Market of Meat in the Republic of Lebanon

2010

MARKET OF MEAT IN THE REPUBLIC OF LEBANON

Khoury Statistics and Studies 9/30/2010

Khoury Statistics and Studies

October 12, 2010

M/s Embassy of Argentina Economic and Commercial Section 2nd floor, Résidence des Jardins 161 Sursock Street Mar Nicolas sector Beirut – Lebanon

Sirs,

With reference to your request about the Lebanese market of Meats, we hereby submit our response enclosing a market survey, dated on October 12, 2010, prepared by KHOURY STATISTICS AND STUDIES.

We have welcomed the privilege of working for the Commercial Section of the Embassy of Argentina in Lebanon, and we remain at your disposal for any additional research on this subject.

Respectfully,

Lic. Miguel Khoury

TABLE OF CONTENTS Page I. INTRODUCTION...... 04

1. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY……………………………………………………………………………………...……..04 2. METHODOLOGY………………………………………………………………………………………………………...……….05 3. MARGIN OF ERROR……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..05 4. PRODUCTS COVERED…………………………………………………………………………………………..………………06 . II. GENERAL ENVIRONMENT………………………………………………….………….….08

1. GENERAL INFORMATION……………………………………………………………………………………………….…. 08 2. GEOGRAPHICAL ENVIRONMENT………………………………………………………………………………………….10 3. POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT…………………………………………………………………………………………………..11 4. DEMOGRAPHIC ENVIRONMENT……………………………….………………………………………………….……..12 5. SOCIO‐ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT……………………………………………………………………………………..14 6. BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT…………………………………………………….………………………………………….….18

III. LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK……………………………………………21

1. MAIN LAWS AND REGULATIONS……………………………………………………………..………………………….21 2. CUSTOM AND VAT RATES……………………………………………………………………………………………………30

IV. MARKET DESCRIPTION………………….…………………………………………………33

1. GENERAL VIEW ON MEATS OF LEBANON ……………………………………………………………………………33 2. LIVESTOCK ………………..……………………………………………………………………….……………………….………33 3. LEBANESE MEAT MARKET………………………………………………………………………………………..………...34 4. STATISTICS…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..35 5. MEAT PRODUCERS, IMPORTERS AND TRADERS IN LEBANON ……………………………………………..37 6. AVERAGE SELLING PRICES……………………………………………………………………………………………………38 7. REPORT ABOUT LEBANON’S MEAT INDUSTRY …………………………………………………………………….38

V. DATA BASE ………………….…………………………………………………………..………40

1. LEBANESE MEAT TRADERS WITH ARGENTINA……………………………………………………………...40 2. LEBANESE MEAT TRADERS………………………………………………………………………………………..….42 3. MEAT AND GAME, PROCESSED PRESERVED………………………………………………………………….53 4. MEAT SALTED DRIED OR SMOKED…………………………………………………………………………….….53 5. HAM AND SALAMI…………………………………………………………………………………………………….….55 6. CANNED MEAT………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….57 7. COCLUSION...... 59

I ‐ INTRODUCTION

1. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

At the request of the Commercial Section in the Embassy of the Republic of Argentina in Beirut – Lebanon, KHOURY STATISTICS AND STUDIES has conducted a survey in relation with the Lebanese Meat market.

The main objectives of the study are:*

‐ To provide a general overview of the prevailing demographic socio‐economic, and business environment in Lebanon. ‐ To describe the legal and regulatory framework governing the import and distribution of Meats in Lebanon. ‐ To identify main productions, importers and exporters of Meat in Lebanon. ‐ To provide detailed quantitative data on the above‐mentioned market, including data on value of local production, imports, exports, and market size.

The study starts with brief information and data on the general environment prevailing in Lebanon including essential demographic and socio‐economic figures.

The study proceeds with a description of main laws and regulations related to the Lebanese market of Meats products.

The study subsequently provides a comprehensive description of the above‐mentioned market, and this includes information on main manufacturers, importers, exporters and distributors.

Finally, the study provides data on the value of local production, imports and exports, and on market size. ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ *This survey is to explore meat market in the Republic of Lebanon (RL). The purpose of this market survey is to find out feasibility of exporting frozen meat from Argentina to Lebanon by analyzing the existing situation in the Lebanese meat market. The objectives of the survey on meat market in Lebanon are as follows: • To find out the role of the meat market in the general industrial setup of RL. • To study the current state of the companies involved in meat processing in Lebanon. • To find out business opportunities for the export of Argentinian meat into the Lebanese market. • To give statistical information on Lebanon’s meat market. • To identify the business environment and understand the tax regime, foreign trade regulations, and foreign investment regulations.

2. METHODOLOGY

For the purpose of the present study, KHOURY STATISTICS AND STUDIES has conducted a complete desk research in all available official public records, commercial records, reference documents, registries, publications, etc., for quantitative information on the Lebanese market of Meat products.

This includes the following sources:

‐ Lebanese customs ‐ Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture in different Mohafazats (Beirut & Mount Lebanon, North Lebanon, South Lebanon, Bekaa) ‐ Association of Lebanese Industrialists ‐ Ministry of Agriculture. ‐Ministry of Economy.

A complete research has been conducted also in all available legal references in order to verify main laws and regulations related to the import and distribution of the concerned products.

KHOURY STATISTICS AND STUDIES has performed subsequently a comprehensive field research in order to identify main manufacturers, importers and exporters, in addition to main brands sold on the Lebanese market with their retail prices.

All findings have been checked and validated with established enterprises operating on the Lebanese market of Meats products, as well as with independent professional sources.

3. MARGIN OF ERROR

All efforts have been made in the present study in order to provide, as much as possible, accurate and reliable quantitative and qualitative information on the Lebanese market of Meats products.

However, a margin of error of maximum 3% must be taken into consideration as far as value of local production; imports, exports and market size are concerned.

4. PRODUCTS COVERED

The present market study covers the following products: ‐ Trading of meat & its kinds. ‐ Lebanese ranches, meat production and distribution.

II. GENERAL ENVIRONMENT

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

All information, figures and data in this item correspond to the year 2008.

Demographic and economic figures are estimates.

General information

Capital Beirut Area 10,452 km2 Official language Arabic Other languages English, French Currency Lebanese Pound (LBP) or (L.L.) Political status Independent Republic Political system Parliamentary democracy Legislative authority Elected parliament Executive authority President/Council of ministers Economic system Liberal market economy

Geography

Surface 10,452 km2 Coast length 210 km Maximum altitude 3,083 m Average temperature 20.7 °C Rainfall 688 mm Humidity rate 68%

Demography

Population 4,100,000 Annual growth rate 3% Number of households 910,000 Average household size 4.50 Life expectancy at birth 73 years Working population 1,230,000 Urban population 80% 8

Education

Literacy rate 93% (Male), 85% (Female)

Land use

Arable land 207,060 ha o.w irrigated 60,047 ha Grazing 360,000 ha Forest & woodland 79,560 ha Other land 301,580 ha Total 1,045,200 ha

Infrastructure

Roads (paved) 7,200 km Railways Non functional, old, obsolete Airport (civil) Rafic Hariri International Airport Ports (commercial) Beirut, Tripoli, Saida Electricity 1,350 MW

Economy

Inflation rate 10% Exchange rate (LBP/$) 1,507.5 (year average)

GDP $28,020 m GDP per capita $7,185 Real GDP growth rate 4.4%

Exports $3,478,000,000 Imports $16,137,000,000 Trade balance ‐$12,659,000,000 (40.7% more than 2007)

Balance of payments $3,461m (surplus)

Budget deficit LBP 3,502bn Gross domestic debt LBP39,007 bn Net domestic debt LBP30,681 bn 9

Net total debt (public) LBP62,562 bn External debt $21,148 m

Central Bank reserves $17,062 m Central Bank gold reserves $8,032 m

Customer deposits in comm. banks LBP 99,908 bn Customer loans by commercial banks LBP 55,352 bn

Beirut Stock Exchange market $9,323 m capitalization

1 year T‐bill yield 7.58% Overnight rate 3.5%

2. GEOGRAPHICAL ENVIRONMENT

Lebanon is situated on the eastern side of the Mediterranean basin, between the 33°‐ 35° parallel (north) and the 35°‐37° parallel (east).

Its frontiers (borders) are:

‐ Syria (with which it has a 375‐km long border) to the north and east

‐ Israel (with which it has an 80 – km. long border) to the south;

‐ The Mediterranean Sea (on which it has a 250‐km long coast) to the west.

Lebanon has a surface of 10,452 sq. meters.

It has a diversified geography, which is spread on:

‐ 2 large plains: The coastal plain and the famous Bekaa plain.

‐ 2 long mountain chains: Mount Lebanon (highest summit 3,083 m) and the Anti Liban chain (highest summit 2,814 m).

Lebanon is rich in water. There are more than 15 rivers, the biggest of which, the Litani river, is 160 km. long.

The climate is pleasant and moderate, characterized by relatively smaller variations of temperature, long periods of sunshine (approx. 300 days/year) and relatively abundant rainfall in a short period of the year (from November to March).

In winter season, snow falls in mountain areas, and skiing is practiced in several resorts.

In summer season, hot temperatures in coastal areas are ideal for swimming and beach sports, while moderate temperatures in mountain areas favour summering activities.

3. POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT

Lebanon is an independent and sovereign State.

Lebanon is also a democratic, parliamentary, multi‐party, Republic.

The Lebanese Constitution (established in 1926, amended in 1989) guarantees, among other fundamental rights, individual liberty, liberty of thought, liberty of religion, as well as propriety.

Legislative power belongs to an elected 128‐member parliament, with new elections held every four years.

Executive power belongs to the President of the Republic, elected by the Lebanese parliament for a period of six years, and to the Council of Ministers.

Judiciary power belongs to the different tribunals and courts.

The Lebanese Constitution was amended by the Taif Agreement, a new national charter voted by the Parliament on 30 September 1989, which sealed national reconciliation, and which put an end to the state of war prevailing from 1975 in the country.

The Taif Agreement has provided for a large number of changes in the way Lebanon is administered, in the framework of a reform plan destined to correct social imbalances in the country and secure political stability.

4. DEMOGRAPHIC ENVIRONMENT

Distribution of the Lebanese population by Mohafaza (Province)

Year 2008

Mohafaza Population Percentage Mount Lebanon 1,476,000 36% North Lebanon 820,000 20% Bekaa 574,000 14% Beirut 533,000 13% South Lebanon 480,000 12% Nabatieh 217,000 5% Total 4,100,000 100%

Distribution of the Lebanese population by age group

Year 2008

Age group Population Percentage 0‐4 526,850 12.85% 5‐9 483,800 11.80% 10‐14 502,660 12.26% 15‐19 404,670 9.87% 20‐24 404,670 9.87% 25‐29 314,470 7.67% 30‐34 252,150 6.15% 35‐39 194,340 4.74% 40‐44 155,800 3.80% 45‐49 150,880 3.68% 50‐54 155,800 3.80% 55‐59 142,270 3.47% 60‐64 114,800 2.80% 65 and above 209,510 5.11% Total 4,100,000 100%

Distribution of the Lebanese population by nationality

Year 2007

Nationality Number Percentage

Lebanese 3,624,800 88.40% Palestinian Refugees 344,000 8.40% Other 131,200 3.20%

Total 4,100,000 100%

Distribution of the Lebanese population by ethnic group

Year 2007

Nationality Number %

Arab 3,895,000 95% Armenian 164,000 4% Other 41,000 1% Total 4,100,000 100%

Religions: (18 religious sects recognized)

Muslim 59.7% (Shia, Sunni, Druze, Isma'ilite, Alawite or Nusayri), Christian 39% (Maronite Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Melkite Catholic, Armenian Orthodox, Syrian Catholic, Armenian Catholic, Syrian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Chaldean, Assyrian, Copt, Protestant), Jewish and other 1.3% Total number for the first and second month of years: 2007 – 2008 – 2009: Number of visitors for the first and second months of year 2009: 174,210 visitors. An increase of 73.66% compared with the same period of year 2007 that registered 100,316 visitors. An increase of 50.96% compared with the same period of year 2008 that registered 115,400 visitors. (Source: Ministry of Tourism of Lebanon)

Languages: Arabic (official), English, French, Armenian

5. SOCIO‐ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT

Lebanon has a liberal free market economy.

