Seasonal wholesale
Christmas Sweets Wholesale — Toronto & the GTA
Christmas sweets wholesale for the GTA leans on the same ma'amoul, ghraybeh and barazek range that carries Eid, because Lebanese, Syrian, Palestinian and Egyptian Christian households bake and buy the same date- and nut-filled shortbread for their own feast. A Toronto shelf serving this market benefits from stocking Christmas as a genuine third season alongside the two Eids, not an afterthought tacked onto a generic holiday display.
The window runs longer than a single date too — Western Christmas on December 25 and Orthodox Christmas on January 7 sit almost two weeks apart, which stretches a Levantine Christmas sweets program across most of the holiday period rather than compressing it into one week.
من الرفوف From the shelves
الشام · Jordan · Damascus origin — Hamdan for Foods
Ma'amoul With Turkish Delightمعمول بالراحة
20 PCS (Item #61203)
الشام · Jordan · Damascus origin — Hamdan for Foods
Ghraybeh Sweetsغريبة
330g (Item #61401) · 500g (Item #61404)
الشام · Jordan · Damascus origin — Hamdan for Foods
Barazek Sweetsبرازق
350g (Item #61501) · 550g (Item #61504)
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)
Formats & case sizes
| Product | Case format |
|---|---|
| Ma'amoul With Turkish Delight | 12 boxes x 20 pcs (300 g) per case |
| Ghraybeh Sweets | 12 x 330 g per case (500 g format also available) |
| Barazek Sweets | 12 x 350 g per case (550 g format also available) |
Why ma'amoul sells at Christmas, not just Eid
Ma'amoul is usually filed under Eid in most retail planning, but it's equally a Christmas and Easter cookie in Levantine Christian homes — the same recipe, the same shelf-stable case formats, sold to a different calendar. Treating Christmas as its own stocking season rather than a Ramadan-adjacent afterthought is the single biggest planning shift a GTA grocer or gift shop can make here.
Two Christmas dates extend the season
Western churches mark Christmas on December 25; a substantial share of the Levantine Christian community — Orthodox households in particular — follows the Julian calendar and celebrates on January 7. For a wholesale shelf, that means a Christmas sweets program reasonably stays stocked from early December through the second week of January, rather than clearing stock the day after December 25.
The sweets range for a Christmas shelf
Ma'amoul With Turkish Delight, Ghraybeh Sweets and Barazek Sweets form a solid three-item Christmas set, all from Hamdan for Foods and all shelf-stable at room temperature — no refrigeration or cold-chain planning needed for a holiday display.
Building a Christmas hamper or gift set
These same lines pair well into a gourmet Christmas hamper alongside jarred preserves and gift-format olive oil — our sourcing guide for Christmas hamper supplies covers that combination in more detail. Companies building a staff or client Christmas program instead of a retail hamper should see our corporate gifting program.
Buying questions, answered
Does ma'amoul really sell at Christmas, not just Eid?
Yes — Lebanese, Syrian, Palestinian and Egyptian Christian households bake and buy ma'amoul for Christmas using the same date- and nut-filled shortbread sold for Eid.
Is there a difference between Western and Orthodox Christmas for stocking purposes?
Yes — Western Christmas falls December 25 and Orthodox Christmas falls January 7, roughly two weeks apart, which extends a sensible stocking window through early January rather than clearing stock after December 25.
What sweets work best for a GTA Christmas shelf?
Ma'amoul With Turkish Delight, Ghraybeh and Barazek form a reliable three-item set, all shelf-stable and requiring no refrigeration.
Can these sweets go into a Christmas hamper?
Yes — they pair well with jarred preserves and gift-format olive oil. Our Christmas hamper sourcing guide covers building the fuller combination.