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A Syrian natural-food company founded in 1974 in Damascus Countryside, with more than fifty years of experience. It produces 100% natural products, most notably apricot leather (qamar al-din), extra virgin olive oil, tahini halva, sesame tahini, jams, pickles, makdous, pomegranate molasses, grape leaves, za'atar, labneh and blossom/rose water. Certified to ISO 9001, ISO 22000, FDA and Halal, it exports to Europe, the Gulf and America. (Second branch — Sahnaya)

distributor

Saudi Arabia• Jeddah

Saa Al-Karam Trading Est. is a Jeddah-based Saudi distributor that says it was established in 2005 as a key distributor and logistics partner in Jeddah and is recognised as a market leader in distributing high-quality FMCG goods to retail and food-service customers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It cites over two decades of experience and partnerships with international brands backed by extensive market insight. The business has been led since 2005 by CEO Inayatullah Shareef, with co-partner Imteyaz Ahmad. Its head office is in Al Rayan District, Jeddah, and its warehouse in Khumra, Jeddah, which it says serve as the hub for distribution across the Kingdom. It says its distribution covers all market channels — modern trade, traditional trade and HoReCa — and reaches the remotest parts of the Kingdom through an efficient distribution team and a network of branches. It serves five sectors: wholesalers and retailers, hotels and restaurants, hospitals and healthcare facilities, government and private institutions, and schools and universities. In food supplies it lists: halwa and tahini from the Jordanian brand Sim Sim (roasted sesame tahini in tins, buckets, bottles and jars; plain, pistachio, chocolate and nut halva), dry and grocery goods (basmati, sona masoori, jasmine and brown rice; sugar; wheat, rice and corn flour; pasta; spices such as turmeric, cumin, coriander and chili), frozen and chilled goods (frozen vegetables; beef, mutton and lamb; whole chicken, breasts and wings), oils and sauces (sunflower, palm, olive and canola oil; sauces, tomato paste, purée and ketchup), beverages (juices, water, soft drinks and energy drinks), and baking ingredients and cheese. It also lists non-food supplies such as detergents, packaging and hotel amenities. It describes its mission as providing superior quality products and reliable services and building long-lasting relationships based on trust and mutual success, and its vision as being the leading general trading company in the region; a full priced catalogue can be requested by email.

distributor

Saudi Arabia• Riyadh

Masarat Al Joud is a Saudi company specialising in importing and distributing consumer food products across the Kingdom; it describes itself as "a trusted food distribution partner in Saudi Arabia" focused on essential food staples. The company states that it is the official distributor of Kuwait Flour Mills & Bakeries (KFMB) products in Saudi Arabia, says it works with global suppliers to deliver quality products to retailers, modern trade and local markets, and shows more than 50 business partners on its website. According to its About page, the head office and main warehouse are in Riyadh (Al Rawabi district, Prince Saad bin Abdulrahman Road), with regional sales offices in Jeddah and Dammam, while the homepage lists sales, logistics and distribution offices in Riyadh, Jeddah and Sakaka alongside a Dammam office. The company says its sales and merchandising coverage spans the Central, Western, Eastern, Northern and Southern regions, and that it serves modern trade and wholesale channels with an equipped fleet and warehouses designed to keep products in their original condition. Its portfolio, as presented on the site, consists of KFMB flour products (patent flour, baking mixes, jareesh and harees); the Al-Joud line, which the company presents as a growing portfolio of staples developed for the Saudi market, covering pasta (spaghetti, penne, fettuccine, farfalle), rice (white, basmati, organic) and cooking oils (sunflower and corn oil); and Al Seedawi products — tahina, halawa, rahash and rahshila. Its "Our Brands & Partners" section also shows the Bisbite, Flavica and Kitchen Mate logos. The company says it goes beyond distribution by actively managing shelf presence, stock levels and in-store performance through a dedicated field team, and offers merchandising, warehousing, inventory management, transport and marketing support (promotions, displays and product launches). Among its success partners it shows Danube, Abdullah Al Othaim Markets, Tamimi Markets and HyperPanda. Its stated vision is to be a trusted FMCG distribution partner in Saudi Arabia, known for strong market presence and consistent execution.

