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Jordan• Amman

Unipal General Trading Company is an Amman-based company that presents itself as one of the leading full-service FMCG distributors in Jordan. It is a subsidiary of the Unipal Group, established in 1994 by the Arab Palestinian Investment Company (APIC); the company's site describes APIC as an investment holding company with subsidiaries in Palestine, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, whose trade and distribution arm includes Unipal and whose manufacturing arm includes Siniora Food Industries. Unipal says its services cover full route-to-market management, distribution, supply chain and logistics, through to in-store execution. The company says it operates four distribution centres: two in Amman (food/cold storage and non-food), one in Irbid and one in Aqaba. The Amman centres cover 17,500 sqm with capacity for more than 19,000 pallets, with special storage areas for chilled and frozen products and a 45-day safety stock. A 36-person shipping team runs 28 trucks delivering within 24 to 72 hours of an order, plus 14 vans working mainly in the food and confectionery division. It states that its products are found in more than 10,000 points of sale, more than 4,000 of them covered directly, and that it serves traditional stores and groceries, modern trade, wholesalers, pharmacies, cosmetics stores, roasteries, creperies and HoReCa, with more than 320 employees. The company says it works with more than 20 leading global suppliers and more than 60 brands. Its Our Brands page shows food brands including SunRice rice, Nadec dairy, Siniora, FrieslandCampina and Rainbow milk, Al Alali, Heinz, Mars Wrigley and its Wrigley, Extra and Starburst brands, Hershey's and Reese's, Arcor, Lotus Biscoff, Lago, Breitsamer honey, Kean and Sunwhite. The company states that it applies Unipal Group systems derived from P&G's global distributor systems and complies with P&G quality-assurance standards, fully implementing their 19 key elements. It uses SAP, Tableau and mobile-sales tools, has dedicated sales teams for each business line and channel, a trade-marketing unit and a key-account team. It says it is a member of the Amman Chamber of Commerce, sums up its values as leadership, ethics and people, and describes its mission as being the number-one value-added, full-service FMCG distributor in the markets where it operates.

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Jordan• Amman

LAYAN Food Trading & Logistics Services presents itself as an integrated food trading and logistics partner in Jordan since 1993, combining food supplies distribution with third-party logistics (3PL) and retail merchandising services. On social media it appears as Layan General Supplies, and it states that it has more than 30 years of experience and a team of over 200 employees. The company says its distribution network reaches more than 5,700 points and that it imports from 34 countries. It has two dedicated sales teams, one for retail and one for HoReCa (hotels, restaurants and catering), alongside brand management, marketing and customer service teams. Its privately owned warehouses are located in Al Qastal near the bonded area, with 36,000 pallet positions and temperature-controlled storage, and it owns a transport fleet of more than 80 vehicles including temperature-controlled transport. It reports more than 600,000 order deliveries and over 6 million cartons distributed annually, and says its logistics operation was established in 2003. The food trading section of its site shows brands including Lamb Weston and Farm Frites frozen potato products, Capri-Sun drinks, Hutesa, Fléchard, Jack's Creek, Vonk, Milla Frost, Sahtain, Classico, Pride, Delight and Smilla Food. Its strategic partners page adds brands including Emborg, Président, Galbani, Al Batal, El Hanim, Bonny, Palatina and Chef's Palette, and states that its partnerships span FMCG products covering food and beverages as well as personal and home care, serving retail and HoReCa needs from everyday essentials to specialised items. The company states that its logistics services hold ISO 9001:2015, ISO 22000:2018 (food safety), ISO 45001:2018 and ISO 14001:2015 certifications and Good Storage and Distribution Practices (GSDP), and that it offers supply chain management, fourth-party logistics (4PL) and an in-store merchandising team supported by real-time reporting. Its vision is to lead the Jordanian market in integrated food distribution and logistics, and it sums up its values as excellence, customer success, trust and transparency, and innovation.

