History & Vision of BanoPuratos

Persistence and Passion of a Lebanese family specified by hard work

20 years of Excellence

1995

1998

2005

2006

2009

2010

2014

2015

2018

2019

1995

The persistence and passion of a Lebanese family specifically by the hard work of two brothers Mohamad & Toufic Hashwi have initiated the first official registered papers of Bano Trading, were the story has begun in the busy sector of Aisha Bakkar, in the heart of Beirut, Lebanon."

1998

To satisfy the rise in sales volume and brand acquisition Bano moved to Bshamoun area, Mount Lebanon, with bigger offices and bigger warehouse."

2005

The warehouse moved to Aramoun area, Mount Lebanon, giving way to the new expansion of Bano’s stock units as the company premises had a complete makeover"

2006

The first real innovation center to open in the region , a 120m² open space for professional with top-notch machines & equipment."

2009

Our corporate slogan “Passion For Excellence” was the start alongside the uplift of the corporate identity, with new established B2B marketing direction that was considered the first for our industry in the Lebanese market."

2010

Bano’s vision exceeded Lebanon’s boarders of 10,425 km² to expand regionally with its same dream creating an integrated group of its experience and knowledge to have maintained and established roots.
Decision has been taken in 2007…
Bano’s first stop for expansion in Western Asia and Gulf region targeted Kuwait."

2014

A new foundation established in UAE (Dubai) on worldwide standards for an exceptional level of professionalism with a labeled showroom and Innovation center."

2015

Bano have ended its 2015 with same establishment standards in KSA specifically Riyadh and Jeddah."

2018

In 2018 Bano Group signed a Joint-Venture agreement with Puratos Group. The joint venture will be called Bano-Puratos and will allow Bano to increase its presence and market penetration in the Middle-East. The joint venture of Bano Group and Puratos will combine Puratos’ world-leading expertise in innovation and R&D along with Bano’s in depth knowledge of distribution and logistics."

2019

ABA “Academy of Baking Arts”, founded by BanoPuratos in 2019, is one of its first academy in the Middle East, where we define baking art through knowledge, practicality and creativity."

Our mission & vision

Delivering exceptional materials that excels in taste expectations with high authenticity & professionalism for our customers. Since 1995, BanoPuratos has placed itself on the market of supplying raw materials, equipment and machinery for the industries of Chocolate, Bakery, Pastry, Ice cream and Horeca with a vision of supplying only under the name of quality.

Comprising to quality pioneer products & service, leads experts and professionals to us which keeps us in a constant search for suppliers of “excellence“ products for granting continuous support to our customers in the precise technique. It is our priority to deliver exceptional raw materials that excels in taste expectations with high authenticity, as we continue to more and more attach to the quality of the raw materials to convey to the Chef’s hands. Persistence, confidence & the experience in this industry is our drive for the constant success for a pioneered future with our Passion for Excellence motto places us on the map of attainment.

The GM's Word

“Sharing the passion to improve” is our continuous drive to keep on the search for the very best ingredients and equipment to make our strong partnership with each and every one of our customers a true success! Developing new ideas and presenting optimal solutions are some of the advantages we present our partners with, guaranteeing an increase of sale for their business, and ensuring an uninterrupted fruitful relationship with them.

Branching out our range of products is of an essence here at BanoPuratos, to ensure an unshakable bond with our customers, and make them refer to BanoPuratos as their truly innovative and reliable supplier. A Successful partnership like the one we aim at can only produce high end finished products in the market. These latter will hopefully make every consumer a satisfied one, thus making our community a much better place to live in.

Sharing passion...

History & Vision of BanoPuratos

Persistence and Passion of a Lebanese family specified by hard work

20 years of Excellence

1995

The persistence and passion of a Lebanese family specifically by the hard work of two brothers Mohamad & Toufic Hashwi have initiated the first official registered papers of Bano Trading, were the story has begun in the busy sector of Aisha Bakkar, in the heart of Beirut, Lebanon."

1998

To satisfy the rise in sales volume and brand acquisition Bano moved to Bshamoun area, Mount Lebanon, with bigger offices and bigger warehouse."

2005

The warehouse moved to Aramoun area, Mount Lebanon, giving way to the new expansion of Bano’s stock units as the company premises had a complete makeover"

2006

The first real innovation center to open in the region , a 120m² open space for professional with top-notch machines & equipment."

2009

Our corporate slogan “Passion For Excellence” was the start alongside the uplift of the corporate identity, with new established B2B marketing direction that was considered the first for our industry in the Lebanese market."

2010

2014

A new foundation established in UAE (Dubai) on worldwide standards for an exceptional level of professionalism with a labeled showroom and Innovation center."

2015

Bano have ended its 2015 with same establishment standards in KSA specifically Riyadh and Jeddah."

2018

2019

ABA “Academy of Baking Arts”, founded by BanoPuratos in 2019, is one of its first academy in the Middle East, where we define baking art through knowledge, practicality and creativity."

Our mission & vision

The GM's Word

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