CORPORATE STATEMENT Since our establishment in Damascus in 1830, we have grown to become a recognized force in food manufacture specializing in "tahina" and "halawa" and have diversified into many areas in line with Syria's growth. We are now the world's largest producer of "halawa" and "tahina" and, we believe , the best. Our story is more than a straightforward "success story"; however , it is essentially, the story of 'halawa" and of our development of the "halawa" and 'tahina' processes to their present sophistication. Read and understand the story of "halawa" and "Helwani Bros." and you will come much closer to understanding the way this company thinks and will operate in the future .You will understand why we chose to call this publication, our overall company brochure, "IT ALL BEGAN WITH A SEED." Helwani Bros.