The Lebanese economy is mostly dominated by the private sector, and by free enterprise.

There has never been an exchange control in Lebanon.

Since the end of the state of war and the reunification of the country in 1990, many important economic developments have taken place, among which the following main developments:

‐ The stabilization of the national currency ‐ The control of inflation rate, which has been reduced to less than 5% ‐ The modernization and enlargement of Rafic Hariri International Airport (formerly Beirut International Airport), which has become one of the best airports in the Middle East ‐ The execution of large modernization and upgrading works on the physical infrastructure (roads, electricity, telecommunications, water, sewage, etc.), and the enlargement of this infrastructure ‐ The execution of Solidere Sal’s ambitious and unique project for the reconstruction and development of Beirut City Centre which resulted in a central zone with a state‐of‐ the art infrastructure, architecture, facilities and features ‐ The voting and implementation of new laws for the promotion of investments in the country, particularly law number 360 dated 16/8/2001* ‐ The creation of official institutions for the promotion and development of investments, particularly Investment Development Authority of Lebanon (IDAL) and the establishment for the Guarantee of Investments ‐ The signing of several international agreements for the opening of foreign markets to Lebanese products ‐ The enlargement of the income tax base and the strengthening of income tax collection ‐ The implementation of the Value Added Tax (VAT)

‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ * The new Investment Development Law 360 dated 16/8/2001 classified Lebanon into three investment zones (A, B and C). The incentives for investment projects will be based on the classification of the project within one particular investment zone. www.idal.com.lb/OurServices.aspx?ID=112

However, economic conditions remain largely affected by a number of structural and fundamental problems, mainly by the budget deficit, the internal public debt and the deficit of the trade balance, as well as by the still unstable and uncertain local and regional situation.

Economic conditions remain also affected by the relative weakness of the purchasing power of the population, as shown in the following tables containing a distribution of the population’s income.

However, in parallel with the improvement in the political situation in the country, a significant improvement in socio‐economic conditions has taken place as from the second half of the year 2008.

There is a strong belief among local, regional and international economic circles that Lebanon may be heading towards an era of economic growth and prosperity, following the conclusion of the Doha agreement in April 2008, which ended a period of 3 years of political turmoil and subsequent economic problems, the election of H.E. the President of the Lebanese Republic in May 2008, the election of the Parliament in 7 June 2009 and the constitution of the present Council of Ministers in 10 November 2009.

Distribution of Lebanese working population by Mohafaza (Province)

Year 2008

Mohafaza Population Percentage

Mount Lebanon 442,800 36% North Lebanon 209,100 17% South Lebanon 184,500 15% Beirut 147,600 12% Bekaa 159,900 13% Nabatieh 86,100 7% Total 1,230,000 100%

Distribution of the Lebanese working population by economic sector

Year 2008

Sector Population Percentage Commerce & services 627,300 51% Public sector 159,900 13% Industry 172,200 14% Agriculture 147,600 12% Construction 49,200 4% Other 73,800 6% Total 1,230,000 100%

Distribution of Lebanese working population by professional category

Year 2008

Category Population %

Salaried 639,600 52% Self‐employed 270,600 22% Daily worker 196,800 16% Employer 73,800 6% Other 49,200 4% Total 1,230,000 100%

Distribution of Lebanese working population ‐ by gender

Year 2007

Gender Population %

Male 986,460 80.20% Female 243,540 19.80% Total 1,230,000 100%

Distribution of Lebanese households by monthly income

Year 2008

Income Households Percentage <$500 18,200 2% $501‐$750 200,200 22% $751‐$1000 254,800 28% $1001‐$1500 145,600 16% $1501‐$2000 100,100 11% $2001‐$3000 72,800 8% $3001‐$4000 54,600 6% $4001‐$5000 36,400 4% >$5000 27,300 3% Total 910,000 100%

Distribution of Gross Domestic Product‐GDP by economic sector

Year 2008

Sector Percentage Agriculture 5.40% Industry 17.20% Construction 14.10% Commerce & services 63.30% Total 100%

6. BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

6.1 Foreign ownership of business

With the exception of a limited number of business activities, Lebanese laws authorize 100% foreign ownership of enterprises.

Many Lebanese companies are partially owned or wholly owned by Arab and foreign natural persons or legal persons.

Arab and foreign companies can establish representative offices and operational branches in Lebanon.

Company registration authority is the Ministry of Economy, Register of Commerce.

Arab and foreign companies seeking to establish representative offices and branches must register also with the Ministry of Economy and Trade, department of Foreign Companies.

Profits and dividends are freely convertible in foreign currency and transferable abroad.

Enterprises having commercial representation as object (as line of business), and enterprises applying for the registration in Lebanon of a commercial agency, must be 100% Lebanese‐owned.

6.2 Foreign ownership of real estate

Under certain limits and restrictions, Arabs are foreign natural and legal persons can own real estate properties on freehold basis in Lebanon.

Registration authority is the Ministry of Finance, Land Registry.

6.3 Tax structure

The tax on corporate profits (income tax) amounts to 15%.

Tax on dividends amounts to 10%.

Value Added Tax (VAT) amounts to 10%.

Tax authority is the Ministry of Finance, Revenue Division, Income Tax department/VAT department.

6.4 Exchange control

There has never been any form of currency exchange control in Lebanon.

6.5 Commercial representation

Lebanese laws normally provide strong protection to local commercial agents and representatives against termination or breach of agency agreements.

Commercial agency agreements cannot be registered and protected for basic and essential goods such as food products and pharmaceuticals.

Registration authority is the Ministry of Economy and Trade, Office of Protection of Property.

6.6 Intellectual and industrial property

Lebanese laws provide strong protection to registered intellectual and industrial property.

Trade marks, patents and copyrights can be registered in Lebanon by local and foreign concerns.

Registration authority is the Ministry of Economy and Trade, Office of Protection of Property.

6.7 Free zones

There is one free zone in Lebanon, the Beirut Port Free Zone, into which goods can be imported for re‐export without payment of Customs duties.

There are plans to establish other free zones in the country.

6.8 Labor laws

According to prevailing laws and regulations, all salaried personnel (Lebanese and non Lebanese) must be duly registered at the Caisse Nationale de la Sécurité Sociale (National Social Security Fund).

Non‐Lebanese employees must hold a residence permit (delivered by the Direction Générale de la Sureté Générale) and a working permit (delivered by the Ministry of Labor).

Litigation between employers and employees are examined by the Labor Courts.

6.9 Legal form of enterprises

The following legal form of enterprises exists in Lebanon:

‐ Société anonyme libanaise (SAL) (Joint stock company) ‐ Société anonyme libanaise off‐shore (Joint stock company off‐shore) ‐ Société anonyme libanaise holding (Joint stock company holding) ‐ Société en commandite par action (Limited partnership by shares) ‐ Société à responsabilité limitée (SARL) (Limited liability Company) ‐ Société en nom collectif (SNC) (Partnership) ‐ Société en commandite simple (SCS) (Limited partnership) ‐ Maison en nom simple/Entreprise individuelle (Proprietorship)

III. LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

1. MAIN LAWS AND REGULATIONS

The establishment and exploitation of meats products industries is subject to the granting of an industrial license issued by the Ministry of Industry and a permit by the local municipal council.

The import and export of meat products, of all types and categories, is free and is not subject to the granting of any license unless the laboratory certification by an independent institution under the Ministry of Agriculture control, and the origin certificate for imported meats.

Main laws and regulations prevailing in Lebanon, of interest or relevance to the market of meat, are the following:

‐ Resolution number 1/5 dated 30 December 2000 Environmental conditions for granting a license for the establishment or exploitation of vegetables and fruits keeping (cooling, pickling, cooking, and canning).

‐ Resolution 40/1 dated 20/03/1996 / amendment to resolution 22/1 to impose environmental conditions on factories.

‐ Resolution 6/1 dated 12/01/2005 giving all the institutions, laboratories and factories a grace period of one month to correct their situation and complete the application of environment standards.

Required Import Documentation

A custom declaration form must be presented with a pre forma invoice or a contract indicating the specifications, quantity, and value of goods being imported. Meat and meat products are one of the products that must be certified. Imported food products’ labels must have the manufacturer’s name, contents, weight, and “best before date”. It is required labelling by the registered trademark for meat.

Special requirements for INVOICES

‐ They should contain the number of parcels, quantity of goods, their description, trade marks as also the nature of merchandise. ‐ They should carry the following attestation: "We certify that this Invoice is original and authentic. It is the only one issued by us for the goods described herein and that 21

the value in this Invoice is the correct value of this consignment without deduction of any discount or payment in advance. Furthermore the origin of the goods is exclusively Argentina (AR) and has been manufactured in our own factory."

Special Conditions: Meat exporters should present the following additional documents: ‐ Certificate of Origin* ‐ Veterinary Certificate. (SENASA) ‐ Certificate of Halal slaughter (Centro Islamico – Argentina)

Special Meats Importation:

In addition to the general shipping documents all meat shipments directed to Islamic consumers must be accompanied by the following certificates:

1. A certificate of "Halal" meat: This certificate indicates that slaughtering has taken place in an officially licensed slaughterhouse according to Islamic procedures. The "Halal" meat certificate should be legalized by a recognized Islamic Center in (Argentina). It must also accompany shipments of poultry into Lebanon.

2. An Official Health Certificate: This certificate should indicate the date of slaughter, kind of animal and average age, in each shipment. The health certificate must also indicate that animals were examined within twelve hours before being slaughtered, and directly after, by a licensed veterinarian, and were found free from disease and suitable for human consumption.

The Health Certificate is required for all exports to Lebanon of all kinds of meats, (including poultry and seafood), meat products, livestock, vegetables, fruits, and human blood, attesting to the fact that they are free from pests and/or disease.

‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ * The Certificate of Origin and the Invoice should mention the: ‐ Net Weight and the Gross Weight of the consignment. ‐ Origin of goods. ‐ Value of goods both in figures and words, in U.S. Dollars. ‐ Name and address of the exporter. ‐ Name and address of the consignee. They should be both signed by the Exporter and attested by the same Chamber of Commerce. Source: Embassy of Lebanon – Argentina www.ellibano.com.ar

Meat importation:

‐ The Decree N° 500 / 1 dated on the 21st of September, 2010 determines conditions that must be considered for meat importation. This Decree was issued by the Lebanese Minister of Agriculture Mr. Hussein Hajj Hassan.

Article I:

Definitions:

Decree words meanings:

1 ‐ Meats: are parts apt for human consumption resulting from the slaughter of healthy animals of cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats, camels, pigs, resulting from the abattoirs prepared in licensed slaughterhouses and subject to veterinary control before and after the slaughter of animals.

2 – Refrigerated meats: It is the result of keeping meats fresh and that were cooled under the refrigeration storage conditions at a temperature ranging from the interior between zero and two degrees centigrade in compliance with the terms of the humidity needed to save the integrity, quality and suitability for the duration of validity, not to change the characteristics, sensory taste and physicochemical.