Jordan• Amman

Indemaj Food Co. presents itself as a frozen food trading and supply company based in Amman, Jordan. It states that it was established in 2011 with a single mission: to deliver premium frozen food products to businesses across the region with uncompromising quality and supply consistency. According to its site, its team numbers nearly 100 dedicated professionals. The company says it runs a comprehensive cold-chain infrastructure, with temperature-controlled storage and logistics from source to the customer's loading dock, and that it serves wholesalers, distributors, supermarkets and food service operators, covering procurement, quality control and temperature-controlled delivery. It describes itself as having operated in Jordan's frozen food supply chain for more than 15 years, serving the regional market. Its portfolio spans five categories sourced from qualified international suppliers: frozen meat (beef, lamb and veal cuts from certified suppliers); poultry (whole and portioned chicken, turkey and other poultry products in a variety of pack formats for wholesale and food service); seafood (IQF fish fillets, shrimp, squid and mixed seafood from international fisheries); frozen vegetables (IQF and block-frozen vegetables such as peas, corn, beans, mixed blends and specialty items for retail and food service); and other frozen items including frozen pastries, dairy, specialty items and value-added frozen products. It says its full product list and current availability are available from its team on request. The company sums up what sets it apart in four points: more than 15 years of experience with deep supplier relationships and market knowledge, an unbroken cold chain, rigorous supplier qualification and product inspection so that every item leaving its facility meets strict food safety standards, and consistent stock availability across all categories. Its site does not name specific brands or certifications.

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Jordan• Amman

Anwar Mecca presents itself as one of the leading trading distributors, importers and exporters of superior-quality food products in the Middle East and international markets, and describes itself as a worldwide halal product supplier. Its site carries both the names "Anwar Mecca" and "Ritaj International for Meat, Fish and Foodstuffs Trading"; it is based on Aisha Al-Taymouriya Street in the Al-Muqabalain area of Amman and states that it has more than 25 years of experience. The company says it builds partnerships between producers and customers and serves the food service, retail distribution, food processing and wholesale sectors, providing support with quality control, documentation and logistics for each operation and shipping by land, sea or air on FOB and CIF terms to any port or airport. Its clients page lists countries including Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait, Yemen, Libya, Mauritania and South Africa. The company distributes six categories: frozen halal poultry sourced from Europe, South America and North America (whole chickens, breasts, leg quarters, wings, shawarma, offal and processed chicken meat); halal red meat (lamb and mutton cuts from Spain, New Zealand, Australia and Uganda, plus beef and veal); frozen fish and seafood from origins including Turkey, Vietnam, China, Thailand, Norway, Iceland, Argentina and Spain (barramundi, sea bass, sea bream, grouper, tilapia, pangasius, shrimp and calamari); IQF vegetables and fruits and frozen potato products; dairy products from France, Bulgaria, the Netherlands, Spain and the US (milk powder, cheeses, butter, ghee and margarine); and other foodstuffs (vegetable oils, spices, eggs, sugar, rice and grains, canned goods, ketchup, mayonnaise and dressings). The company states that the poultry and meat it supplies are hand-slaughtered according to Islamic rites, that each meat consignment is accompanied by a halal slaughter certificate, and that it can arrange private labels for minimum order quantities. It says its vision is to become a leading food provider and the first choice for a wide range of customers and markets, and its mission is to be a reliable commercial partner in the distribution, logistics and food service markets.

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Jordan• Amman

ZEIDAN Trading Agency presents itself as a B2B supplier of seafood, sushi and Japanese ingredients and frozen food products in Jordan, based in the Wadi Al-Seer area of Amman. Its logo and site carry the words "Since 1974", and it describes itself as an established trading presence built over decades serving professional food-service buyers. The agency says it focuses on wholesale supply to professional kitchens and names four customer groups: hotels (for their kitchens, banqueting and day-to-day operations), restaurants, sushi restaurants, for which it organises a Japanese pantry and specialised frozen ingredients, and catering and food-service businesses. Its site lets buyers request a quotation from each product page and contact the team by phone or WhatsApp. Its published catalogue lists 28 items in three categories: seafood (frozen Atlantic salmon fillet and smoked salmon from Norway, tiger prawns from Vietnam, sea bass fillet from Turkey and calamari rings); prepared frozen seafood (breaded butterfly shrimp, breaded calamari rings, breaded fish fillets and fish fingers from Vietnam, white-fish burger patties and a frozen seafood medley); and sushi and Japanese ingredients (nori sheets, soy sauce, rice vinegar, wasabi paste and tempura flour from Japan, sushi rice from Italy, panko breadcrumbs and imitation crab sticks from Thailand, orange tobiko from Iceland, pickled ginger, sesame seeds, dried wakame, furikake seasoning, edamame, glazed unagi fillet and gyoza dumplings). For each item the catalogue gives the country of origin, pack size and storage (frozen, chilled, dry or ambient); the origins named include Japan, Norway, Vietnam, Thailand, Turkey, Italy, Iceland, India, China, Spain and New Zealand. The site does not name any brands, certifications or warehouse and fleet figures, and it does not publish an email address.

