative ambitions while attracting international talents, stated David Henry, the CEO of Mohammed bin Salman Nonprofit City, after signing the deal with Andre Cointreau, President and CEO of Le Cordon Bleu, and Mayada Badr, CEO of the Culinary Arts Commission.
In 2019, Misk, in partnership with the Quality of Life Program and in collaboration with Le Cordon Bleu, had launched a specialized training programme in culinary arts from which 30 young men and women from 6 different regions across the Kingdom have already graduated.
Badr said that Saudi chefs were already creative, and the culinary school will help them sharpen their fundamental and classic skills further.
On the new school, Cointreau stated that Mohammed bin Salman Nonprofit City was the ideal location for the school, which will be the first of its kind in the kingdom. "It will enable beneficiaries to acquire diverse cultural experiences in the culinary field," he added.-TradeArabia News Service