3 ‐ Frozen meats: Meats are subject to a process of immediate and fast freeze under low temperature which makes the thermal time for maximum crystallization pass quickly, in condition of keeping the interior temperature, after the thermal stability, at ‐ 18 C° or less.

Article II:

1 – Refrigerated and frozen meat are allowed to be imported from countries or free of diseases areas listed in the Regulations issued by the World Organization for Animal Health, and in special the exporter country has to be classified under a limited risk or under control in accordance with the World Organization for Animal Health of mad cow disease (BSE).

2 – The Minister of Agriculture, upon an evaluation of an epidemiological situation ‐ in the country of origin – submitted by the Directorate of Livestock on the basis of the International Health Organizations and the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) publications, has the decision to allow the importation from that country /or from some regions / or to prevent it /, basing on Veterinary Health Certificate ‐ or similar to what is required ‐ between Lebanon and the country of origin. 23

3 – With reference to the use of hormones and steroids, the conditions of the Codex Alimentarius are applied.

Article III:

Registration of establishments wishing to export to Lebanon:

1 – Applications for the registration of establishments wishing to export to Lebanon are submitted to the Directorate of Livestock and attached by the following documents:

A ‐ Certificate of Registration issued by the Veterinary Authorities in the country of origin stating the following:

I ‐ That the establishment is registered for production, packing and meat cutting, and it put into practice the quality standards and officially approved (GMP) and have the technical specifications SOP (standard operating procedure) which enable it for export to foreign markets.

II ‐ That the company operates under an (integrated system), in the range of its function and owns:

B – A certificate of analysis (or HACCP) (ISO22000) issued by an accredited institution in the country of origin, stating that the company complies with the implementation of all health conditions, functional and quality required for the slaughter, preparation , cutting, freezing and packaging.

C ‐ A certificate stating that the export of meat to be classified as Category A or equivalent.

2 – Applications are exanimate by a Committee headed by the General Director of Agriculture with the following membership:

a ‐ Director of Livestock. b ‐ Head of the import, export and quarantine veterinarian. c ‐ Head of animal health.

3 – The Commission elevates the reading to the Minister of Agriculture for its final approval, no more than fifteen days from the date of the presentation of the complete documents. The committee may call, if necessary, a representative of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) as advisers.

4 ‐ If necessary, the Ministry of Agriculture ‐ Directorate of Livestock ‐ has the right to detect these companies in the country of origin, before authorization of export to Lebanon at the expense of the importer or distributor.

5 ‐ The Ministry of Agriculture (Directorate of Livestock) issues the annual statement including the authorized companies, factories, and slaughterhouses for export meat to Lebanon. The Ministry can re‐examine this statement wherever needed, modifying, accepting, or rejecting permissions for companies, slaughterhouses and factories, according to the quality of the exported meat to Lebanon.

6 ‐ The General Directorate of Customs will be notified about decisions related to the modification or cancellation of the registered Companies.

Article IV:

General specifications for meat packing and cargo:

1 – Carcasses must be exposed to a temperature between 2 and 4 °C for 24 hours before cutting, packaging, refrigeration and freezing.

2 – Meat must be demilitarized from lymph nodes and nerves appearing near to the surface. 3 ‐ Carcasses or pieces should be packed in thick transparent vacuum bags, permitted globally (relative to chilled meat).

4 – Meat boxes should be placed into reefers on pallets leaving spaces for good ventilation and cooling, and not exceeding the permitted limit inside the reefer.

5 – Reefers must be equipped with outlet to record the temperature of the refrigerant Thermograph, working continuously for the duration of shipping* in accordance with Decree No. 61 / 1 dated 25/02/2010. It may also rely on electronic (temperature data logger) in the reefer in accordance with Decree No. 573 / 1 dated 22/12/2009.

6 – According to chilled meat: Meat bags must be packed in large boxes and the interior overlaid with paper or plastic, etc. to prevent water filtration during transport.

7 ‐ For frozen meat: During the process of transport reefers, complete slaughters or pieces must be protected with plastic bags or sterile fabric or similar within cardboard boxes.

‐‐‐‐‐‐ * (Keeping a copy of the temperature schedule to be presented with the goods) 25

8 –Refrigerated and frozen meat carcasses must be moved and preserved in reefers or coolers for the duration of transport, handling and storage under temperature of ‐18 °C and below.

9 – It is not permitted to download any of the reefers contents in another port except of the final port.

Article V:

Specification of the card definition:

1 – Complete or parts of meat carcasses must be stamped by the slaughterhouse with its identification number in the country of origin.

2 – Each meat bag should carry a definition card collaged inside the nylon bag or printed on the outside with indelible ink or collaged on the bag, not removable, indicating clearly, with bold letters not less than 5 mm. of width each, the following information: ‐ The word "chilled meat” or "frozen meat" and type of animal meat (cattle, sheep, goats, buffaloes, pigs). ‐ Country of origin, slaughterhouse name, number, cutting factory name and its number in the country of origin. ‐ Slaughtering date, production date and expiry date. ‐ Preservation temperature of the meat. ‐ Commercial brand of the exporter company. ‐ Type of parts.

3 ‐ The outer package must have definition card similar to the above mentioned definition.

4 ‐ English, French and Arabic languages (if necessary) must be used on definition card on the meat packages. The used foreign language is adopted as a good reference in case of differences, or confused information between Arabic and foreign language.

5 – Meat classified in the bag or the cardboard box must be confined to the same animal group.

Article VI:

Special conditions for import and shipping:

1 ‐ Import of chilled or frozen meat is not allowed by land or by sea unless within equipped reefers for this purpose. 2 – Meat importation by air is allowed without reefers in condition of providing the necessary temperature inside the aircraft equipped with a thermograph.

3 – Import should be from the country of origin within special reefers for Lebanon and it is not allowed to download any of its contents in any port for transit. No matter for the transfer of the whole reefer from a vessel to another during the shipment as Trans‐ shipment.

4 – The determined time for meat shipments to Lebanon, referred in Article I of this Decree, and the expiry date for human consumption according to the following table:

Meat: The maximum arrival date to Lebanon ‐ considering the production date – and the validity for human consumption considering the production date,

a ‐ Chilled meat mostly in form of large pieces from fifteen days to twenty‐eight days. b ‐ Refined and vacuum‐packed chilled fifty‐three days to 12 weeks (84 days) for beef meat. ‐ 10 weeks (70 days) for sheep meat.

c ‐ Frozen meat at temperature of ‐18 Cº and below, less than six months to fourteen months for beef meat.

‐ Nine months for sheep meat, if not exceeded five days from the date of slaughter to the production date.

5 ‐ Chilled meat will be rejected in case of raised temperature in the reefers to 4 °C, for 24 continuous hours, for the duration of the shipment.

6 ‐ Frozen meat will be rejected in case of high temperature in the reefers for more than 15°C, for more than 24 continuous hours, for the duration of the shipment.

7 ‐ Import of unprepared and unprocessed minced meat is prohibited.

Article VII:

Documents required to be enclosed with the imported meat:

1 ‐ Health certificate, from the veterinary authorities of the country of origin in accordance with the veterinary authorities in Lebanon, which proves that the goods are faultless, free of disease, appropriate for human consumption and says: originated from animals coming from zones free of associated diseases. 2 ‐ A certificate of origin issued by the Chamber of Commerce and / or agriculture and / or industry, or any entity authorized to issue certificates of origin.

Article VIII:

‐ Implement all conditions exposed in the Decree No. 57 / 1 dated on 20.02.2006 (about procedure of samples compilation from products of animal origin foodstuffs, in case of import or export) or any decision taken later in this field.

Article IX:

Reject the deliverance in case of any violation of any provision of this decree.

Article X:

In case of repeated rejections of a deliverance from an exporter establishment for three times during the twelve months, the exporter establishment will not be allowed to export to Lebanon and its registration will be cancelled and can be entitled to apply for new registration.

Article XI:

The Minister of Agriculture has the right to approve additional laboratory tests ‐ in a laboratory approved by the Ministry of Agriculture‐ based on the opinion of the Directorate of Livestock and the proposal of the General Director.

Article XII:

Transport and sale conditions in Lebanon:

1 ‐ On the approval for incoming goods to enter the Lebanese territory, same must be trucked from the port to the warehouses of frozen meat within its reefers.

2 – The imported meats must be saved in storage refrigerators and freezers in their proper packages.

3 – The meat only can be sold by wholesale in their proper packages, without removing or changing it.

4 ‐ Freezing the chilled meat is not permitted for any reason.

Article XIII:

Slaughtering on the Islamic way:

Those interested in the import of slaughtered meat on the Islamic way have to pursue the following:

In addition to what is required in this Decree:

1 ‐ Add a paragraph in the register file for that purpose. 2 ‐ Include certificate from the Islamic supervisory of slaughter in the country of origin, which confirm that the meat is slaughtered on the Islamic way and duly certified and recognized by the Dar Al‐Fatwa and the Higher Islamic Shiite Council in Lebanon.

3 ‐ The paragraph says: "Slaughtered according to the Islamic way (Halal)," in a clear and explicit definition or a card definition carried on each packet, with the name of the recognized Islamic authority supervisor on the slaughter.

Article XIV:

Cancel any provisions contrary to the contents of this Decree, in particular Decrees: N°: 144 / 1 dated 06/03/1998 and N°: 106 / 1 dated 06/03/1998 and N°: 105 / 1 dated 04 / 10/2004 and N°: 90 / 1 dated 20/9/1999 and N°: 366 / 1 dated 13/11/2001 and N°: 234 / 1 dated 28/08/2003 and N°: 191 / 1 dated 06/30 / 2004 and N°: 93 / 1 dated 14/03/2005 and N°: 81 / 1 day 06/03/2006 and N°: 233 / 1 dated 08/28/2003 and N°: 105 / 1 dated 06/03/1998. N°: 438 / 1 dated 03/10/2009 and N°: 513 / 1 dated 11/07/2009.

Article XV: This decree is notified wherever needed, and will be effective after three months from the date of issue.

2. CUSTOMS AND VAT RATES

Customs Duties:

A) Import

1. Customs Duty

On July 1995, all import customs duties were unified under one customs duty known as the Single Customs Duty".

The calculation of the customs duties is based on the type of the duty. For instance, the proportional duty is computed on the basis of a proportion of the value of the goods (15% of the value) while the qualitative duty is calculated on the basis of a specific amount for each quantity unit such as the weight, number, size etc. (for instance: u$s 0.33 per one net kilogram or u$s 0.17 per liter etc.) There are other types of customs duties which are proportional with a qualitative minimum or vice versa (for instance: 35% of the value of the goods and a minimum of u$s 0.34 per 1 net kg). In this case, the customs duty is calculated according to proportion and quantity unit and the highest duty is collected.

2. Local Consumption Duty

Since November 1998, the local consumption duty has been separated from the customs duty and it has been applicable to certain types of goods including, but not limited to, tobacco products, fuels, cars, cement, lime, plaster and alcohols.

This duty is applicable to imported products and locally produced products.

3. The Value Added Tax ( VAT) As of 1st of February 2002, the value added tax has been implemented in Lebanon and it covers the majority of products which are included in the customs tariff. The value added tax represents 10% of the value. The taxable value of the imported goods is the value of the goods which is approved by the Customs in addition to the customs duty and any other due charges and fees of the imported goods.

The goods, which are subject to the value added tax upon import and their rates, are indicated by their identification numbers in the schedule of tariff of customs duties according to the Harmonized System.

N.B: The value added tax is applicable to imported products and locally produced products also.