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Jordan• Amman

George & Sami Khoury & Co. (GSK) presents itself as a leading Jordanian importer and distributor of specialty foods and consumer goods for the retail, wholesale and food service sectors. The company states that it is a family-owned business established in 1952 with a long history of supplying FMCG to the Jordanian market; it is based on Zanubia Street in Marka, Amman, on a 24,000 sqm site, with a team of around 250 employees. The company says its headquarters and warehouses share one site in the heart of Amman between Jordan's two largest cities (Amman and Zarqa), with modern dry, chilled and frozen storage totalling 10,000 sqm, and a fleet of 60 trucks equipped for dry, chilled and frozen goods covering all governorates, cities and villages of the Kingdom. Its business is divided between Modern Trade, Traditional Trade and HoReCa, and its sales team includes managers for wholesale, retail, cash vans, key accounts, tenders and HoReCa, together with representatives and in-store merchandisers. The company states that it works with 16 international brands. Its site lists among its partners Nestlé; Mazola (corn oil, sunflower oil, mayonnaise, vegetable ghee and salad dressings manufactured in Saudi Arabia); Foster Clark's of Malta (baking powder, corn flour, custard, crème caramel, cake mixes, essences, food colourings, jelly and instant drink powders); Masafi water; Kikkoman soy sauce; Chef West (white and apple cider vinegar, hot sauce and ketchup); Diamond Calrose rice from California; Abu Kass basmati rice from India; American beef from American Foods Group; Milo sardines from Morocco; and Camel Qamar Al-Din from Syria. The company sums up its mission as delivering superior value and market-trusted products that fit the Jordanian market, and says its strategy rests on top-line growth, strong positioning of its brands, portfolio diversification and cost optimisation while ensuring quality and sustainability. It describes Milo as the number-one selling Moroccan sardine brand in Jordan and Camel as the number-one selling Qamar Al-Din brand in the Jordanian market, and states that its American Foods Group beef complies with halal standards and that certificates can be provided.

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Jordan• Amman

First Modern Company for Agriculture and Trade, known as FMC, is a Jordanian company headquartered in Amman. It says it imports frozen and processed foods and distributes them in the Jordanian market as a one-stop trading company offering complete food solutions, while also farming fresh vegetables and fruit on its own farms in the heart of Jordan. It describes itself as a multi-function company that not only distributes but also farms, and says it aims to be the best food importer in Jordan. The company says its services focus on procurement of goods and delivery to partners, and that it imports to supply the market's bulk product needs, under the B2B motto 'high quality and ready for delivery'. It targets traders, food companies, agents, brokers, hypermarkets, mini markets, grocery stores, warehouse stores, hotels, restaurants, cafés and hospitals. It states that it distributes to most branches of the top hypermarket chains in the major cities of Amman, Irbid, Zarqa and more, targets the top wholesalers in Amman and Irbid, and serves catering and hospitality customers. The company shows six categories on its website: frozen French fries (straight cut, 7/7 thin cut, crinkle cut, steak house cut, spiced and skin-on wedges, roasted diced potatoes, potato slices and coated fries), frozen fruit and vegetables (peas, peas and carrots, mixed vegetables, broad beans, spinach, minced molokhia, okra, mango, strawberry and pomegranate), frozen dairy (mozzarella and cheddar), frozen chicken (leg quarters, breasts and shawarma chicken), condiments (ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard, barbecue and hot sauce) and fresh fruit and vegetables. It says it imports from trusted partners in the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Poland and Egypt. The company describes itself as an import and representation company that markets frozen products from different brands to distributors in Jordan, offering them exclusive distribution of its entire range in their area, support with marketing plans and representation at fairs. It says its vision is to expand and become a reliable distributor to Arab countries, and its mission is to support food security in Jordan and contribute to the expansion of the frozen food market in the Middle East.

