Khalil International Foodstuff Co.

Khalil International Foodstuff Co. is a Kuwaiti supplier that says it specialises in distributing "global flavours" to hotels, restaurants and cafés, bakeries, pastry shops and wholesale businesses. Its site states that the company was established and has been managed by the Khalil family in Kuwait since 2015, and that it is based in Shuwaikh Industrial Area 3, Block A, Street 82, Building 106. The company says it distributes to hotels, restaurants, cafés, catering companies and food-processing companies in foodservice packaging suited to its customers' requirements, and that its sales network includes wholesale distribution to factories, repackaging companies, mills and bakeries. It has a dedicated import and export department, imports from more than 20 countries and offers private-labelling services, and its online catalogue shows ambient, chilled and frozen lines. It lists dairy, bakery and pastry, canned food, frozen food, nuts and seeds and coffee, and its catalogue of about 180 items is mostly Italian, followed by French: Molino Dallagiovanna Italian flours for pizza, bread and pastry and Girardeau French flours; Gioiella fresh and frozen cheeses (burrata, stracciatella, fior di latte), Colla (Parmigiano Reggiano, Grana Padano, Pecorino Romano), Ambrosi (mascarpone, ricotta, gorgonzola), Dutch Landana and Irish Glenstal cheeses; Fléchard butter and cream and Debic cream; Ristoris preserves of truffle, semi-dried tomatoes, artichokes, olives and pesto; Ciao and Rosanna tomatoes; Olitalia olive oil; Giuseppe Cremonini balsamic vinegar; Rummo pasta; Acquerello rice; Trucillo coffee; and Bornier mustard. The site also shows the logos of Blue Diamond, Calbu, Carter Pecan, Ocean Spray, Mutlu, Dairygold, La Mole and Caseificio Valcolatte. The company states that it earned ISO 22000 food-safety management certification in 2018 as evidence of its commitment to storage and quality-control standards, and that it monitors storage and delivery and sanitises its equipment to those standards. It sells some items under its own "Khalil" name, such as crispy fried onions, halloumi and saffron, and took part as a Gold Sponsor in HORECA Kuwait 2024. It sums up its values as quality and safety, transparency and professionalism, and says its vision is to be the go-to supplier for foodservice industries requiring the highest standards.