4. Stamp Duty

In addition to the Single Customs Duty, the Local Consumption duty and value added tax, each declaration is subject to a lump sum of U$S 33.33 which represents the value of the stamps that must be posted on the customs declaration and its enclosures notwithstanding the type or number of such enclosures. This duty is not applicable to export declarations.

B) Export

The exported goods are not subject to any of the duties mentioned here above.

Lebanese Custom Tariffs Custom duties and VAT rates applicable on the concerned product and are described in the following table:

Tariff Description Duty Method Tax Base Rate Number 0201 Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled. 0201.10 -Carcasses and half- Customs Value 5% carcasses 0201.20 -Other cuts with bone in Customs Value 5% 0201.30 -Boneless Customs Value 0% 0202 Meat of bovine animals, frozen. 0202.10 -Carcasses and half- Customs Value 5% carcasses 0202.20 -Other cuts with bone in Customs Value 5% 0202.30 -Boneless Customs Value 0% 0203 Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen. 0203.10 -Fresh or chilled : 0203.11 --Carcasses and half- Customs Value 5% carcasses 0203.12 --Hams, shoulders and cuts Customs Value 5% thereof, with bone in 0203.19 --Other Customs Value 5% 0203.20 -Frozen : 0203.21 --Carcasses and half- Customs Value 5% carcasses 0203.22 --Hams, shoulders and cuts Customs Value 5% thereof, with bone in 0203.29 --Other Customs Value 5% 0204 Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen. 0204.10 -Carcasses and half- Customs Value 5% carcasses of lamb, fresh or chilled 31

0204.20 -Other meat of sheep, fresh or chilled : 0204.21 --Carcasses and half- Customs Value 5% carcasses 0204.22 --Other cuts with bone in Customs Value 5% 0204.23 --Boneless Customs Value 5% 0204.30 -Carcasses and half- Customs Value 5% carcasses of lamb, frozen 0204.40 -Other meat of sheep, frozen : 0204.41 --Carcasses and half- Customs Value 5% carcasses 0204.42 --Other cuts with bone in Customs Value 5% 0204.43 --Boneless Customs Value 5% 0204.50 -Meat of goats Customs Value 5% 0206.10 -Of bovine animals, fresh or Customs Value 5% chilled 0206.20 -Of bovine animals, frozen : 0206.40 -Of swine, frozen : Customs MIN Net KG 1000 LL Customs MIN Net KG 2000 LL 0207.26 --Cuts and offal, fresh or Customs Value 70% chilled 0207.35 --Other, fresh or chilled Customs Value 5% 0207.36 --Other, frozen Customs Value 5% 0208.10 -Of rabbits or hares Customs Value 5% 0208.50 -Of reptiles (including snakes Customs Value 5% and turtles) 0208.90 -Other Customs Value 5% 0209.00 Pig fat, free of lean meat, and Customs Value 5% poultry fat, not rendered or otherwise extracted, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked.

VAT Value+Duty 10% 0210.10 -Meat of swine : 0210.11 --Hams, shoulders and cuts Customs Value 5% thereof, with bone in VAT Value+Duty 10% 0210.12 --Bellies (streaky) and cuts Customs Value 5% thereof VAT Value+Duty 10% 0210.19 --Other Customs Value 5% VAT Value+Duty 10% 0210.20 -Meat of bovine animals Customs Value 5% VAT Value+Duty 10% 0210.91 --Of primates Customs Value 5% VAT Value+Duty 10% VAT Value+Duty 10%

SOURCE: Lebanese Customs

IV. MARKET DESCRIPTION

1. GENERAL VIEW ON MEATS OF LEBANON

‐ Lebanon has 300 days of sunshine a year, and enjoys good ranches for animals like Cows, cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats, camels, pigs, and horses. ‐ Lebanese people consume more than 40.5 tons of meat per year, producing and exporting another 24 tons. ‐ Lebanese community living throughout the world imports Lebanese processed food and meats.

2. LIVESTOCK

Livestok production in Lebanon is an important activity, particularly in mountainous areas and in the Baalbek-Hermel area on the eastern mountain chain where soil fertility is relatively low. While the number of goats has been relatively stable for more than two decades, sheep production has increased sharply. In recent years, livestock production (goats and sheep) has relied increasingly on feed blocks and feed supplements, thereby reducing dependence on wild grazing and ultimately leading to more sedentary animal production. Bovines and dairy production is becoming increasingly popular. In the past five years, several medium-to large-scale dairy farms have been established in the North and in the Beqaa. Several grant and loan agreements (proposed by organizations such as USAID) have encouraged farmers to expand dairy production. The table shows the evolution of livestock production from 1980 to 1999:

Category 1980 1999 Variation (%)

Cows 55,612 75,874 + 36

Sheep 145,068 378,050 + 160

Goats 444,448 435,965 ‐ 2

Total 645,128 889,889 + 38

www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture_in_Lebanon#Livestock

3. LEBANESE MEAT MARKET

Lebanese food processing industry, including meat processing, is one of the most promising and growing sectors of the economy. Lebanon has a fast growing food processing sector with export potential. One of the sectors which food processing enterprises mainly specialize in is meat and meat products like (Kafta, kebbeh, shish kabab, Shish Taouk, and Armenian smoked meat, sausages, etc.), which are sold not only in Lebanon but also in other regions. By the other side most of Lebanese’s food processing plants are actively looking for foreign partners to increase their production. MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION Meat imports are carried out, regardless, by the largest distributors of food and drinks, supermarkets at their own businesses and shops dedicated exclusively to the category food products and slaughterhouses. MARKET CHARACTERISTICS In this country exists a very important trading activity of Meat, which has variety of diverse origins like (Australia, Brazil, Paraguay, France, New Zealand, China, Canada, Uruguay, Argentina, USA, Poland, Denmark, Puerto Rico, Netherlands, South Africa etc…). (Source: Lebanese Customs)

At the moment, the supply of Argentinean meat is very limited, although it has been a steady increase in 2008, following the devaluation of the Euro against the dollar. Thus, exports during 2008 reached U$S 494,205 (141,585 kgs.) making Argentina one of the possible suppliers of meat to Lebanon.

Argentinian meat is famous with its quality; sanitary control; good packing and refrigeration which make it easy to enter the Lebanese market. However and in order to achieve sustained, long‐term presence and the integration into the Lebanese market, Argentinean meat should continue with continuous trade and promotion activities including an aggressive advertisement, publicity, exhibitions, tasting, etc.

4. SATISTICTS

LEBANESE GENERAL IMPORTS 1996‐2008

in thousands of USD 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

Total imports 7.559.127 7.456.576 7.055.191 6.206.533 6.227.960

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

7.291.075 6.444.775 7.168.198 9.396.953 9.339.859 9.397.586 11.815.334 16.136.662

GENERAL TRADE BALANCE BETWEEN LEBANON AND ARGETINA (All goods)

Year Imports Exports Difference 2004 USD 48,433,000 USD 197,000 USD -48,236,000 2005 USD 23,147,000 USD 165,000 USD -22,982,000 2006 USD 30,641,000 USD 260,000 USD -30,381,000 2007 USD 52,845,000 USD 316,000 USD -52,529,000 2008 USD 59,661,000 USD 418,000 USD -59,243,000

MEAT OF BOVINE ANIMALS, FRESH OR CHILLED/ 0201.30 / IMPORTATION LAST YEARS (FROM ALL COUNTRIES)

Year U$S Quantity (KGS)

2010 (Till August) 86,097,432 15,937,483 2009 113.425.914 25.965.950 2008 90.080.806 18.777.509 2007 61.288.354 18.778.441 2006 54.468.442 18.556.112 Years Total 319.263.516,00 82.078.012,00

MAIN EXPORTER COUNTRIES / BOVINE 02.01.30.00

Value (U$S) Quantity (KGS) Participation Country Brazil 73,039,659 13,754,854 86.31 %

Australia 4,500,717 566,599 3.65 %

Paraguay 2,412,825 525,463 3.30 %

China 2,349,337 455,741 2.86 %

United States 1,216,074 230,769 1.45 %

Uruguay 806631 170061,00 1.07 %

Denmark 560,305 116938,00 0.73 %

Puerto Rico 224,293 49085,00 0.31 %

Netherlands 697,042 31629,00 0.20 %

Argentina 183,700 29,806 0.19 %

New Zealand 47,01 4115,00 0.03 %

France 32,542 1055,00 0.01 %

South Africa 23,674 1292,00 0.01

Totals 86,097,432 15937483,00 100 %

EXPORT VOLUME OF LEBANESE MEAT: TON/YEAR Year Tons 2006 15 Tons 2007 58 Tons 2008 20 Tons 2009 24 Tons 2010 (Till August) 24 Tons

GENERAL IMPORTATION OF LEBANESE MEAT: By kgs. / Year (02.01.30.00/02.02.20.00/02.02.30.00/02.03.11.00/02.03.12.00/02.03.19.00/ 02.03.22.00/02.03.29.00/02.04.10.00/02.04.21.00/02.04.22.00/02.04.23.00/ 02.04.41.00/02.04.42.00/ and 02.04.43.00)

Year Value (u$s) Kgs. 2010 (till august) 106,887,922 22,458,228 2009 155,148,520 41,508,887 2008 125,176,405 30,670,897 2007 81,118,833 27,028,991 2006 70,330,499 25,397,009 Years Total 538,662,175 147,064,014

LEBANESE IMPORTATION OF FRESH OR CHILLED MEAT OF SHEEP: By Kgs. /Year 02.04.23.00/02.04.30.00/02.04.41.00/02.04.42.00/02.04.43.00 From: Australia, France, New Zealand, China, Poland, Canada, USA and Argentina.

Year Value (u$s) Kgs. 2010 (till august) 1,292 236,203 2009 1,534 387,830 2008 1,025 295,822 2007 1,079 254,850 2006 896 241,440 Years Total 5,826 1,416,145

5. MEAT PRODUCERS, IMPORTERS, TRADERS and PROCESSING IN LEBANON

There are several companies in Lebanon, which are engaged in meat processing activity. These companies use both local and imported meat for processing. The companies presented below are the most well-known names in meat processing industry in Lebanon.

Product Quantity Meat traders* 54 Meat and game, processed and preserved* 8 Meat, salted, dried or smoked * 21 Ham and salami * 6 Canned Meat * 18 Meat frozen and chilled 22 Meat, processed, fresh 23 Meat, sausage casings 26 Abattoir Products 17 *See details below 37

6. AVERAGE SELLING PRICES

The range of meat is vast and varied and, the price spectrum too. Meat of good quality costs the public between 7,14 and 30,00 dollars per Kilo, can reach 23,22 dollars for those of superior quality and kind. Imported fine meat depends on its type, quality and country origin.

7. REPORT ABOUT LEBANON’S MEAT INDUSTRY

Lebanon still has a long way to go in meeting rigorous, international health and safety standards on meat. Today, only 50% of all meat consumed in Lebanon is fresh Lebanon imported 75% of all frozen meat consumed last year (6,841 tons out of 9,124 tons in all). Frozen meat from India costs about $ 3.75 per kilogram, less than chilled meat from Brazil or Paraguay, which costs $ 7.14 per kilogram, and substantially less than fresh meat from live European cattle, which costs $ 12,5 ‐ $ 30,00 per kilogram. As one industry source explained, “The demand for cheaper and cheaper meat, like from India, has grown steadily, just as the old sources of meat have become more expensive.” Indeed, faced with growing price differentials, the composition of the Lebanese meat diet has changed considerably over the last decade. In fact, some observers now estimate that 15% of all meat consumed in Lebanon is frozen, 25% chilled, and about 50% fresh. Rewind to ten years ago and about 75% of all meat at the dinner table was fresh, derived from live cattle slaughtered locally. Frozen meat represented only a small part of the market.

