Gandour

Gandour (Arabic: غندور) is a food processing company founded in Beirut, Lebanon in 1857, with headquarters in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Trade name

Gandour

Native name

غندور

Company typePrivate

IndustryFood processing

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Gandour

Trade name	Gandour
Native name	غندور
Company type	Private
Industry	Food processing
Founded	1857; 169 years ago (1857) in Beirut, Lebanon
Headquarters	Jeddah , Saudi Arabia
Area served	Gulf Cooperation Council: Middle East and North Africa: South Asia
Key people	Rafic A. Ghandour (CEO) Ali R. Ghandour (chairman)
Products	Confectionery, Bakeries, Snacks, Chocolate, Oils & Chewing gums
Revenue	$150 million[1]
Divisions	Saudi Chewing Gum Production Company, Saudi Arabia Al Jazeera Food Processing, Saudi Arabia MAJ Food Distribution Systems, Saudi Arabia Gandour India Food Processing Pvt. Ltd., India M. O. Gandour & Sons, Lebanon Advance Food Industries, Egypt Gandour Philippines Inc., Philippines[2]
Website	gandour.com

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A manufacturer of confectioneries like hard-boiled candies,^[3] the company started industrial level production in 1912, before expanding its operations to Saudi Arabia in 1956. Gandour is widely regarded as the first chocolate and chewing gum manufacturer in Saudi Arabia.^[4]

Currently, Gandour has manufacturing facilities in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon, and India, and serves the area of the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia.^[2]