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Lebanon

Adonis Spices was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in the heart of Beirut, Lebanon. It manufactures and packages all types of za'atar, spices, herbs, and seasonings, with a focus on delivering the best quality to consumers.

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Jordan• Amman

Kabatilo is a Jordanian brand based in Amman. Its website says its story began in 1962, when Abdullah Kabatilo rented warehouses to manufacture roasted nuts and soda, and that Kabatilo then became known as the first and leading factory for green zaatar and spices in Jordan. The company trades as Abu Khaldoun Kabatilo, and states that it has a team of more than 100 people and uses the latest machinery in its factory. Its range covers zaatar (Abu Khaldoun, Jabali, Bayti, Daffa and Royal zaatar), doqqa (Abu Khaldoun, Palestinian, Gaza and Aleppo doqqa), sumac and sesame; single spices and more than 25 spice blends (mansaf, kabsa, maqluba, mandi, shawarma, shish tawook, falafel, biryani…) in 250 g, 500 g and 1 kg; and the packed 'Kabatilo Packed' line (60–200 g spice packs, falafel mix and fried-chicken coatings, freekeh and maftoul, tahini and halawa, pomegranate molasses, vinegars, rose and blossom water). Its shop also lists roasted and raw nuts and seeds, Arabic, Turkish and Saudi coffee, herbs and teas, dates and dried fruit, honey, olive oil, pulses and Belgian chocolate under the Abu Khaldoun Kabatilo name. The company states that it avoids artificial colourings in its products and that its vision is to grow from a local company into a global brand. It has branches in Amman (Al-Madina Al-Munawara Street, Sweifieh, Amman Mall, Downtown Petra Street) and in Irbid, plus an online shop. It is listed in the Jordanian Exporters Directory 2025–2026 published by the Amman Chamber of Industry, under herbs and spices.

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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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Jordan• Sahab

Al Haramin Mill is a Jordanian company based in Sahab, Amman Governorate. Its website says it was founded in 2001 to supply food products including zaatar, spices, freekeh, jameed, natural herbs and restaurant blends, and that it selects its raw materials carefully and uses professional packaging suited to wholesale and export. The zaatar range includes a table line (Mlouki, Daqqa, Nablusi, Zahra, Mawani and Baladi zaatar) and a manakish line (premium and special zaatar, sumac), plus 5 kg zaatar mixes intended for export. Spices cover blends for mandi, kabsa, mansaf, madghout, biryani, stuffed vegetables, chicken, meat, fish, curry and potatoes, and single spices such as turmeric, black pepper, cinnamon, coriander, ginger and citric acid (lemon salt). The company also offers dried herbs (chamomile, mint, sage, hibiscus, zhourat herbal mix, molokhia, bay leaves, dried lime), fine and coarse freekeh, maftoul, jameed and liquid jameed. The company states that it supplies local and foreign markets and provides export solutions according to product type and quantity, taking wholesale and export quotation requests through its website and WhatsApp. It is listed in the Jordanian Exporters Directory 2025–2026 published by the Amman Chamber of Industry, under herbs and spices.

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Jordan• Amman

Al-Qaissi Roastery is a Jordanian chain of roasteries run by Hisham Al-Qaissi & Sons Co. in Amman. Its website says the company was founded in 1981 and specialises in roasting and supplying high-quality nuts, coffee, spices and more. Its online shop lists seven branches in Amman (including Al-Muqabalain, Tabarbour, Jabal Al-Hussein, Nazal, Al-Wahdat and Abu Alanda), and the group also invests in Dokkan Jeddo (herbal and alternative remedies) and Maamoula (confectionery). Its range covers coffee (Turkish, Arabic, American, instant and pre-packed coffee, plus cardamom), roasted, smoked, caramelised and mixed nuts, Chinese and Malaysian coated nuts and roasted corn, seeds, peanuts and roasted chickpeas, raw nuts and pulses, zaatar (salted and salt-free), sumac, daqqa and sesame, and spices, spice mixes and herbs. It also offers chocolate and occasion gifts, chocolate-covered dates, nougat and Turkish delight, maamoul and oriental sweets, dried fruit and dates, sugared almonds and candy, honey, oils, molasses and vinegar. The company states that its production is certified to ISO 22000:2018 and ISO 9001:2015, that it has served more than 250 hotels and restaurants since 2010, and that it has a dedicated wholesale and distribution team. Its export section offers a range tailored to global markets for wholesale distribution, retail and private label, and the company is seeking distributors and importers. It is listed in the Jordanian Exporters Directory 2025–2026 published by the Amman Chamber of Industry.