Live cattle is still Lebanon’s number one commodity import, ahead of cigarettes, at a total value of $135 million last year, but imports of frozen meat from India have risen by 27% and 57% in 2002 and 2003, respectively. Added to this is the fact that nearly 95% of all meat needs are now being met by overseas sources. Gone are the days when Lebanon had a thriving domestic livestock system.

For some critics, the government’s decision to halt the increasing stream of Indian meat imports appeared to offer tacit acknowledgement that, even though inspectors ostensibly discovered the spoiled meat, some risk was present that the meat might have

entered the marketplace – health and safety controls, these critics said, were not as strong as the government claimed.

A top official close to the issue disputed this notion though, saying that international sampling procedures were used on all meat imports, which includes taking a piece from the front, middle and back of each 22 tons container of frozen or chilled meat that arrives in Lebanon and testing it for bacteriological and viral contaminants.

There are 40 or so slaughterhouses and meat processing facilities in the country – nearly half of which are essentially unlicensed, despite handling nearly half of the 40,000 tons of meat consumed in Lebanon each year. Since municipalities control and monitor the slaughterhouses that lie within their own jurisdictions, a patchwork of irregular standards and procedures has emerged that inhibits industry wide surveillance and early warning measures. This chaotic situation has even led the Cattle and Butchers Syndicate to call for the closing of the main slaughterhouse serving Beirut, the Quarantine, saying that only a completely new facility could meet modern health and safety standards. As one top official closely involved with the issue put it bluntly, “The slaughterhouses present a serious problem.” (SEE DECREE/ PAGE 20)

In banning meat imports from India, the government avoided dealing with the issue of Paraguayan meat, which the EU bans on similar grounds as Indian meat (10% of all chilled meat imports are from Paraguay, with the other 90% from Brazil). This concern may not be a factor for much longer though, as several sources closely involved in the issue predicted that it would only be a matter of weeks before meat from Paraguay was also banned. Despite the problems and late‐inning measures, it appears that Lebanon is finally moving ahead with reforms in the meat sector. Both the ministries of agriculture and economy, in addition to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, are pushing forward a food safety law that will help Lebanon gain World Trade Organization membership, as well as better protection for consumers.

See all report By William Long

www.executive‐magazine.com/getarticle.php?article=6302

V. DATA BASE

1. LEBANESE MEAT TRADERS WITH ARGENTINA: (7) More than 54 Lebanese Meat traders exist in Lebanon but only seven of them import from Argentina. These companies are: Ets. Wafic Idriss Sarl Idriss building, 82 Karam street, Off Camille Chamoun boulevard Hazmieh (Baabda) ‐ Lebanon Phone: +961 5 950820 Mobile Phone: +961 3 860600 Fax: +961 5 456230 Email: [email protected] Website: www.widriss.com Employees: 70 Registration no: 38398 Beirut Exports To: Middle East, Africa, Western Europe Imports From: Denmark, Netherlands, Ireland, Argentina, United States, Germany, Egypt, New Zealand, China, Saudi Arabia Contact: General Manager Mr. Samir W. Idriss Gabriel Bocti Sal Green Mall building, Highway /Dbayeh (Metn) ‐ Lebanon Phone: +961 4 541000 Mobile Phone: +961 3 160020 Fax: +961 4 542226 Email: [email protected] Employees: 150 Registration no: 19649 Beirut Imports From: France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Germany, United Kingdom, Australia, Chile, Argentina, Syria Contact: Chairman & General Manager Mr. Gabriel S. Bocti Les Fils de Chafic Halwany Sarl 3rd floor, Al‐Tager building, Clemenceau street, Kantari sector /Beirut ‐ Lebanon Phone: +961 1 360361 Fax: +961 1 360362 Email: [email protected] Website: www.siblou.com Employees: 60 Registration no: 54489 Beirut Exports To: Middle East, Central‐Eastern Europe, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Kuwait, Iraq, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Jordan, Romania Imports From: Western Europe, Asia‐Pacific, America, 40

United States, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, Germany, France, Thailand, China, Vietnam Contact: General Manager Mr. Chafic S. Halwany MJJ Chalfoun building, 12, Damascus street Furn El‐Chebbak (Baabda) ‐ Lebanon Phone: +961 1 294777 Fax: +961 1 294200 Employees: 17 Registration no: 68857 Baabda Imports From: Brazil, Australia, Argentina, France Contact: General Manager Mr. Michel‐Joseph F. Jreissati Targeter International Sal (Off‐shore) 6th floor, Ras Beirut Clinics center, Maamari street, Hamra sector Beirut ‐ Lebanon Phone: +961 1 746824 Fax: +961 1 746823 Email: [email protected] Website: www.targeter.net Registration no: 719 Beirut Exports To: Middle East, Western Europe, Africa, Asia‐Pacific, America, United States Imports From: Argentina, Brazil Contact: Chairman of the Board Mr. Rabah W. Idriss Tradeland Co. Ltd Ground floor, Adra building, Maarad street / Tripoli (Tripoli) ‐ Lebanon Phone: +961 6 425124 Mobile Phone: +961 3 323506 Fax: +961 6 442124 Email: [email protected] Employees: 20 Registration no: 15150 Tripoli Imports From: France, Hungary, Netherlands, Austria, Germany, United States, Argentina, Colombia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Korea, Republic of (South Korea), Spain, Jordan Contact: General Manager Mr. Wassef M. Adra 41

U‐Food Sal 4th floor, Frigo Boustani building, Damascus international road Hazmieh (Baabda) ‐ Lebanon Phone: +961 5 450489 Mobile Phone: +961 3 240606 Fax: +961 5 952940 Email: u‐[email protected] Website: www.u‐foodsal.com Employees: 40 Registration no: 52844 Baabda Exports To: Jordan, Qatar Imports From: Western Europe, America, Asia‐Pacific, France, Italy, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Netherlands, Belgium, United Kingdom, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Egypt, Australia, China, United States Contact: Chairman Mr. Elias M. Doumit

2. MAIN LEBANESE MEAT TRADERS ARE: (54)

Meat traders in Lebanon

Aliments Intermarkets Trading Sarl Amine Aour ‐ Middle East Foods Sal Basement, Ibrahim Estephane building, 2nd floor, 14 Youssef Hani street, Saifi Saint Charbel street sector, Sarba (Kesrouane) ‐ Lebanon Beirut ‐ Lebanon Phone: +961 9 644766 Phone: +961 1 562830 Mobile Phone: +961 3 299313 Mobile Phone: +961 3 581777 Fax: +961 9 644866 Fax: +961 1 581408 Email: info@ait‐lebanon.com Email: [email protected] Website: www.ait‐lebanon.com Website: www.amineaour.com Employees: 14 Employees: 220 Registration no: 59550 Baabda Registration no: 28323 Beirut Imports From: Spain, Italy, Exports To: Middle East, United States France, Jordan, Imports From: Western Europe, United States, Netherlands Asia‐Pacific, Contact: General Manager Middle East, Africa, Netherlands, Mr. Roland H. Wehbe Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria, Denmark, France, Thailand, China, United States, Canada Contact: Chairman & General Manager Mr. Joseph A. Aour

Archibon Sarl Barhouche Trading Co Ground floor, Hajal building, Ground floor, Barhouche Trading Mezher & Majzoub street building, Antélias (Metn) ‐ Lebanon Highway Sahel Alma Phone: +961 4 722113 (Kesrouane) ‐ Lebanon Mobile Phone: +961 3 661161 Phone: +961 9 934638 Employees: 2 Mobile Phone: +961 3 170003 Registration no: 2012049 Baabda Fax: +961 9 934638 Contact: General Manager Email: [email protected] Mr. Naim M. Hajal Employees: 6 Registration no: 2005457 Baabda Imports From: Western Europe, Brazil Contact: General Manager Mr. Kabalan Y. Barhouche Carpaccio Sarl Circle of Trust Holding Sal Ground floor, Clovis Tohmeh building, 3rd floor, Antoine Abi‐Rached center, New Naccache street Street no. 83, Pres. Charles Naccache (Metn) ‐ Lebanon Debbas avenue, Jisr El‐Bacha area Phone: +961 4 412396 Mkalles (Metn) ‐ Lebanon Mobile Phone: +961 3 694993 Phone: +961 1 488180 Fax: +961 4 402580 Mobile Phone: +961 3 363692 Employees: 15 Fax: +961 1 488180 (ext. 120) Registration no: 47206 Baabda Email: [email protected] Contact: General Manager Website:www.cotholding.com Ms. Christine Bouillon Employees: 15 Registration no: 1900942 Beirut Exports To: Africa, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates Imports From: Nigeria, China, Thailand, Morocco, Turkey, Syria, Brazil Contact: Chairman & General Manager Mr. Pierre M. Jilwan Cortasco Etablissements Antoine Massoud SAL 1st floor, Saba building, Boulevard 7th floor, Tannous tower, Dora Zahleh (Zahleh) ‐ Lebanon boulevard Phone: +961 8 823933 Bourj Hammoud (Metn) ‐ Lebanon Mobile Phone: +961 3 382619 Phone: +961 1 246900 Fax: +961 8 823933 Fax: +961 1 246906 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Employees: 4 Website: www.eamlb.com Registration no: 99 Zahleh Employees: 150 Contact: General Manager Registration no: 32717 Beirut 43

Mr. Maurice Y. Cortas Imports From: France, United Kingdom, United States, Italy, Spain, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Brazil, Malta, Canada, Netherlands Antilles, Portugal, Russian Federation, Mexico Contact: Chairman & General Manager Mr. Joseph A. Massoud Ets. Wafic Idriss Sarl F.N. Abi‐Aad Idriss building, 82 Karam street, Basement, Choufani building, Green Off Camille Chamoun boulevard zone, Adonis area ‐ Zouk Mosbeh Hazmieh (Baabda) ‐ Lebanon (Kesrouane) ‐ Lebanon Phone: +961 5 950820 Phone: +961 9 218788 Mobile Phone: +961 3 860600 Fax: +961 9 220110 Fax: +961 5 456230 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Employees: 25 Website: www.widriss.com Registration no: 38766 Baabda Employees: 70 Imports From: Asia‐Pacific, Registration no: 38398 Beirut Germany, Spain, Singapore, Exports To: Middle East, Africa, Belgium Western Europe Contact: General Manager Imports From: Denmark, Mr. Fouad N. Abi‐Aad Netherlands, Ireland, Argentina, United States, Germany, Egypt, New Zealand, China, Saudi Arabia Contact: General Manager Mr. Samir W. Idriss

Fine Home Sarl France Negoce Corporation Sal (Off‐ Ground floor, Roger Abboud building, Shore) Saydet El‐Najat street Zalka (Metn) ‐ 3rd floor, Samaha building, Sami Solh Lebanon avenue, Phone: +961 1 898459 Parc sector Mobile Phone: +961 3 725299 Beirut ‐ Lebanon Fax: +961 1 898459 Phone: +961 1 426933 Email: [email protected] Mobile Phone: +961 3 434010 Registration no: 29603 Baabda Email: [email protected] Imports From: France, United Kingdom, Employees: 2 Italy, United States,Japan Registration no: 1800893 Beirut Contact: General Manager Imports From: Western Europe, America, Mr. Nabil F. Melki Brazil, Canada, Italy, Poland, Ivory Coast Contact: Chairman & General Manager Mr. Jean‐Pierre J. Fakhoury 44

