Our History

A fine tradition of sweet oriental masterpieces

The Almahdi   family business is famous for hand-crafting mouth-watering oriental sweets and delicacies, using the finest natural ingredients. For over three generations, in the heart of Nazareth, by the Holy Church of the Annunciation, the Almahdi family has been perfecting its traditional Oriental sweet-making.   Each Almahdi sweet delicately balances texture and flavour, to create a rich and sophisticated culinary experience for lovers of Middle Eastern gourmet delicacies.

Our Mission

To provide a truly gastronomic sweet experience to today’s health conscious customers

Crafted uncompromisingly from the finest, premium natural ingredients, such as cashew, nuts, pine nuts, almonds, pistachio, and spices such as cardamom, cinnamon, as well as honey, Al-Mahdi sweets are characterized by the rich taste of butter ghee, and a surprisingly low sugar content.  Our delicious small-piece sweets are cut to exactly the right size and portion, providing a truly gastronomic experience infused with mouth-watering exotic flavours.

Our Offering

48 varieties, crafted from the finest ingredients

Al-Mahdi produces over 48 varieties of oriental sweets, classified in three categories: warm, cool and dry. Our sweets are made to be savoured and enjoyed. By using less sugar in our recipes and making smaller portions, we allow today’s health conscious customer to enjoy all the flavour of Oriental sweets without the guilt! Because we believe that when it comes to enjoying dessert, everyone deserves to be treated like a sultan.

Our Markets

Discerning gourmet food lovers around the world

Almahdi Sweets are ideal for travel retail due to the small packaging and long-shelf life, and are perfect for events, and personal or corporate gifting. We are the preferred suppliers of retailers, hotels, gourmet restaurants, caterers, high quality delis and supermarkets.