Anwar Mecca (Ritaj International)

Anwar Mecca presents itself as one of the leading trading distributors, importers and exporters of superior-quality food products in the Middle East and international markets, and describes itself as a worldwide halal product supplier. Its site carries both the names "Anwar Mecca" and "Ritaj International for Meat, Fish and Foodstuffs Trading"; it is based on Aisha Al-Taymouriya Street in the Al-Muqabalain area of Amman and states that it has more than 25 years of experience. The company says it builds partnerships between producers and customers and serves the food service, retail distribution, food processing and wholesale sectors, providing support with quality control, documentation and logistics for each operation and shipping by land, sea or air on FOB and CIF terms to any port or airport. Its clients page lists countries including Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait, Yemen, Libya, Mauritania and South Africa. The company distributes six categories: frozen halal poultry sourced from Europe, South America and North America (whole chickens, breasts, leg quarters, wings, shawarma, offal and processed chicken meat); halal red meat (lamb and mutton cuts from Spain, New Zealand, Australia and Uganda, plus beef and veal); frozen fish and seafood from origins including Turkey, Vietnam, China, Thailand, Norway, Iceland, Argentina and Spain (barramundi, sea bass, sea bream, grouper, tilapia, pangasius, shrimp and calamari); IQF vegetables and fruits and frozen potato products; dairy products from France, Bulgaria, the Netherlands, Spain and the US (milk powder, cheeses, butter, ghee and margarine); and other foodstuffs (vegetable oils, spices, eggs, sugar, rice and grains, canned goods, ketchup, mayonnaise and dressings). The company states that the poultry and meat it supplies are hand-slaughtered according to Islamic rites, that each meat consignment is accompanied by a halal slaughter certificate, and that it can arrange private labels for minimum order quantities. It says its vision is to become a leading food provider and the first choice for a wide range of customers and markets, and its mission is to be a reliable commercial partner in the distribution, logistics and food service markets.