Liban Lait Explained

Liban Lait is the name of the largest dairy farm in Lebanon, founded in 1997.

Liban Lait produces and distributes dairy products in Lebanon. It has a franchise agreement with Candia, the leading producers of UHT milk in France, allowing it to distribute and manufacture products under the Candia brand name.[1] [2]

Liban Lait spreads over an area of 504,000 square metres in the Bekaa Valley. Facilities include a farm and a fully automated processing plant.[3]

Liban Lait’s dairy factory in Baalbek was bombed by the Israeli airforce during the 2006 offensive against Hizbollah. Three people were killed, two of them Belgium technicians.[4] Liban Lait has the contract to supply the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) with milk http://iapso.org/pdf/ASR_2004.pdf; previously, this contract had been held by an Israeli firm .

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Liban Lait. 2013-02-21. 2016-03-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213720/http://www.horecashow.com/en/event/ExhibitorDetails.aspx?pageid=1417&company=LIBAN. dead.
  2. Web site: Liban Lait SAL.
  3. Web site: Liban Lait SAL.
  4. [David Hirst (journalist)|Hirst, David]