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Jordan

Founded in 1997 in Sahab, Jordan, the company manufactures and distributes a variety of food products under the Al-Basha brand, including tahini, halva, rice, oils, spices, dates, nuts, legumes, and "jameed."

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Jordan

Wadi Al-Ordon Food Industries (Al-Beiruti), founded in 1980, employs more than one hundred people. It manufactures hummus, fava beans, tahini, halva, thyme (za'atar), spices, and freekeh, and sells them through its online store in Amman.

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Jordan• Al-Jizah (Amman)

Al Barakeh Food Industries LLC states that it was established in 1995 and is one of the leading food companies in Jordan; its factory is at Jiza on the Airport Highway, 10 km south of the airport intersection. The company reports that in 2024 the SME Investment Fund acquired 39.7% of its shares to support production and market expansion. It makes tomato paste and tomato puree on a Tetra Pak A3 Compact Flex 300 line, in packs from 135 g Tetra Pak to 400 g, 830 g and 4.25 kg cans and a 1,350 g glass jar; sterilized hummus with tahini made without preservatives (135 g and 1 kg aseptic bags); ketchup (from 9 g sachets to 5 kg), pizza sauce, mayonnaise, sweet pepper paste and hot chilli paste; pomegranate molasses; canned foul moudamas, chickpeas and whole peeled tomatoes; lemon substitute and white vinegar. Its brands are Al Barakeh and 222, and the site also lists tomato paste under the Jannà, Rochen, Romero, Joud and Raya names. The company states that its manufacturing is ISO 22000 and HACCP certified and its products are 100% halal, and that it offers more than 50 products in more than 20 export markets. It has exhibited at Gulfood in Dubai (2023, 2024, 2026) and at a food exhibition in Riyadh. It is listed in the Jordanian Exporters Directory 2025-2026 published by the Amman Chamber of Industry.

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Jordan• Zarqa

In Jordan, halva and tahini making is closely linked to the Kasih family name. The company's website says Hajj Raslan Kasih founded Raslan Kasih and Sons in Amman in 1926 to produce halva and tahini, and that in 1996 Hajj Muhammad Adnan Kasih established Kasih Factories Group for Foodstuff in Zarqa, which it describes as one of the most advanced halva and tahini facilities in the world. Its Kasih-brand range covers Golden Tahini; halva (Extra with pistachio, chocolate or vanilla, Super Extra with nuts, premium halva stuffed with or covered in chocolate) and halva spreads; thyme (zaatar); cocoa and chocolate powder and a hazelnut chocolate spread; corn starch, icing and brown sugar; breadcrumbs and panko; oats and muesli; microwave popcorn; green freekeh; Himalayan salt and pepper; cooking-oil and olive-oil sprays; herbal teas; Arabic syrup and dessert syrups; jelly; instant desserts (cream caramel, chocolate mousse, custard) and baking ingredients. The company also offers private labelling. The company states that it holds ISO 22000, HACCP and BRC certifications and exports to more than 40 countries worldwide; its product pages give export packing and container-loading data (20 ft and 40 ft) for each item. It is listed in the Jordanian Exporters Directory 2025–2026 published by the Amman Chamber of Industry, under traditional foods (halva).

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Zarzour Group says its name was established in 1942 in Damascus's Medhat Pasha Market by Mohamed Kamel Zarzour, a trader in food imports and exports; his son Mohamed Zarzour then moved the business into producing and packing foodstuffs, especially spice blends, before the next generation joined and it became a family company. Today the group comprises the Zarzour, Al-Beshr, Sabah Alnour and Kafta brands. Zarzour has produced Turkish coffee since 1968, on a fully automated line since 1989, in Mocha, with Cardamom, Extra Cardamom and Double Extra variants in 100, 200 and 500 g vacuum packs; more than 40 spices and blends such as seven spices, shawarma, kabsa, mandi and sujuk spices in zipper bags and plastic jars; a ready falafel mix that it calls a world first; green (Jordanian blend) and red (Royal blend) thyme; and extra virgin and virgin olive oil in glass and plastic bottles from 250 ml to 5 L and 10 L tins. It also packs and markets black, green, white and flavoured teas, tongol tuna, rice, and a soy-based Kafta meat substitute with frozen dishes such as kubbeh, burak, sujuk and spring rolls. The company states that it has packed olive oil since 2003 in cooperation with Syria's largest olive oil producer, using an Italian filtration system and an AVA filling line with a capacity of over 250 tons per 24 hours, and that its products are sold across Syria, in neighbouring countries and in some Arab and foreign markets, with a stated aim to grow exports. Importers can order through the site's import form, the trading department or WhatsApp.

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Alsaadah Company for Food Products states that it was established in Damascus in 1990 through the efforts of Haj Saeed Mustafa Tabana, his sons and grandsons; its website says its first steps were in the Damascus Ghouta with products such as jams, Qamar al-Din and date molasses. It has a factory in Rural Damascus and in 2014 expanded with a factory in Industrial Zone C5, 10th of Ramadan City, Egypt, where its management is also located. The company states that it offers more than 200 products, including tomato paste in glass jars and tins from 375 g to 4 kg; ground red pepper, pizza sauce, hot sauce, ketchup, mustard and mayonnaise; fig, strawberry, apricot, cherry, rose and berry jams; Qamar al-Din; olives and olive oil; pickles, vine leaves and artichokes; Damascene makdous and olive salad in oil; plain and pistachio tahini halva and sesame tahini; canned foods, mushrooms and molokhia; vinegar; Damascene falafel mix and ka'ak; spices, pulses, dried products and concentrated juices. The company states that its products are present in more than 35 countries, including Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Spain, the UK, Russia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Canada and the USA. Its website does not list specific quality certifications.

