Dodoni Greek Feta Cheese

distributor• Lebanon• Member since 1994

U-Food S.A.L. presents itself as one of the leading premium food importers and distributors in the region, headquartered in Hazmieh, Mount Lebanon. Its website states that it was founded in 1994 as an importer of fresh products from France to Lebanon and has grown over more than thirty years into a leader in premium food distribution, employing over 170 people. It says its French sister company U-Group, founded in 1991, gives it access to the full range of products available at the Rungis market. The company states that it operates from two warehouses in Hazmieh covering 1,500 m² and runs a fleet of 24 refrigerated trucks serving 973 points of sale across Lebanon, describing itself as both a food-service and a retail distributor. It imports through weekly air shipments and regular chilled, dry and frozen sea containers from 30 countries, represents more than 90 brands and runs an online shop. Its website mentions its expansion through AUF in Jordan (2005), Benina Qatar (2008) and Benina Kuwait (2016), and the start of Dhow U-Food in 2025 together with Al Dhow Foods. Its range is organised into a Dairy Corner (hard, soft, aged and blue cheeses, goat and sheep cheeses, feta, halloumi, mozzarella and burrata, butter, Greek yogurt and kefir), a Deli Selection (bresaola, pastrami and turkey cold cuts), a Seafood Selection (smoked salmon, caviar, shrimp, octopus, squid and mussels), Everyday Groceries (tomatoes, fresh pasta, rice, sauces, honey, oils, truffles, salt and tortillas) and Premium Meat (striploin, tenderloin and brisket). Brands shown on its website include Boursin, Saint Agur, Saint Albray, Caprice des Dieux, Chaumes, Chavroux, Etorki, Le Rustique, Ile de France, Échiré, Granarolo, Brazzale, Dodoni, Henri Willig, Cambozola, Mutti, Riso Gallo, Mission Foods, Labeyrie, Knorr, Maldon, Urbani, Little Moons and Jack Link's. The company says its mission is to be part of people's lives by offering tasty food and building trusted brands at reasonable prices with outstanding service, and that it keeps pace with changing consumer tastes by widening its range, investing in marketing and launching innovative products. It states that it applies Total Quality Management in line with ISO 9001:2015 and is certified by TÜV Rheinland Cert GmbH; its slogan is "There's a U in everything we do".