Paradise Bakeries (Mahmoud Aljitan Co.)

Paradise Bakeries states it was founded in 1996 in Amman by Mr. Walid Al Jitan, inspired by the bakery heritage of Jerusalem. It runs four branches in Amman (Abdoun Corridor, Airport Road, Khalda and Bayader) baking more than 200,000 loaves of Arabic bread and more than 35,000 toast and French loaves a day, plus branches in New York and Riyadh. Its website says its main factory produces all types of crackers in many flavours as well as Arabic and oriental sweets. The export range shown includes crackers in several formats (milk fingers and long tea sticks in 350 g jars, small bits in 30 g packs); pretzels and salted biscuits with sesame and black seed (300 g) or classic salt (45 g); chocolate-chunk cookies and filled Turkish-style biscuits; date maamoul (400 g), barazek, ghraybeh and mixed sweets boxes (900 g); assorted baklava in 300, 500 and 700 g metal boxes with pistachio and crystal baklava, cashew fingers, burma and bird's nest; and newer items such as a chocolate spread (700 g). The company states that it entered international markets in 2010 and exports to more than 15 countries, including the Gulf countries, the USA, Germany, Canada, Belgium, New Zealand, Australia, Cyprus, Libya and Palestine; that it holds HACCP, ISO 22000 and FSSC 22000 certifications; and that it takes part in international food exhibitions every year. It is listed in the Jordanian Exporters Directory 2025–2026 published by the Amman Chamber of Industry.