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Algota Food Products Company is a Syrian food producer based in Arbin, Rural Damascus, offering authentic Middle Eastern foods made from natural ingredients and traditional recipes with a modern touch. It cites 25+ years of experience and a range of over 500 products. Its categories include halva and tahini (pistachio and plain halva in several sizes, tahini), zaatar (royal green, royal red, Palestinian and Jordanian blends), olives (roasted green, Salqini green, sliced black), makdous, pickles, and tomato paste, ketchup and hot pepper paste. The range also covers herbs and herbal teas, spices, grains and pulses (freekeh, jareesh, kishk), Levantine mixes (falafel, kibbeh), molasses (grape, date, pomegranate), vinegars and rose and orange-blossom water, jams, dried vegetables and fruits, food powders, glass-jar and canned goods, olive oil, Damascene ka'ak and Ramadan products such as licorice drink and qamar al-din. Algota products reach clients in Europe, the Middle East, the Americas and Asia, and the company has exhibited at Gulfood Dubai (2022-2024) and FOOD-EXPO Damascus 2023.

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Egypt• El Santa

Delta Land for Food Industries is an Egyptian company based in Shubra Bill, El Santa, Gharbia Governorate. It started in 1981 processing agricultural crops, specifically chickpeas and peanuts, moved into sesame processing in 2005, and in 2010 expanded into tahini and tahini halva under the Wassima brand. Under Wassima it produces premium tahini halva — plain, pistachio, hazelnut, chocolate and almond — in packs from 150 g up to 14.1 kg, halva bars of 20 g and 40 g, and premium tahini from 200 g up to 17.2 kg, as well as fig, strawberry and apricot jams in 350 g, 430 g and 750 g jars. Under the Delta Land brand it offers smooth and crunchy peanut butter (450 g), peeled chickpeas from 100 g up to 30 kg, and hulled and roasted sesame in 25 kg bags. Its services cover the whole product cycle from manufacturing to distribution and export, backed by 45+ years of experience, 500+ clients and exports to more than 20 countries. The company exhibits at international fairs including Gulfood Dubai, Anuga Germany, WorldFood Istanbul, Food Africa, Saudi Food and the Summer Fancy Food Show.

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Egypt• Sadat City

AgriVerdi is an Egyptian company established in 2019 in Sadat City, Menoufia, to supply value-added sesame products in bulk to processors and traders, built on long-standing relationships with farmers and clients. The company was formed by combining two complementary companies. The first is a major trading company directly associated with farmland and farmers, handling commodities from the farm through its own land logistics fleet, port warehousing and logistics team. Its products include washed and dried raw sesame, washed, dried and roasted raw sesame, hulled sesame and hulled roasted sesame, as well as tahini and sesame oil. Its business model is based on bulk packaging and private label. The factory uses technologies from Europe, Asia and the Middle East to replace chemicals and manual handling and to reduce contamination hazards. The company holds ISO 9001 certification.

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Turkey• Kayseri

İnci Gıda started out trading in Kayseri's covered bazaar. In 1998 it set up tahini and sesame production in Kayseri Organized Industrial Zone, and it completed a second facility in 2017. Daily capacity is 28 tons of tahini and sesame, and its motto is "we don't produce what we don't consume". The tahini is made the traditional way: sesame is hulled, roasted in roasting pans and ground in traditional stone mills, with no additives. It comes in standard and premium 'Gurme' versions, in 300 g, 600 g, 1000 g and 1750 g retail packs and 10 kg and 18 kg industrial packs. The company offers eight sesame grades for different uses: spice, white, biscuit, medium molasses, pastry, simit (bagel), tahini-grade and double-roasted tahini sesame. İnci Gıda serves consumers and industry through dealers and distributors. It exports directly and through export companies to the UK, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Serbia, Kosovo, Romania, Malta, Bosnia, Libya, Georgia, Ukraine, Albania and Canada. Production is Halal certified.

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Turkey• Antalya

Ansu Gıda is a Turkish food producer founded in 1989 in Antalya that combines traditional jam-making recipes with modern technology. Its products are sold under the Antalya Reçelcisi and Antalya 1989 brands, and it has regional offices in Istanbul and İzmir. The range includes high-fruit jams, marmalades, spreadable fruit products, tahini, pekmez (fruit molasses), pomegranate sour and other sour sauces, chutneys designed to accompany charcuterie and cheese boards, and ezme-style pastes. Ansu offers private label production, developing recipes, pack weights, packaging and labels to match a customer's brand and target market, as well as bulk packs for hotels, restaurants and professional kitchens. Production includes raw material testing and automated filling with metal detection and weight control. Its products reach 19 countries, including Germany, the USA, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Bulgaria, Northern Cyprus, Uzbekistan, Bahrain and the Netherlands, and production is supported by ISO 22000, HACCP, Halal and BRC certification.

Saudi Arabia

Almona Company in Riyadh, established in 1979, specializes in producing tahini and halva, manufactured at its Riyadh industrial-area facility and exhibited at food trade shows.