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Jordan• Amman

Al-Ertiwaa presents itself on its website as a premier importer and distributor of high-quality food and beverage products, committed to delivering excellence to restaurants, hotels and specialty retailers. Its office is in Amman at 292 Al-Hurriah Street, Al-Muqabalein, Al-Ertiwaa building, 2nd floor, office 23. The website does not give a founding year. The company says its logistics ensure timely delivery and product integrity from port to plate. Its website defines three customer segments: HoReCa, supplying food and beverage products to luxury hotels, fine-dining restaurants and boutique cafés; retail chains, saying its products are featured in upscale grocery stores and specialty food shops; and corporate and event catering, providing curated selections for corporate events, weddings and other special occasions. The site gives no details of branches, warehouses or the governorates covered. The company presents four product groups: imported gourmet foods such as cheeses, olive oils, spices and condiments; beverages, including premium still and sparkling mineral water and non-alcoholic drinks such as juices, teas and soft drinks; organic and sustainable options, covering organic, non-GMO and sustainably sourced products; and private-label products. The site features Goccia Blu Italian still and sparkling water. The company says it sources from trusted suppliers across Europe, Asia, the Americas and beyond, and that its products undergo rigorous quality control checks. The company says its vision is to be the leading provider of gourmet food and beverages, known for exceptional service and a premium range, and its mission is to bring the world's finest flavours to its clients while ensuring quality, sustainability and satisfaction. It states that it works to reduce its carbon footprint through eco-friendly packaging and sustainable sourcing, supports fair trade and ethical practices in its sourcing regions, and intends to become eligible for certifications such as USDA Organic, Fair Trade and ISO, without stating that it holds them yet.

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Jordan• Mahis

Arab United Food (AUF) says it has been committed since 2005 to importing quality food products for retail and food-service clients in Jordan, and that it is a member of the Gourmet Hub Group, combining global sourcing expertise with local market knowledge. It is based in Mahis, Municipality Street, Plaza complex near the Psychiatric Hospital, and its slogan is There's a U in everything we do. The company states that it delivers across Jordan to retail and food-service clients with a dedicated team and dry, chilled and frozen warehouses and trucks; its website cites 1,500 m2 of warehouses, 60,000 customers and operations in five countries. It says it sources from 25 countries through weekly air shipments and regular dry, chilled and frozen sea containers, represents more than 90 brands, and that its French company U-Group, founded in 1991, gives it access to the full range of products available at the Rungis market in Paris. The site groups its range into a Dairy Corner, Deli Selection, Seafood Selection, Everyday Groceries and Premium Meat. Its brands include Mutti Italian tomato products, St. Dalfour fruit spreads, Riso Gallo risotto rice, Colavita balsamic vinegar, Volys turkey cold cuts, the cheeses of Boursin, Ile de France, Latteria, Le Rustique, Saint Agur, Saint-André, Chavroux, Chaumes, Cambozola, Papillon, Etorki, Dodoni, Granarolo, Henri Willig, Rambol, Tartare and Soresina, Manchego from Alimentias, Brema filled pasta, Koukakis yogurt, Maldon salt, Urbani truffles, Al Taghziah basterma and Thomas Foods meat. The company says its mission is to introduce quality food products and inspire new ways of enjoying them, that it keeps expanding its range and investing in marketing, and that it aims to grow its presence across Lebanon, Jordan, Qatar and Kuwait. The group also includes U-FOOD, Benina Qatar, Benina Kuwait and U-Group, and the company states that it is certified under ISO 9001:2015 for total quality management.

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Jordan• Amman

Fareed Khalaf Sons' Company, known as Khalaf Stores, says it is one of the oldest and most prominent company names in the Jordanian market. It was founded in 1952 by Fareed Khalaf Senior in the old town centre of Amman as Fareed Khalaf Stores, which the company describes as Jordan's first self-service retail outlet, importing brands for its store as well as distributing them across the country. In the early 1960s it became an official distributor of fast-moving consumer goods, and in 1994 it spun off its retail outlets to focus on distributing leading brands; its name was amended in 1991 to Fareed Khalaf Sons' Company - Khalaf Stores, and it is managed by the next generations. The company says it started with 12 employees and now has more than 200, with its headquarters on Airport Road at the Madaba exit in Amman. The company says its core business is FMCG distribution across Jordan through more than six channels: retail, wholesale, institutions, airlines and airports, quick-service restaurants and HoReCa. It runs a fleet of different sizes with dry, chilled and frozen capabilities and warehouses in Amman (a main warehouse next to its headquarters with dry, chilled and frozen storage, a second dry store, a third cold store and a bonded warehouse), in Irbid serving the north with dry, chilled and frozen facilities, and in Aqaba within the special economic zone. It says it installed solar panels that generate enough power to run its storage facilities and headquarters. The company's brands page shows a large number of food brands, including McCain frozen potatoes, Quaker, John West, Green Giant, Betty Crocker, Old El Paso, Nature Valley, Président, Régilait, Halibna, Bega, Gold Medal, Tabasco, Sweet'N Low, Rauch, Mackays, Lakrids by Bülow, LAAN, Duru, Lavina, Figaro, Aunt Betty, Neptuna, Al Aloul, Zwan, Pure South New Zealand meat and Doux poultry. Its partners page names Nestlé, PepsiCo International, General Mills, Groupe Lactalis, Zwanenberg, Alliance Farmers' Produce, Belgomilk and Nordex Food. The company says Nestlé appointed it in 2004 as exclusive distributor to manage the Nespresso business in Jordan; in 2008 it set up the subsidiary Superbrands for Trading and Investment for this business, which opened Jordan's first Nespresso boutique in 2013 together with an e-commerce platform and now has points of sale in Um Uthaina, City Mall, Taj Mall and Abdali Mall, serving the Nespresso Classic line for homes and Nespresso Professional for offices, hotels, cafés and restaurants. In 2017 General Mills granted Superbrands the franchise for Häagen-Dazs ice cream. The company sums up its values as people, integrity, passion, trust and brand building together with its partners.

