New pioneers of the Lebanese food industry

In its issue of December 4, Al Akhbar daily newspaper highlighted the successes achieved by young men and women entrepreneurs in the promising food sector that recorded in 2014 high business results despite the harsh prevailing economic conditions. The newspaper added that the total value of this economic sector is now estimated at USD520 million, while shedding the light on a selection of new pioneering food establishment namely:

-         House of Zejd is located in Ashrafieh and owned by Yussef Fares. The company sells aside from olive oil, some 80 other products and was successful in developing good trade relations in international markets.

-         No Garlic No Onion catering portal was founded by Anthony Rahayel for promoting various traditional foods recipes in order to revive traditional rural products that do not find their way easily to local market.

-         Bibayti.com: is a novel concept applied for the first time in Lebanon and launched one month ago. The project aims to promote local professional chefs. Through browsing the website, customers can choose a particular chef and request his/her catering service in the customer’s house. The selected chef will take full charge of all procurements and tools needed for preparing the desired recipe. 

-         Atayeb el Reef is a marketing cooperative aimed at creating opportunities for women in rural areas where they can secure an income that sustains their households. The cooperative connects farmers and customers of chemical free food items. The cooperative maintain business relation with some 42 women-run coops across the country; it was kicked off with the help of USAID and the YWCA but is now fully independent business that has started exporting to the US and the Emirates. 

(Akhbar, December 4, 2015)