Al-Imam Group for Import & General Trading (Imam Group)

Al-Imam Group for Import & General Trading (Imam Group) presents itself as a company engaged in importing and marketing foodstuffs from around the world, founded in 1996 and headquartered in Jerusalem. It states that it has a highly experienced staff in importing food products and in international trade transactions, that it was established as a food company with the vision of becoming the leading food distribution company in Palestine and one of the largest companies in the Middle East, and on its contact page it describes itself as a leading food distribution company in Palestine. The company's website states that it handles more than 1,000 products and 15 global agencies and works through more than 25 distributors and over 2,800 shops; its About page gives figures of 1,452 distribution shops, 18,761 units of goods distributed monthly and 63 factories it imports from. Its products page says it has 80 wholesale customers, 80% coverage of supermarkets and more than 1,200 small groceries, and that it is committed to enhancing the reputation of the brands it attracts, markets and distributes. The goods catalogue published on its website shows a wide range, including: tomato paste, ketchup, mayonnaise, sauces, pickles, olives and jams from Burcu; Çiçek pickles; Kenton cake and dessert mixes and whipped-cream powders; Ergül tahini halva, molasses and hazelnut spread; Keyifçe Turkish delight; Nestlé Nido milk, Nescafé and Coffee-mate; Halibna milk; Lipton and Rabea tea; Jacobs coffee; Mansa rice; Bil Bak pulses; White Castle biscuits; as well as Pringles, Kellogg's cereals, Skippy peanut butter, Lotus spread and Barilla pasta, plus tuna, sardines, canned goods, soups, nuts, jelly candy, oils, vinegar and spices. The company says it works with several international and local companies, including Unilever International and Nestlé, and that it imports some international products and holds well-known agencies in various fields. It also sells products under its own "IMAM" label shown in the catalogue, including mushrooms, sweetcorn, fruit cocktail, canned fava beans, juices, jams, honey, nuts, seeds, za'atar, freekeh, sunflower oil and tuna.