Gabriel Bocti Sal Gafo Ltd Green Mall building, Block 1 & 2, Tawk center, Highway Dbayeh Jawharji street Zalka (Metn) ‐ Lebanon (Metn) ‐ Lebanon Phone: +961 1 903014 Phone: +961 4 541000 Fax: +961 1 903402 Mobile Phone: +961 3 160020 Employees: 149 Fax: +961 4 542226 Registration no: 2009579 Baabda Email: [email protected] Exports To: Middle East, Africa, Employees: 150 America Registration no: 19649 Beirut Imports From: United Kingdom Imports From: France, Belgium, Italy, Contact: Branch Manager Spain, Germany, United Kingdom, Mr. Mohamad‐Ayman Janaa Australia, Chile, Argentina, Syria Contact: Chairman & General Manager Mr. Gabriel S. Bocti Golden Star Gramak Sarl Ground floor, Golden Star building, Ground floor, Adaimi center, Mina Jadida area Haret Sakhre Highway ‐ Sarba (Kesrouane) ‐ Lebanon (Kesrouane) ‐ Lebanon Phone: +961 9 838822 Phone: +961 9 931234 Mobile Phone: +961 3 633466 Fax: +961 9 931234 Fax: +961 9 838811 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.goldenstarlb.com Employees: 32 Employees: 25 Registration no: 2011907 Baabda Registration no: 43248 Baabda Contact: General Manager Exports To: Canada Mr. Richard J. Adaimi Contact: General Manager Mr. Antoine N. Achcar Habreco Sarl Hanilor Co. Sal Ground floor, Farah building, Ground floor, Nasrallah building, Highway ‐ Sarba (Kesrouane) ‐ Lebanon Al‐Anwar street Phone: +961 9 835089 Jdeideh (Metn) ‐ Lebanon Mobile Phone:+961 3 308320 Phone: +961 1 899543 Fax: +961 9 938814 Mobile Phone: +961 3 306004 Website: www.elhabre.com Fax: +961 1 884568 Employees: 30 Email: [email protected] Registration no: 60593 Baabda Website: www.hanilor.com Exports To: Middle East, Africa Employees: 70 Imports From: Brazil Registration no: 23726 Baabda Contact: General Manager Imports From: France, Finland, Mr. Tanios M. El‐Habre Hungary, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Spain, Greece, Italy, 45

Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Turkey, Egypt Contact: Chairman & General Manager Mr. Ghassan A . Nasrallah Interal Sarl J. Food Sarl Ground floor, Bou‐Najm building, Ground floor, Jaber building, Mar Main road Harharaya‐Kattine Mekhael street, (Kesrouane) ‐ Lebanon Mar Mekhael sector Phone: +961 9 926007 Beirut ‐ Lebanon Mobile Phone: +961 3 638263 Phone: +961 1 443388 Fax: +961 9 920219 Mobile Phone: +961 3 531158 Email:interal@interal‐lb.com Fax: +961 1 443388 Website:www.interal‐lb.com Email: [email protected] Registration no: 68352 Baabda Employees: 10 Exports To: Middle East, Jordan, Iraq Registration no: 1005167 Beirut Imports From: Italy Contact: General Manager Contact: General Manager Mr. Jamil Y. Touma Mr. Gaby H. Bou‐Najm Kallassi Trading Corporation Sal Katergi Frères Kallassi building, Mar Gerges street, Off Basement, Ittihad building, main road ‐ Mar Elias street, Aucar (Metn) ‐ Lebanon Mousseitbeh sector Phone: +961 4 543001 Beirut ‐ Lebanon Fax: +961 4 543007 Email:[email protected] Email: [email protected] Employees: 3 Website: www.kallassi.com Registration no: 14328 Beirut Employees: 95 Imports From: Australia, France Registration no: 21411 Baabda Contact: Manager Imports From: Bulgaria, Italy, Denmark, Mr. Mohamed‐Ali A. Katergi Hungary, Japan, Belgium Contact: Chairman of the Board Mr. Bechara F. El‐Kallassi La Morena Mercado Sarl Leaderco Sarl Sami El Adem building, Ground floor, Emile Habre building, Street no. 73 , Green Zone, Adonis area Horge Tabet area Zouk Mosbeh (Kesrouane) ‐ Lebanon Sin El‐Fil (Metn) ‐ Lebanon Phone: +961 9 216970 Phone: +961 1 510744 Mobile Phone: +961 3 809393 Mobile Phone: +961 3 732872 Fax: +961 9 216170 Fax: +961 1 510746 Employees: 30 Email: [email protected] Registration no: 32553 Baabda Employees: 15 Contact: General Manager Registration no: 71215 Baabda 46

Mr. Pierre T. Abi‐Chahla Contact: General Manager Mr. Youssef M. Habre Les Fils de Chafic Halwany Sarl M.M. Sinno & Sons 3rd floor, Al‐Tager building, 1st floor, Sinno building, Clemenceau street, Kantari sector Nehmeh Yafet street, Hamra sector Beirut ‐ Lebanon Beirut ‐ Lebanon Phone: +961 1 360361 Phone: +961 1 755444 Fax: +961 1 360362 Mobile Phone: +961 3 909040 Email: [email protected] Fax: +961 1 744650 Website: www.siblou.com Email:[email protected] Employees: 60 Website: www.mmsinno.com Registration no: 54489 Beirut Employees: 75 Exports To:Middle East, Central‐Eastern Registration no: 3941 Beirut Europe, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Exports To: Western Europe, Africa, Arabia, Syria, Kuwait, Iraq, Bosnia and America, United States, Canada, Herzegovina, Jordan, Romania. Sweden, Germany Imports From: Western Europe, Asia‐ Imports From: Asia‐Pacific, Western Pacific, America, United States, Europe, America, Sri Lanka, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Thailand, Italy, Paraguay, Brazil, Belgium, Austria, China, Vietnam Germany, Egypt Contact: General Manager Contact: President Mr. Chafic S. Halwany Mr. Mousbah M. Sinno Maliatec Sal Masri International Meat Trading & Sarraf building, Consumer Product Elias Sarkis avenue, Achrafieh sector Ground floor, Safa building, Khartoum Beirut ‐ Lebanon street, Fakhani area, Tarik Jdideh sector Phone: +961 1 217100 Beirut ‐ Lebanon Fax: +961 1 217100 Phone: +961 1 854733 Email:[email protected] Mobile Phone: +961 3 273041 Website: www.maliagroup.com Fax: +961 1 833066 Employees: 11 Email: [email protected] Registration no: 75823 Beirut Employees: 3 Contact: Chairman & General Manage Registration no: 57570 Beirut Miss Jennifer J. Sarraf Exports To: Western Europe, India, Brazil Contact: General Manager Mr. Samih A. Masri Medi Sal Michel Nassif et Fils Sal 243 Daoud Ammoun Street, Jisr El‐Wati 2nd floor, Chamandi building, area Furn Khachan street, Mar Mitr sector Sin El‐Fil (Metn) ‐ Lebanon Beirut ‐ Lebanon 47

Phone: +961 1 501070 Phone: +961 1 202520 Fax: +961 1 501090 Fax: +961 1 201138 Email: info@medi‐distribution.com Website: www.mnf1907.com Website: www.medi‐distribution.com Employees: 25 Employees: 15 Registration no: 3219/23823 Beirut Registration no: 74669 Beirut Exports To: Syria, Jordan Imports From: Italy Imports From: Netherlands, Contact: Chairman & General Manager France, Belgium Mr. Michel E. Ferneini Contact: CEO Mr. Raymond M. Nassif MJJ Mounir Osman & Co. Sarl Chalfoun building, 12, Damascus street 1st floor, Osman building, Furn El‐Chebbak (Baabda) ‐ Lebanon Madame Curie street, Snoubra sector Phone: +961 1 294777 Beirut ‐ Lebanon Fax: +961 1 294200 Phone: +961 1 350906 Employees: 17 Mobile Phone: +961 3 619391 Registration no: 68857 Baabda Fax: +961 1 352200 Imports From: Brazil, Australia, Email: [email protected] Argentina, France Employees: 10 Contact: General Manager Registration no: 72531 Beirut Mr. Michel‐Joseph F. Jreissati Exports To: Middle East Imports From: United Kingdom, Italy, Belgium Contact: Manager Mr. Mustafa M. Osman Moussallem Bros Sarl Nasrallah Foods Sarl Moussallem building, Ground floor, Nasrallah building, Dora boulevard Bauchrieh Al‐Anwar street Jdeideh (Metn)‐ Lebanon (Metn) ‐ Lebanon Phone:+961 1 900858 Phone: +961 1 885530 Mobile Phone:+961 3 946767 Mobile Phone: +961 3 306004 Fax: +961 1 900378 Fax: +961 1 884568 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: www.moussallem.com Employees: 55 Employees: 50 Registration no: 23917 Baabda Registration no: 7129 Beirut Contact: Executive Director/Partner Imports From: Western Europe, Mr. Wadih A. Nasrallah France, Spain, Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Thailand, Hungary, Austria, Sweden, Italy, Belgium, United Kingdom, China, Lithuania, Estonia 48

Contact: General Manager Mr.Mounir I. Moussallem Nassar for Distribution & Nutrition Sarl Obegi Consumer Products Sal 2nd floor, Nassar building, Obegi building, Industrial area Zouk Roundabout Sarba Mosbeh (Kesrouane) ‐ Lebanon (Kesrouane) ‐ Lebanon Phone: +961 9 642819 Phone: +961 9 220361 Mobile Phone: +961 3 744460 Fax: +961 9 223397 Fax: +961 9 642819 Email: [email protected] Employees: 6 Website: www.ocph.com Registration no: 68778 Baabda Employees: 134 Contact: General Manager Registration no: 7719 Beirut Mr. Assaad Y. Nassar Exports To: Western Europe, Middle East Imports From: Germany, France, Hungary, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Denmark, United States, Singapore, Indonesia Contact: Chairman & General Manager Mr. Georges B. Obegi Park Shop Pierre Khayat & Fils Ground floor, Saba Wakim building, 1st floor, Ghaddar building, Main road ‐ Aucar Damascus international road (Metn) ‐ Lebanon Furn El‐Chebbak (Baabda) ‐ Lebanon Phone: +961 4 541818 Phone: +961 1 287771 Fax: +961 4 541818 Fax: +961 1 280160 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Employees: 6 Website: www.khayatetfils.com Registration no: 2007035 Baabda Employees: 17 Contact: General Manager Registration no: 62221 Baabda Mrs. Caroline R. Kassab Exports To: Middle East Imports From: Worldwide, Western Europe, France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Greece, Turkey Contact: General Manager Mr. Pierre A. Khayat Porky's s.a.r.l Raymond J. Ghattas Est Ground floor, Barhoush building, Ghattas building,Industrial area Main road ‐ Sahel Alma Fanar (Metn) ‐ Lebanon (Kesrouane) ‐ Lebanon Phone: +961 1 895311 Phone: +961 9 933323 Mobile Phone: +961 3 253515 49