Exporter

Pakistan• Karachi

Hassan Ali Rice Export Company (HAREC) was established in the early 1970s as a fourth-generation family business, headquartered in the historic Cotton Exchange Building on I.I. Chundrigar Road in Karachi. It is recognised among Pakistan's top 30 exporters for fiscal year 2025 and exhibits at global trade shows such as Gulfood in Dubai and FoodAg Pakistan. Its range covers 12 rice grades: basmati 1121 (white, creamy sella, golden sella and steamed), PK-386, IRRI-6 in multiple broken grades (5%, 10%, 25%), and C-9 long grain. Beyond rice, the company exports Pakistani sesame seeds (hybrid, natural, hulled and black), dried red chillies from Kunri in Sindh, and fine and coarse pink Himalayan salt from Khewra, while importing wheat, lentils, pulses and chickpeas. It operates under a commercial umbrella linked to the Hashwani Group, exporting to the Middle East, Africa, Europe, the USA, the UK, Asia and Central America.

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Pakistan• Karachi

K.K. Rice Mills (Pvt) Ltd is the rice arm of the K.K. Group of Companies in Karachi, with more than 35 years of experience in agriculture and commodity trading across three family generations. It was founded by the late Mr. Keso Kewlani and is led today by Mr. Chela Ram Kewlani as CEO, who also chairs the Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP). The group runs four plants with installed capacity above 2,500 metric tons per day and annual throughput exceeding 300,000 metric tons, backed by warehousing for 250,000 metric tons. Its principal facilities are a rice processing and silky plant in the Eastern Industrial Zone at Port Qasim, and a husking, parboiling and processing plant at Nooriabad that also houses a sesame unit rated at 150 tons per day. The company is ISO 9001 and ISO 22000 certified, operates a complete modern laboratory for paddy and rice with quality control from raw material through to shipment, and offers third-party inspection via SGS, Intertek, Cotecna and Bureau Veritas. Its range covers basmati (1121 Kainat, 1509, Super Kernel, D-98 and brown basmati) and non-basmati (IRRI-6, IRRI-9, PK-386), alongside sesame seeds, yellow maize, pulses and other commodities. Its brands include MARA, ORTUM, GilGil and Captain, and it exports to more than 50 countries serving over 800 clients.

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Pakistan• Karachi

Pakistan Rice Export Company operates within Al Habib Industries, with more than 25 years of experience in rice milling, processing and export. Its head office sits in the Rice Trade Center at Dandia Bazar in Karachi, supported by two plants — one in the SITE industrial area of Karachi and one on Sheikhupura Road in Muridke, Punjab — plus representation in Islamabad. The company is horizontally integrated from farm to export: it distributes approved seed to directly linked growers, operates godowns fitted with fumigation and aeration systems, and runs a laboratory equipped with a mini mill, a Kett whiteness meter and aflatoxin testing. Pre-shipment inspection (PSI) is carried out on every export order, and shipment photos and documents are shared with the buyer over WhatsApp as the order progresses. Its range covers 1121 basmati (white, golden sella and steamed), Super Kernel, PK-386, IRRI-6, IRRI-9 and broken rice, under labels including "Shahi Dawat" and "Mama". The company also supplies other food lines for export: Himalayan pink salt, fried onion, vermicelli, honey, spices, dry fruits and frozen seafood. Products are exported to the USA, Europe, Australia and the Middle East.

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Al Batta Food Industries Est. is a Syrian company from Latakia governorate (Jableh). It says it started out with Mediterranean bay leaves about 26 years ago and has a branch in Turkey and further branches in Egypt, the UAE and Lebanon; its contact page also lists an address in the Third Settlement industrial zone in Cairo. The company says it selects its products from Syrian nature, packs them in facilities equipped with modern technology and supervises production from cultivation to harvest. Its core product is Syrian bay leaf, alongside several thyme grades (extra royal, royal, extra, needle and wild thyme) and medicinal and aromatic herbs such as royal herbal flowers (zhourat), basil, marshmallow (hollyhock), violet flowers, hawthorn flowers, mustard, carob and sumac; it also mentions rosemary, sage and oregano. The spice range includes ground cumin, fine black and white pepper, turmeric, ginger, curry, fenugreek, anise, seven spices, shish spices, sprinkling spices, garlic powder and onion powder, plus a sweets item. The company states that its herb and spice blends contain no preservatives, artificial colours or flavours, GMO ingredients or MSG, and that it supplies local, Arab and international markets. It took part in the Damascus International Fair 2025 and Gulfood 2026 in Dubai.

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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.

Comoros• Fomboni

Comores Vanilla is an agricultural company based on Mohéli in the Comoros that produces vanilla and cloves. It cultivates 100,000 vanilla vines whose beans are dried on site and packed for export, and grows cloves organically, also packed for export. The company has expanded into food and vegetable crops.

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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.