Spices since 1950 — and counting.
Founded by Mohamad Abido Shehade in Beirut in 1950 and restructured as a joint-stock company in 2021, Abido Trading & Industry Co. is a leader in the Lebanese spice sector. We import, examine, grind, blend and package spices for retail, food service and export to the Gulf, Europe, Canada, the United States and beyond.
Our history
Three generations of Lebanese spice craft
The beginning
Mohamad Abido Shehade started working with spices in Lebanon.
First distribution network
Abido began manual packaging and pioneered a distribution network using bicycles.
On the road
Bicycles were replaced by a fleet of seven delivery cars.
The next generation
The new generation of the Abido family opened a factory in Burj Abi Haidar, Beirut.
Going international
The export department was established — Abido's first step toward becoming a global company.
ISO certified
Abido acquired ISO 9001/2008 across all operations and activities.
5,000 m² in Naameh
A state-of-the-art factory opened south of Beirut, with ISO 22000/2005 certification.
Certified at every step
Quality you can trust
Three generations of patient craft.
From a single mortar in a Beirut alleyway to a 200-product house of flavor. Same recipes, same obsession — only more kitchens to serve.
- 75+
- Years of craft
- 3
- Generations
- 200+
- Products
- 60+
- Countries
"I only buy Abido. I have been using their products for 26 years — even when I lived abroad, I'd ship my whole year's supply."
- ISO 22000 CertifiedFood Safety Management
- FDA RegisteredU.S. Food & Drug Administration
- HACCP CompliantNaameh production facility
- Halal CertifiedWorldwide distribution
A timeline of flavor.
1950 → Today- 195001The first mortar
Mohamad Abido Shehade opens a small spice shop in the heart of Beirut.
- 197802Beyond the borders
First exports leave Lebanon for neighboring Middle East markets.
- 199503Industrial craft
A modern grinding and blending facility opens in Naameh.
- 201004Across the Atlantic
Distribution expands to the Americas, Canada and continental Europe.
- 202105A new chapter
Abido restructures as a joint-stock company while remaining family-led.
- Today06200+ products · 60+ countries
Three generations later, the same obsession with quality reaches kitchens worldwide.