Mobile Phone: +961 3 292889 Fax: +961 1 878434 Fax: +961 9 933443 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Employees: 15 Website:www.porkyslebanon.com Registration no: 10036 Beirut Employees: 4 Exports To: Jordan, Syria, Qatar, Saudi Registration no: 2009069 Baabda Arabia Imports From: Cyprus Imports From: United Kingdom, Contact: General Manager Denmark, Netherlands, United States Mr. Alain B. Barhoush Contact: General Manager Mr. Raymond J. Ghattas Safadi Grill Restaurant Sarl Sahag Jabrassian & Fils Tabbouch building, Main road, Kaskas Ground floor, Kazandjian area, Horge sector building,Camille Chamoun street Beirut ‐ Lebanon Sin El‐Fil (Metn) ‐ Lebanon Phone: +961 1 666750 Phone: +961 1 497216 Mobile Phone: +961 3 848446 Mobile Phone: +961 3 305254 Registration no: 75968 Beirut Fax: +961 1 497169 Contact: General Manager Email: [email protected] Mr. Fauzi F. Safadi Employees: 15 Registration no: 28074 Baabda Exports To: Middle East, Iraq Imports From: Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, Denmark Contact: General Partner Mr. Abraham S. Jabrassian Société des Produits Alimentaires Sarl Société Générale des Produits SPACO building, Off Sin El‐Fil/Jdeideh Alimentaires et Domestiques Sarl boulevard, Industrial area‐ Dekouaneh Ground floor, Roger Abboud building, (Metn) ‐ Lebanon Saydet El‐Najat street ‐ Zalka Phone: +961 1 500644 (Metn) ‐ Lebanon Fax: +961 1 493873 Phone: +961 1 898459 Email: [email protected] Mobile Phone: +961 3 725299 Employees: 20 Fax: +961 1 898459 Registration no: 24287 Baabda Email: [email protected] Contact: President & General Manager Employees: 60 Mr. Georges A. Checrallah Registration no: 24135 Baabda Contact: General Manager Mr. Nabil Melki Société Jabra Sarl Société Mirna pour le Commerce Sarl Ground floor, Tabbah building, Hoche Ground floor, Santa Maria building, Oumara Mar Charbel street (Zahleh) ‐ Lebanon Fanar (Metn) ‐ Lebanon 50

Phone: +961 8 821611 Phone: +961 1 683221 Mobile Phone: +961 3 301611 Mobile Phone: +961 3 821216 Fax: +961 8 822276 Fax: +961 1 683221 Email: [email protected] Employees: 3 Employees: 38 Registration no: 2002797 Baabda Registration no: 1541 Zahleh Contact: General Manager Imports From: Western Europe, Mr. Tony I. Naddour Central Asia, Asia‐Pacific, France, Vietnam, Spain, Italy, United Kingdom, Australia, China, Sweden Contact: General Manager Mr. Michel N. Jabra Sons of B.D. Chawa Co. Sarl Sté. Parma Food Ground floor, Al‐Bustan building, Ground floor, Tohmeh & Maalouf Omar Hamad street, Horge sector building,Haret Ballout , Kornet Hamra Beirut ‐ Lebanon (Metn) ‐ Lebanon Phone: +961 1 644955 Phone: +961 4 922448 Mobile Phone: +961 3 237114 Mobile Phone: +961 3 217956 Fax: +961 1 641198 Fax: +961 4 922448 Email: chawa‐[email protected] Email: [email protected] Employees: 8 Employees: 5 Registration no: 48426 Beirut Registration no: 61063 Baabda Imports From: Brazil, Vietnam Exports To: Middle East Contact: General Manager Imports From: Italy Mr. Wagih B. Chawa Contact: General Manager Mr. Joseph J. Srour Sydis Sarl Targeter International Sal (Off‐shore) Al‐Salam building, 6th floor, Ras Beirut Clinics center, Camille Chamoun boulevard Maamari street, Hamra sector Hadath (Baabda) ‐ Lebanon Beirut ‐ Lebanon Phone: +961 5 951877 Mobile Phone: +961 1 746824 Phone:+961 3 695969 Fax: +961 1 746823 Fax: +961 5 951879 Email: [email protected] Email: info@sydis‐lb.com Website: www.targeter.net Website: www.sydis‐lb.com Registration no: 719 Beirut Employees: 55 Exports To: Middle East, Western Registration no: 2004967 Baabda Europe, Africa, Asia‐Pacific, America, Imports From: Italy, France, Malaysia, United States Sri Lanka, Japan Imports From: Argentina, Brazil Contact: General Manager Contact: Chairman of the Board Mr. Tony A. El‐Asmar Mr. Rabah W. Idriss

Tradeland Co. Ltd U‐Food Sal Ground floor, Adra building, Maarad 4th floor, Frigo Boustani building, street ‐ Tripoli Damascus international road (Tripoli)‐ Lebanon Hazmieh (Baabda) ‐ Lebanon Phone: +961 6 425124 Phone: +961 5 450489 Mobile Phone: +961 3 323506 Mobile Phone: +961 3 240606 Fax: +961 6 442124 Fax: +961 5 952940 Email: [email protected] Email: u‐[email protected] Employees: 20 Website: www.u‐foodsal.com Registration no: 15150 Tripoli Employees: 40 Imports From: France, Hungary, Registration no: 52844 Baabda Netherlands, Austria, Germany, United Exports To: Jordan, Qatar States, Argentina, Colombia, New Imports From: Western Europe, Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Korea, Republic America, Asia‐Pacific, of (South Korea), Spain, Jordan France, Italy, Brazil, Argentina, Contact: General Manager Paraguay, Netherlands, Belgium, Mr. Wassef M. Adra United Kingdom, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Egypt, Australia, China, United States Contact: Chairman Mr. Elias M. Doumit United Foodstuffs & Catering Co. Sa Whitex Building no. 38, Street no. 74, Industrial 3rd floor, Chaiban building, area, Sector no. 1 Tahwita area Mkalles (Metn) ‐ Lebanon Furn El‐Chebbak (Baabda) ‐ Lebanon Phone: +961 1 683510 Phone: +961 1 283911 Mobile Phone: +961 3 282356 Mobile Phone: +961 3 622815 Fax: +961 1 683512 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Registration no: 67065 Baabda Website: http://www.goldenfields.com Contact: General Manager Employees: 58 Mr. Razek S. Stephan Registration no: 69546 Baabda Contact: General Manager Mr. Talal Fakhouri

3. MEAT AND GAME, PROCESSED AND PRESERVED (8)

Agricultural Development Co. Sal/Address: 3rd floor, Camelia 3 Center, Said Freiha street Hazmieh (Baabda) Mount‐Lebanon ‐ Baabda Phone: +961 5 951994Mobile Phone: +961 3 966698Fax: +961 5 956994 Email: [email protected] Website: www.tanmia.com.lb Aliments Intermarkets Trading Sarl / Address: Basement, Ibrahim Estephane building, Saint Charbel street Sarba (Kesrouane) Mount‐Lebanon Kesrouane Phone: +961 9 644766 Mobile Phone: +961 3 299313 Fax: +961 9 644866 Email: info@ait‐ lebanon.com Website: www.ait‐lebanon.com Al‐Taghziah Sal /Address: Al‐Taghziah building, Tiro road, Industrial area Choueifate (Aley) Mount‐Lebanon – Aley / Phone: +961 5 808808 Mobile Phone: +961 3 234813 Fax: +961 5 808809 Email: [email protected] Website: www.altaghziah.com Cooperative for the Production & Marketing of Agricultural & Animal Products Address: Boutros Chemaly building, Main road Daroun (Kesrouane) Mount‐Lebanon Kesrouane Phone: +961 9 260604 Mobile Phone: +961 3 322814 Fax:+961 9 260604 Gafo Ltd / Address: Block 1 & 2, Tawk center, Jawharji street Zalka (Metn) Mount‐Lebanon Metn/Phone: +961 1 903014 Fax:+961 1 903402 Les Fils de Chafic Halwany Sarl / Address: 3rd floor, Al‐Tager building, Clemenceau street, Kantari sector Beirut / Phone: +961 1 360361 Fax: +961 1 360362 Email: [email protected] Website: www.siblou.com Porky's s.a.r.l /Address: Ground floor, Barhoush building, Main road Sahel Alma (Kesrouane) Mount‐Lebanon Kesrouane/Phone: +961 9 933323 Mobile Phone: +961 3 292889 Fax: +961 9 933443 Email: [email protected] Website: www.porkyslebanon.com Rolanco Sarl /Address: Ground floor, Jamal Hammoud building, Ain Wazein road Batloun (Chouf) Mount‐Lebanon – Chouf/ Phone: +961 5 240450 Mobile Phone: +961 3 885057

4. MEAT, SALTED, DRIED OR SMOKED (21)

Aliments Intermarkets Trading Sarl Address: Basement, Ibrahim Estephane building,Saint Charbel street ‐ Sarba (Kesrouane) Mount‐Lebanon Kesrouane /Phone:+961 9 644766 / Mobile: +961 3 299313 / Fax: +961 9 644866 Email: info@ait‐ lebanon.com / Website: www.ait‐lebanon.com

Archibon Sarl / Address: Ground floor, Hajal building,Mezher & Majzoub streetAntélias (Metn)Mount‐LebanonMetn/Phone:+961 4 722113 /Mobile:+961 3 661161/

Etablissements Antoine Massoud SAL / Address: 7th floor, Tannous tower, Dora boulevard Bourj Hammoud (Metn) Mount‐Lebanon Metn / Phone: +961 1 246900 53

Fax: +961 1 246906 Email: [email protected] /Website: www.eamlb.com

F.N. Abi‐Aad / Address: Basement, Choufani building, Green zone, Adonis area Zouk Mosbeh (Kesrouane) Mount‐Lebanon Kesrouane / Phone: +961 9 218788 / Fax: +961 9 220110 Email: [email protected]

Gabriel Bocti Sal /Address: Green Mall building, Highway Dbayeh (Metn) Mount‐ Lebanon Metn / Phone:+961 4 541000/Mobile:+961 3 160020/Fax:+961 4 542226Email: [email protected]

Golden Star/Address:Ground floor, Golden Star building,Mina Jadida area Haret Sakhre (Kesrouane) Mount‐Lebanon Kesrouane / Phone: +961 9 931234 / Fax:+961 9 931234 Email: [email protected] / Website: www.goldenstarlb.com

Gramak Sarl /Address: Ground floor, Adaimi center, Highway Sarba (Kesrouane) Mount‐ Lebanon Kesrouane / Phone: +961 9 838822 /Mobile: +961 3 633466 / Fax: +961 9 838811 Email: [email protected] /

Hanilor Co. Sal/ Address:Ground floor, Nasrallah building,Al‐Anwar street Jdeideh (Metn) Mount‐LebanonMetn /Phone:+961 1 899543/Mobile:+961 3 306004/Fax: +961 1 884568 Email: [email protected] /Website:http://www.hanilor.com

Interal Sarl /Address:Ground floor, Bou‐Najm building,Main roadHarharaya‐Kattine (Kesrouane) Mount‐LebanonKesrouane /Phone: +961 9 926007/Mobile:+961 3 638263/Fax:+961 9 920219 Email: interal@interal‐lb.com/ Website: http://www.interal‐lb.com

Kallassi Trading Corporation Sal /Address: Kallassi building, Mar Gerges street, Off main roadAucar (Metn)Mount‐LebanonMetn/Phone:+961 4 543001/Fax:+961 4 543007 Email: [email protected] /Website: www.kallassi.com

Maliatec Sal / Address:Sarraf building,Elias Sarkis avenue, Achrafieh sector Beirut/ Phone: +961 1 217100/Fax: +961 1 217100 Email: [email protected] /Website: www.maliagroup.com

Moussallem Bros Sarl /Address: Moussallem building,Dora boulevardBauchrieh (Metn) Mount‐Lebanon Metn/Phone: +961 1 900858/Mobile: +961 3 946767/Fax: +961 1 900378 Email: [email protected]/ Website: www.moussallem.com

Obegi Consumer Products Sal /Address: Obegi building, Industrial areaZouk Mosbeh (Kesrouane) Mount‐Lebanon Kesrouane/Phone: +961 9 220361/ Fax: +961 9 223397 Email: [email protected] /Website: http://www.ocph.com 54

