The current range of Gandour biscuits, which have been around for 170 years. (Credit: Jad Abu Jaoudeh/ L'Orient-Le Jour)
In Lebanon, it is one of the country’s most common surnames. Yet the Gandour name has come to represent far more than a family lineage. For nearly 170 years, it has been synonymous with a world of biscuits, chocolates and sweets that have become woven into the daily lives of generations of Lebanese people.In a school bag, a desk drawer, a kitchen cupboard, or on the shelves of a neighborhood shop or supermarket, Gandour products have become so familiar that they are almost part of the landscape. They have endured decades of upheaval, crises, and wars, transcending generations, neighborhoods, and social classes. Perhaps that is the company’s greatest achievement since its founding in 1857: transforming a family name into a shared cultural language. A red 555 box, a Unica bar, a Tarboosh, or a handful of Marie biscuits are enough to bring...
In Lebanon, it is one of the country’s most common surnames. Yet the Gandour name has come to represent far more than a family lineage. For nearly 170 years, it has been synonymous with a world of biscuits, chocolates and sweets that have become woven into the daily lives of generations of Lebanese people.In a school bag, a desk drawer, a kitchen cupboard, or on the shelves of a neighborhood shop or supermarket, Gandour products have become so familiar that they are almost part of the landscape. They have endured decades of upheaval, crises, and wars, transcending generations, neighborhoods, and social classes. Perhaps that is the company’s greatest achievement since its founding in 1857: transforming a family name into a shared cultural language. A red 555 box, a Unica bar, a Tarboosh, or a handful of Marie biscuits are enough to...
