Import & wholesale
Levantine Food Distributor — Toronto & the GTA
Levant Direct is a Levantine food distributor based in Mississauga, serving Toronto and the wider GTA — the specific term for what we do, rather than a generic 'Middle Eastern' or 'ethnic food' label. Ten named supplier houses across Jordan, Syria, Türkiye and Egypt make up the catalogue, with za'atar, spices, olives and pickles, and sweets and bakery among the categories quoted by the case through a single written inquiry, and no list prices published.
This page speaks to any GTA restaurant, grocer, caterer or retailer that wants a distributor who can name the producer behind every product rather than a case lot bought and relabeled — and who wants that relationship to run on Toronto-area delivery and a same-region contact, not a supplier three time zones away.
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)
What 'Levantine' means on this shelf
The Levant is the eastern Mediterranean seaboard — modern-day Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Palestine — and we use the word to mean exactly that geography and its cuisine, not a loose stand-in for 'Middle Eastern' generally. Two of our houses carry a Levantine craft tradition forward from just outside that strict border: Nader Barakat & Sons makes Aleppo-tradition laurel soap from Gaziantep, Türkiye, and El Captain brings Cairo natural oils that sit alongside the same personal-care shelf. We name each house's actual country on every listing rather than blur the distinction.
A distributor rooted in the GTA
Levant Direct operates as WRPM Canada Inc. from Mississauga, Ontario, with delivery across the Greater Toronto Area and Canada-wide shipping — a same-region warehouse and contact, not a supplier shipping cold from another country's distribution centre. The 2021 Census counted 97,690 people in the Toronto CMA reporting Arabic as a mother tongue and a further 54,360 using it as a home language — a substantial, specific customer and staff base that recognizes these products on sight.
The four categories anchoring this catalogue
Za'atar and spices cover the seasoning side of a Levantine kitchen or shelf — from sumac to full shawerma and kabsa blends. Olives & pickles and sweets & bakery round it out, from Zer's table olives to Hamdan's barazek and ma'amoul. A mixed inquiry across all four consolidates into one delivery rather than four separate small orders.
How an order actually moves
There's no account application to complete first. Inquiry-based ordering means you build a list, send it once with your business name and contact, and receive one written quotation — typically within a business day. Confirming that first quotation is what opens the account; reorders after that are usually a short follow-up message.
Buying questions, answered
Is Levant Direct based in Toronto?
We operate as WRPM Canada Inc. from Mississauga, Ontario, delivering across the Greater Toronto Area and shipping shelf-stable orders anywhere in Canada.
What does 'Levantine' include?
Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Palestine at its core. Two of our houses carry Levantine craft traditions forward from Gaziantep, Türkiye and Cairo, Egypt, and we name each producer's actual country rather than blur the distinction.
Do you deliver across the whole GTA?
Yes — delivery is confirmed against your specific address as part of the quotation, alongside the rest of your order.
How is this different from a generic Middle Eastern distributor?
Every product on the catalogue traces to a named producer house rather than an unmarked case lot, and we specialize in the Levant specifically rather than claiming the whole region.