Pierre Khayat & Fils /Address: 1st floor, Ghaddar building, Damascus international road, Furn El‐Chebbak (Baabda) Mount‐Lebanon Baabda/Phone: +961 1 287771 Fax: +961 1 280160 Email: [email protected] /Website: www.khayatetfils.com

Porky's s.a.r.l /Address: Ground floor, Barhoush building, Main road , Sahel Alma (Kesrouane) Mount‐Lebanon, Kesrouane/Phone:+961 9 933323/Mobile:+961 3 292889/Fax: +961 9 933443 Email: [email protected] /Website: www.porkyslebanon.com

Société des Produits Alimentaires Sarl / Address: SPACO building, Off Sin El‐Fil/Jdeideh boulevard, Industrial area Dekouaneh (Metn) Mount‐Lebanon / Metn / Phone: +961 1 500644 /Fax: +961 1 493873 Email: [email protected]

Société Générale des Produits Alimentaires et Domestiques Sarl /Address: Ground floor, Roger Abboud building, Saydet El‐Najat street/ Zalka (Metn) Mount‐Lebanon/Metn /Phone: +961 1 898459/Mobile: +961 3 725299/Fax: +961 1 898459Email: [email protected]

Société Jabra Sarl/ Address: Ground floor, Tabbah building,Hoche Oumara/ (Zahleh) Bekaa Zahleh / Phone: +961 8 821611 / Mobile: +961 3 301611 / Fax: +961 8822276 Email: [email protected]

Sydis Sarl / Address: Al‐Salam building, Camille Chamoun boulevardHadath (Baabda)Mount‐LebanonBaabda/Phone: +961 5 951877/Mobile: +961 3 695969/ Fax:+961 5 951879 Email: info@sydis‐lb.com / Website:http://www.sydis‐lb.com

Tradeland Co. Ltd Address: Ground floor, Adra building,Maarad streetTripoli (Tripoli)North Lebanon Tripoli/ Phone: +961 6 425124/ Mobile: +961 3 323506/ Fax: +961 6 442124 Email: [email protected]

U‐Food Sal/ Address: 4th floor, Frigo Boustani building, Damascus international road Hazmieh (Baabda) Mount‐Lebanon Baabda Phone: +961 5 450489/ Mobile:+961 3 240606/ Fax:+961 5 952940 Email: u‐[email protected] / Website:www.u‐foodsal.com

5. HAM AND SALAMI PRODUCERS :(6)

Aliments Intermarkets Trading Sarl Basement, Ibrahim Estephane building, Saint Charbel street /Sarba (Kesrouane) Mount‐Lebanon / Kesrouane / Phone: +961 9 644766 Mob: +961 3 299313 Fax: +961 9 644866 Email: info@ait‐lebanon.com Web: www.ait‐lebanon.com 55

Employees: 14 / Registration no: 59550 Baabda Exports To: Spain, Italy, France, Jordan, United States, Netherlands Contact: General Manager Mr. Roland H. Wehbe

Archibon Sarl Ground floor, Hajal building, Mezher & Majzoub street / Antélias (Metn) Mount‐ Lebanon Metn / Phone: +961 4 722113 Mob: +961 3 661161 Employees: 2 / Registration no: 2012049 Baabda Contact: General Manager Mr. Naim M. Hajal

Gramak Sarl Ground floor, Adaimi center, Highway /Sarba (Kesrouane) Mount‐Lebanon ‐ Kesrouane/ Phone: +961 9 838822 Mob: +961 3 633466 Fax: +961 9 838811 Email: [email protected] Employees: 32 / Registration no: 2011907 Baabda Contact: General Manager Mr. Richard J. Adaimi

Medi Sal 243 Daoud Ammoun Street, Jisr El‐Wati area / Sin El‐Fil (Metn) ‐ Mount‐Lebanon ‐Metn Phone: +961 1 501070 Fax: +961 1 501090 Email: info@medi‐distribution.com Web: www.medi‐distribution.com Employees: 15 /Registration no: 74669 Beirut Exports To: Italy Contact: Chairman & General Manager Mr. Michel E. Ferneini

Moussallem Bros Sarl Moussallem building, Dora boulevard /Bauchrieh (Metn)/Mount‐Lebanon/Metn Phone: +961 1 900858Mob: +961 3 946767Fax: +961 1 900378 Email: [email protected] Web: www.moussallem.com Employees: 50 / Registration no: 7129 Beirut Exports To: Western Europe, France, Spain, Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Thailand, Hungary, Austria, Sweden, Italy, Belgium, United Kingdom, China, Lithuania, Estonia Contact: General Manager Mr. Mounir I. Moussallem

Société Jabra Sarl Ground floor, Tabbah building, Hoche Oumara (Zahleh)/Bekaa Zahleh/ Phone: +961 8 821611 Mob: +961 3 301611 Fax: +961 8 822276 56

Email: [email protected] Employees: 38 Registration no: 1541 Zahleh Exports To: Western Europe, Central Asia, Asia‐Pacific,France, Vietnam, Spain, Italy, United Kingdom, Australia, China, Sweden Contact: General Manager Mr. Michel N. Jabra

6. CANNED MEAT TRADERS : (18)

Amine Aour ‐ Middle East Foods Sal/Address: 2nd floor, 14 Youssef Hani street, Saifi sector‐Beirut‐ Lebanon/ Phone: +961 1 562830 Mobile: +961 3 581777 Fax:+961 1 581408 Email:[email protected] Website: www.amineaour.com Circle of Trust Holding Sal /Address: 3rd floor, Antoine Abi‐Rached center, Street no. 83, Pres. Charles Debbas avenue, Jisr El‐Bacha area ‐ Mkalles (Metn) – Lebanon / Phone:+961 1 488180 Mobile: +961 3 363692 Fax: +961 1 488180 (ext. 120) Email: [email protected] Website: www.cotholding.com Etablissements Antoine Massoud SAL/Address: 7th floor, Tannous tower, Dora boulevard‐Bourj Hammoud (Metn)‐ Lebanon/Phone:+961 1 246900 Fax: +961 1 246906 Email: [email protected] Website: www.eamlb.com Ets. Wafic Idriss Sarl/ Address: Idriss building, 82 Karam street, Off Camille Chamoun boulevard ‐ Hazmieh (Baabda) – Lebanon / Phone: +961 5 950820 Mobile: +961 3 860600 Fax: +961 5 456230 Email: [email protected] Website: www.widriss.com Gabriel Bocti Sal/ Address: Green Mall building, Highway ‐ Dbayeh (Metn) – Lebanon /Phone: +961 4 541000 Mobile: +961 3 160020Fax:+961 4 542226 Email: [email protected] Gafo Ltd/Address: Block 1 & 2, Tawk center, Jawharji street ‐ Zalka (Metn) – Lebanon /Phone: +961 1 903014 Fax:+961 1 903402 Gramak Sarl/Address: Ground floor, Adaimi center, Highway ‐ Sarba (Kesrouane) ‐ Lebanon / Phone: +961 9 838822 Mobile: +961 3 633466 Fax: +961 9 838811 Email: [email protected] Hanilor Co. Sal /Address: Ground floor, Nasrallah building, Al‐Anwar street ‐ Jdeideh (Metn) – Lebanon /Phone: +961 1 899543 Mobile: +961 3 306004 Fax: +961 1 884568 Email: [email protected] Website:www.hanilor.com J. Food Sarl/ Address: Ground floor, Jaber building, Mar Mekhael street, Mar Mekhael sector – Beirut ‐ Lebanon / Phone: +961 1 443388 Mobile: +961 3 531158 Fax: +961 1 443388 Email: [email protected] M.M. Sinno & Sons/Address: 1st floor, Sinno building, Nehmeh Yafet street, Hamra 57

sector‐ Beirut ‐ Lebanon /Phone: +961 1 755444 Mobile: +961 3 909040 Fax: +961 1 744650 / Email: [email protected] Website: www.mmsinno.com Michel Nassif et Fils Sal /Address: 2nd floor, Chamandi building, Furn Khachan street, Mar Mitr sector – Beirut – Lebanon / Phone: +961 1 202520 Fax: +961 1 201138 Website: www.mnf1907.com Moussallem Bros Sarl /Address: Moussallem building, Dora boulevard ‐ Bauchrieh (Metn)‐ Lebanon / Phone: +961 1 900858 Mobile: +961 3 946767 Fax: +961 1 900378 Email: [email protected] Website: www.moussallem.com Nasrallah Foods Sarl/ Address: Ground floor, Nasrallah building, Al‐Anwar street‐ Jdeideh (Metn) ‐ Lebanon/ Phone: +961 1 885530 Mobile: +961 3 306004 Fax:+961 1 884568 Email: [email protected] Nassar for Distribution & Nutrition Sarl /Address: 2nd floor, Nassar building, Roundabout‐Sarba (Kesrouane)‐ Lebanon/ Phone:+961 9 642819 Mobile: +961 3 744460 Fax:+961 9 642819 Pierre Khayat & Fils/Address:1st floor, Ghaddar building,Damascus international road‐Furn El‐Chebbak (Baabda)‐ Lebanon/Phone:+961 1 287771+961 1 280160 Email: [email protected] Website: www.khayatetfils.com Sahag Jabrassian & Fils /Address: Ground floor, Kazandjian building, Camille Chamoun street ‐ Sin El‐Fil (Metn) – Lebanon / Phone: +961 1 497216 Mobile: +961 3 305254 Fax:+961 1 497169 Email: [email protected] Tradeland Co. Ltd/Address: Ground floor, Adra building,Maarad street‐Tripoli (Tripoli)‐ Lebanon/ Phone: +961 6 425124 Mobile: +961 3 323506 Fax: +961 6 442124 Email: [email protected] United Foodstuffs & Catering Co. Sal/ Address: Building no. 38, Street no. 74, Industrial area, Sector no. 1 ‐ Mkalles (Metn) – Lebanon / Phone: +961 1 683510 Mobile: +961 3 282356 Fax: +961 1 683512 Email: [email protected] Website:http://www.goldenfields.com

Syndicate of Importers of Foodstuff, Consumer Products & Drinks in Lebanon Contact Details Address: 2nd floor, Sodeco no. 8 building, Petro Trad street, Yessouieh sector Beirut Region: Beirut Phone: +961 1 202208 +961 1 202209 58

Fax: +961 1 202208 +961 1 202209 E‐mail: [email protected]

Executives: Mr. Adel J Abi‐Chaker (President) Mr. Samir W Idriss (Vice‐President) Mr. Wagih Ziadeh (General secretary) Mr. Mazen M Sinno (Treasurer)

General Information

Categories : Services Products & Services / Trade associations Services for Food and beverage associations

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Five stars Hotel and good standard of restaurants and cuisine in a tourist Mediterranean country like Lebanon need 1st class meat with good price that compete with the above mentioned main exporters countries like Australia, Brazil, Paraguay, and China. By the other side the Lebanese food‐processing sector is a growing sector of the Lebanese economy. One of the sectors which food processing companies mainly specialize in is meat processing. This fact is explained by the increasing demand of the population in that particular product. Licensed slaughterhouses and veterinary vigorous control of Argentinian meat well packed, certificated and refrigerated in good reefers of exporting companies can be easily suppliers of meat to Lebanon, more specifically, fresh, frozen bovine meat, for the Lebanese meat processing factories. In general, there is a possibility to import Argentinian frozen bovine and ovine meat to the Lebanese market. Mainly, the end users of the frozen bovine meat are meat processing companies of Lebanon.