Manufacturer

Jordan• Al-Muwaqqar (Amman)

Bahaa Eldeen Al Bustanji & Partners Co. owns the Shaikh Al Kar factory and brand. The company states it was founded in 2014 in Amman and in 2019 opened a new, fully automated factory east of Amman in the Al-Muwaqqar development zone (P.O. Box 110080, Amman 11623), with a production capacity of up to 25 tonnes a day that can be increased as needed. It specialises in sesame products: tahini ground the traditional way on stone mills with no additives or preservatives, in retail jars from 300 to 800 g and bulk packs from 3.5 kg up to 18 kg tins; and halva in vanilla, chocolate, pistachio and mixed-nut varieties, from 400 g to 6 kg. Its website also lists jameed, American and basmati rice, macaroni and vermicelli, soups, canned tuna, sardines, chickpeas and beans, and tea under the Shaikh Al Kar brand, and its Gulfood profile adds bakery sesame seeds and private-label production. The company states that it sources sesame from the best international origins and passes it through five sieving stages and laser sorting before roasting, and that it exports more than 50% of its output to countries including the USA, Canada, Australia, Morocco, the Gulf states and Europe. It exhibits at Gulfood Dubai and is listed in the Jordanian Exporters Directory 2025–2026 published by the Amman Chamber of Industry.

Manufacturer

Rayan Food is a food manufacturer based in the Industrial City of Bab al-Hawa, Idlib governorate, in north-western Syria. The company says it combines traditional recipes with modern quality standards, and its website lists more than 17 products across 5 brands: Rayan Food (the flagship), Layan, Al-Raheeq, Mirna Mawed and Mawed Sawar. Its range has two lines: luncheon meat and canned pulses. Chicken luncheon (mortadella-type), made from selected chicken meat, comes in 200 g and 340 g cans under Rayan Food, Layan and Al-Raheeq, and in 200 g under Mirna Mawed (well-seasoned) and Mawed Sawar (ready-to-eat, for quick meals and sandwiches). The canned line covers hummus with tahini (200 g and 400 g), foul medammas (cooked fava beans), boiled chickpeas and green peas (400 g each), all under the Rayan Food, Layan and Al-Raheeq brands. The company states that it is Halal certified and follows ISO standards, and that its products are made without artificial preservatives. Its Gulfood 2026 exhibitor profile (the company exhibited there) lists ISO 9001, FSSC and Halal certification. Its brands page says it serves more than 15 countries, without naming them, and invites distributors and retailers to partner with it.

Trader

UAE• Sharjah

Al Sanna says it was founded in Syria in 1995, initially specialising in olives, olive oil, pickles, chili pastes, makdous and tahini, and opened its first branch in the United Arab Emirates in 1998; the company operates as Al Sanna Foodstuff Tr. LLC from Industrial Area 3 in Sharjah and set up a second branch in Berlin, Germany, in 2019. Its website also lists a Syrian address in Kafria, Idlib governorate. Its Syrian-origin products include extra virgin olive oil in glass bottles from 250 ml to 3 L and 3, 10 and 16 L aluminium tins; green and black olives (Kalamata, Idlibi and Tufahi) and olives stuffed with carrot, lemon or red pepper; pickles (mixed, cucumber, turnip and pepper); makdous stuffed with walnuts and peppers and preserved in olive oil; and Al-Sanaa and Al-Aliaa tahini. Under its two brands it also markets cheeses (kashkaval, mozzarella, akkawi, feta), labneh, spices, legumes, freekeh, molokhia, nuts, canned foods, Indian rice, pasta, sauces, vinegar, pomegranate molasses and vegetable oils. The company says it expanded from the UAE into the Gulf, the Middle East and Asia, supplies a full range to restaurants, bakeries and supermarkets, and entered the European and American markets through its Berlin branch. Its website shows an ASM HACCP certificate covering local purchase, imports, warehousing, distribution and export of food products, and a 2024 US FDA food facility registration certificate.

