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Food Supplier for Restaurant Franchises — Ontario
Multi-location restaurant operators across Ontario looking for a food supplier for restaurant franchises can standardize Chicken and Beef Shawarma Spices, Tomato Paste and Premium Virgin Olive Oil across every unit — the same case formats reordered on a schedule, rather than each location sourcing its own spice blend and drifting from the others.
The GTA's shawarma and Mediterranean quick-service franchise sector has kept growing, and multi-location consistency is the real operational problem it creates: one kitchen's spice blend tasting different from another's undermines the brand faster than almost anything else. We don't stock meat or protein — this is the pantry and oils side of a franchise's supply chain, standardized across locations.
من الرفوف From the shelves
فلسطين · Jordan · Palestinian heritage — AbdulRahim Mills
Chicken shawerma spicesبهارات شاورما دجاج
فلسطين · Jordan · Palestinian heritage — AbdulRahim Mills
Beef shawerma spicesبهارات شاورما لحمة
تركيا · Türkiye · Gaziantep — Zer Group
Zer Tomato PasteZer معجون طماطم
400 g tin (x24) · 800 g tin (x12) · 4.5 kg tin (x3)
سوريا · Syria · Latakia — Lio Food
Olive Oil (Premium Virgin)زيت زيتون
250 ml glass (x12) · 500 ml glass (x12) · 750 ml glass (x12)
Formats & case sizes
| Product | Sizes available | Case pack |
|---|---|---|
| Zer Tomato Paste | 400 g / 800 g / 4.5 kg tin | x24 / x12 / x3 respectively |
| Lio Premium Virgin Olive Oil | 250 ml / 500 ml / 750 ml glass | x12 per case, all sizes |
Consistency across locations, not one-off orders
Chicken and beef shawarma spice blends are milled by AbdulRahim Mills to the same formulation each run, which matters more for a five-location franchise than a single independent kitchen — a spice drift that's tolerable at one restaurant reads as inconsistency across a brand. Tomato paste and olive oil round out a standing pantry order that every location can reorder against the same par levels.
Case formats for a standing order
Tomato paste ships in three tin sizes and olive oil in three bottle sizes, letting a smaller unit and a high-volume flagship order the same product in a size that fits their actual throughput without waste.
Buying from a licensed importer, not importing yourself
A franchise group ordering from us domestically is not importing food under CFIA rules — we hold the Safe Food for Canadians import licence and bring the goods across the border; buying from a licensed Canadian importer or distributor is a domestic purchase, not an import (confirm the distinction here). If you're weighing whether a supply relationship counts as importing or distributing for your own compliance purposes, our note on the difference between an importer and a distributor explains both roles plainly — this is general guidance, not legal advice, and worth confirming with CFIA for your specific structure.
Buying questions, answered
Can standing orders be set up across multiple locations?
Yes — a franchise group can order the same case formats on a recurring schedule across every unit, quoted once and reordered against agreed par levels.
Do the spice blends stay consistent order to order?
Chicken and beef shawarma spice blends are milled to the same formulation each production run by AbdulRahim Mills, which is the point for a multi-location brand.
Do you supply meat or protein?
No — this catalogue covers pantry, spices and oils. Protein sourcing stays with your existing meat supplier.
Does a franchise operator need its own import licence to buy from you?
No. We hold the Safe Food for Canadians import licence; buying from us domestically is not importing under CFIA rules. Confirm your own structure with CFIA if you're unsure — this isn't legal advice.