Farhat Bakery Equipment began with a working baker. Mahmoud Farhat baked pita and flatbread, started designing his own equipment in 1973 and built what the company describes as the first Lebanese automatic bread line. In 1982 he formalised the work as a manufacturing business, and around 2000 his sons joined and the company took its current name, with Issam Farhat now owner and CEO. The range covers complete lines for Lebanese bread, pocket pita, naan, pizza bases, flour tortillas, lavash, tannour bread and Iraqi samoun, along with tunnel ovens, stacker counters, baggers and conveyors. Its factory covers about 7,000 square metres with around 100 staff and 20 engineers, and it runs a solar system on site. Saudi Arabia is its largest export market, and the company shows at international trade fairs such as IBA, IBIE and Gulfood.
Farhat Bakery Equipment at a glance
- Founder Mahmoud Farhat began designing bread machines in 1973
- Formal manufacturing company founded in 1982
- Factory of about 7,000 square metres with around 100 staff
- Saudi Arabia is its top export market
- Exhibits at IBA, IBIE and Gulfood
Who is behind Farhat Bakery Equipment
- Mahmoud Farhat (Founder). Source: universe.iba.de