Manufacturer

Al Durra says its roots go back to the 1940s with a single product, qamar al-din apricot paste, and that it was established as a food manufacturer in 1979, when Durra was registered as a global trademark. The company opened its Syrian factory in 1985 (Hazeh, Rif Dimashq), a Jordanian plant in 2003 (Al-Hassan Industrial Estate, Irbid) and its first Egyptian plant in 2011 (10th of Ramadan City); its head office is in Amman, and it states that it runs 10 factories in 3 countries. The range covers canned foods (hummus with tahini, eggplant dip, foul medames in Syrian, Lebanese, Sudanese, Alexandrian and chili styles, cooked chickpeas, broad beans, stuffed grape leaves with rice, makdous), jams and fruit spreads (orange, black mulberry, fig, fig with walnut, strawberry, from 430 g up to 15 kg) and halva, pickles (cucumber, eggplant, Iraqi Najaf mixed pickles, amba, mixed pickles), double-concentrated tomato paste, ketchup and crushed hot pepper, spice and seasoning mixes, red za'atar and semolina, tamarind, jallab and pomegranate syrups, and imported lines such as tuna, sardines, sweet corn and peas. The company states that its products reach more than 85 countries on 5 continents and over 500,000 stores, and that it farms over 90% of its produce. It names Europe, Canada, Australia, the United States and the Arab countries as its main markets, and publishes ISO 9001, ISO 22000 (TÜV Austria) and Halal certificates for its Jordanian plant.

Manufacturer

Al-Akkad Company for Industry and Trade owns the Syrian brand Sedi Hisham and is based in Al-Adliyah, Rural Damascus, according to the quality certificates published on its website, which now also uses the name 'Sedi Hisham Company for Industry and Trade'. The company states that it owns most of its supply chain, from raw materials through manufacturing and packing to distribution, and that its selected grains are packed on modern machines untouched by hand. Its range covers first cold-pressed virgin olive oil (250 ml up to 16-litre tins) and sunflower oil, vegetable ghee, sheep ghee and cow ghee, plain and pistachio tahini halva and tahini, tomato paste and ketchup, jams, olives of many types (Tephahi, Salkeni, Kalamata-style, sliced, stuffed), makdous, vine leaves, artichokes and pickles, alongside pulses and grains (lentils, chickpeas, fava and other beans, bulgur, freekeh, semolina, kishk), rice, sugar, pasta, tea, zaatar and a wide range of spices and blends, pomegranate molasses, vinegar, orange blossom and rose water, tuna, corn, mushrooms, falafel mix and dried molokhia. Its website displays ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 22000:2018 certificates issued in 2020 by InterCert (Germany) for 'production, trading and filling of olive oil and foodstuff products'. The company states that its products reach Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Germany, Austria, the UK, Malaysia and Australia through more than 30 partners and agents, and it exhibited at Gulfood 2026 in Dubai.

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Lebanon

A Lebanese family-owned company specializing in the manufacture of Lebanese, Arab, and Middle Eastern foods. Its flagship products include tahini, halva, pomegranate molasses, rose water, orange blossom water, makdous, and concentrated syrups. It has two branches, in Anjar (Bekaa) and Mazraat Yashouh, in the industrial zone.

Manufacturer

Lebanon

A Lebanese company specializing in the manufacturing and packaging of cracked grains and spices. It has established itself as one of the leading companies in the Lebanese market, and its website showcases ISO quality certifications along with a wide range of products across multiple categories.

Manufacturer

Lebanon

A food manufacturing and export company founded in 1975 by George Nasrawi. It started with halva and tahini and has grown to around 150 products, including seasonings, canned goods, olives, and jams. The company holds ISO 22000 certification and exports to more than 85 countries.

Manufacturer

A leading Syrian company in the manufacturing and distribution of high-quality halal Arabic food products, with over twenty years of experience. Its products include falafel, stuffed eggplant, hummus, fava beans, bulgur, rice, and pasta.