Import & wholesale
Arabic Food Distributor — Toronto & the GTA
Levant Direct is an Arabic food distributor serving Toronto and the GTA — sweets and bakery, spices, beverages and tahini/halawa among the anchor categories, supplied by ten named houses across Jordan, Syria, Türkiye and Egypt and quoted by the case through a written inquiry, with no prices published on the site.
This page speaks to the restaurant, café, caterer or institutional kitchen in the GTA that wants a standing distributor relationship — recurring deliveries, a reorder that's a one-line email, a contact who already knows the account — rather than a single grocery stocking order.
من الرفوف From the shelves
الشام · Jordan · Damascus origin — Hamdan for Foods
Baklava Mix Sweetsحلويات عربية مشكلة
700g (Item #61701) · 450g (Item #61702)
الشام · Jordan · Damascus origin — Hamdan for Foods
Sesame Breadsticksكعك الشام بالسمسم
300 g carton (Item #61102)
الشام · Jordan · Damascus origin — Hamdan for Foods
Thyme Breadsticksكعك الشام بالزعتر
Carton (Item #61104) · Plastic bag (Item #61110)
الشام · Jordan · Damascus origin — Hamdan for Foods
Nigella Sativa Breadsticksكعك الشام بحبة البركة
Carton (Item #61105) · Plastic bag (Item #61111)
الشام · Jordan · Damascus origin — Hamdan for Foods
Classic Breadsticksكعك الشام كلاسيك
Carton (Item #61103) · Plastic bag (Item #61109)
الشام · Jordan · Damascus origin — Hamdan for Foods
Bran Breadsticksكعك الشام نخالة
Carton (Item #61107) · Plastic bag (Item #61113)
الشام · Jordan · Damascus origin — Hamdan for Foods
Anis Breadsticksكعك الشام باليانسون
Carton (Item #61106) · Plastic bag (Item #61112)
الشام · Jordan · Damascus origin — Hamdan for Foods
Balaha Breadsticksكعك الشام بلحة
Sesame (Item #61114) · Classic (Item #61115) · Thyme (Item #61116)
A distributor relationship, not a one-time order
Most accounts here aren't a single purchase — they're a standing pattern of weekly or monthly reorders once the first quotation is confirmed. How reorders work covers what that looks like in practice: usually a short follow-up message referencing the last order rather than a fresh inquiry built from scratch each time.
The categories a Toronto kitchen or café draws on most
Sweets & bakery covers Hamdan's ma'amoul, barazek and breadsticks for a dessert case or catering tray. Spices runs the grill and pot side — shawerma and kabsa blends among them. Beverages means cardamom-scented ground coffee for closing a meal, and tahini & halawa rounds out the dessert counter.
A market this city is genuinely built for
The 2021 Census counted 129,305 people in the Toronto CMA identifying as Arab in the visible-minority classification, up from 105,605 in 2016 — a specific, growing figure distinct from the broader West Asian count Statistics Canada tracks separately. That growth is part of why a distributor relationship, not just a one-time stocking order, makes sense for a GTA foodservice account.
How delivery and reordering work across the GTA
Delivery is confirmed against your specific address as part of the quotation; how delivery works across the GTA covers the general shape of it. GTA delivery areas goes further into the geography we cover.
Buying questions, answered
Do you deliver across the whole GTA?
Delivery is confirmed against your specific address as part of the quotation — see how GTA delivery works for the general shape of it.
Can I set up a recurring, standing order?
Yes — most accounts settle into a repeat pattern after the first confirmed quotation, and reorders are usually a short follow-up message rather than a new inquiry each time.
Are your products halal-certified?
Certification status is stated per product on your quotation rather than claimed across the whole catalogue — ask about the specific lines you need and we'll confirm what applies.
Is there a minimum order for a first-time café account?
It's confirmed per product on your quotation, with a single case as the practical starting point for most items.