Founded by newlyweds Youssef and Lucie Ballan in 1979, Soumaya & Sons Bakery grew from a single oven on Allentown’s 2nd Street into a Whitehall bakery serving the region’s Middle Eastern community. The family-run business now supplies fresh pita bread to wholesale customers across northeastern Pennsylvania while preparing traditional foods daily at its storefront.
Ghossain's Gourmet Mediterranean FoodsA Lebanese-American family business with roots in Youngstown, Ghossain’s began in 1970 when Fred Ghossain and his two sons opened a bakery in a neighborhood garage. Still family-run after more than 50 years, the company is known for its pita and flatbreads and now serves local diners as well as restaurants and grocery chains across the country.YOUNGSTOWN, OH
Jasmine BakeryBorn from Fady Chamoun’s need to supply his Aladdin’s Eatery restaurants, Jasmine Bakery has been baking and distributing fresh Middle Eastern bread and pita in Cleveland since 1997. Its 50,000-square-foot facility produces as many as 15,000 pitas a day, supplying Aladdin’s locations and roughly 100 Middle Eastern markets across the region. The pita is made fresh daily without preservatives or fat.CLEVELAND, OH
Middle East Bakery & GroceryFounded by Hisham Khalifeh in 1981, this Chicago neighborhood business was created to bring the simple foods of his homeland to local customers. Middle East Bakery & Grocery has grown from a small shop into a gathering place serving Middle Eastern specialties and fresh fare to the community, with homemade breads still baked in its brick oven.WILKES BARRE, PA
M. Cibrone & Sons BakeryM. Cibrone and Sons Bakery is a family-operated Italian bakery, deli and specialty grocery store founded in Pittsburgh’s North Side in 1955 by Michael “Micky” and Della Cibrone. Now located in Castle Shannon, the business bakes bread and pastries and continues to serve local wholesale customers as well as retail shoppers.PITTSBURGH, PA