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Jordan• Amman

Mohammad Hussein Atieh & Partners Co. (MHA) says it was founded in 1954 by Mohammed Hussein Atieh in the oldest and best-known foodstuff wholesale market in Amman, with the aim of importing, selling and distributing consumer food products, and describes itself today as one of the leading companies in this sector in the Jordanian market, distributing a wide range of products through partnerships with numerous international brands and companies. The company says it operates a fleet of over 150 distribution vehicles, making it one of the largest distribution and marketing companies in the Kingdom, and that it covers sales channels across Jordan — malls, supermarkets, restaurants and pharmacies — from north to south. Its cash-van division alone covers over 11,986 retail outlets, alongside over 348 key accounts, 307 wholesale customers and 225 pharmacies. The sales team includes 10 supervisors, 72 cash-van salesmen, 12 wholesale salesmen, 20 distribution drivers and 20 merchandisers, using hand-held devices and real-time order booking. It has around 5,000 m² of storage and owns National Wings Co., which manages the Al-Mahatta bonded free-zone area with about 17,000 m² of storage in the heart of Amman. Its partners page shows four companies: Edita Food Industries, the regional baked-goods maker known for Molto, HoHos, Twinkies and Bake Rolls; Seville Products, a maker of chocolate, biscuits, wafers and ice cream whose brands include Piccadilly, Tiffany and London Dairy; Turkey's OYAK Group, founded in 1936, whose best-known brands include Sarelle and Tadelle; and Italy's Champion, a maker of chewing gum and confectionery. The company notes that most of its items have a shelf life of about four months, which calls for fast distribution. The company states its vision as being the leading distributor of consumer food products in the Kingdom and its mission as strengthening customer trust, expanding distribution channels and offering high-quality products through well-known commercial agencies, with plans to acquire new international agencies and enter regional markets.

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Jordan• Amman

Almasayel for Marketing presents itself as a company specialised in importing and distributing high-quality raw materials for the confectionery, bakery, restaurant and café sectors, based in Amman. The company says it has over 10 years of experience in import, export and distribution that have made it a trusted partner for many businesses and factories locally and internationally, and that since its establishment it has built a strong supply network with leading international manufacturers. The company says it runs a distribution system that ensures fast delivery and continuous product availability to clients across different regions, supplies factories producing confectionery, chocolate, ice cream, donuts and juices in commercial quantities, and offers wholesale pricing to confectionery supply stores, traders and distributors. It lists among its customers the confectionery and bakery sectors, hotels and restaurants, factories, sweets supply stores, coffee houses, small home-based businesses and juice factories and shops. The company presents three international brands, which it says come from Europe and Egypt: Dely Doux couverture chocolate — dark at 55%, 60% and 70% and milk at 35% and 38% — plus sugar-free and vegan chocolate, cocoa butter and cocoa mass; Kluger Chef fruit fillings with 50% and 70% fruit, caramel fillings, pistachio, hazelnut, Rocher, Bueno and speculoos spreads, biscuit and speculoos crumbs and French wafer flakes; and Juhayna whipping cream with 33% fat, cooking cream with 27% fat, vegan whipping cream and white chocolate. The company describes its services as import and export, fast local distribution, integrated solutions for bakeries and confectionery shops, product consultation to find the best balance of quality and cost, and long-term partnerships. Its stated vision is to become the leading company in the food ingredients sector in the region.