Cortas

Name

Cortas

Website

https://cortasfood.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1930

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Packaged Middle Eastern Foods

NAICS

Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing (3114), Food Manufacturing (311)

SIC

Canned, Fruits, Veg, Preserves, Jams & Jellies (2033), Canned, Frozen & Preservd Fruit, Veg & Food Specialties (2030), Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090)

akta.pro primary industry

Dips, Salsas, Relishes & Chutneys Manufacturing (AFAKADAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ethnic/International Bulk & Wholesale Grocers (CRAHAMAE), Specialty Condiments, Sauces & Pickles Wholesale (AFAIAIAJ)

Keywords

• Canned food products
• Middle Eastern groceries
• Jams and preserves
• Pickles and olives
• Traditional food brand

Headquarters

HQ city

Beirut

HQ country

Lebanon

HQ region

Middle East

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Cortas produces canned vegetables, jams, olives, pickles, and syrups under its own brand, drawing on traditional Middle Eastern recipes. The company distributes these shelf-stable food products to consumers primarily through the Amazon USA marketplace and other retail channels.

Product overview

Cortas is a Middle Eastern food brand from the region (potentially Jordan, based on company website domain cortasfood.com) that specializes in food products and traditional goods. The company is gaining traction on Amazon USA, particularly in the food products category. No detailed product portfolio information is available from the provided sources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cortas canned vegetables, jams, olives, pickles, and syrups

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Regional Support Ecosystem (VC firms, State Programs, Academic Partnerships)supportingOthersMiddle Eastern brands including Cortas benefit from regional support systems comprising VC firms, state programs, and academic partnerships that are positioning these companies for sustainable growth in US e-commerce. The specific named partners are not disclosed in available sources.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Krinos Foods: North America's largest Greek and Mediterranean specialty food company, offering canned vegetables, olives, feta, and related items. Comparable product mix (canned/preserved) and target consumer (US ethnic-food buyers and mainstream grocery).
• Ziyad Brothers Importing: US-based importer and brand of Middle Eastern pantry staples including canned vegetables, olives, pickles, and tahini. Directly comparable to Cortas in product mix, target consumer (US diaspora and ethnic-food shoppers), and retail distribution model.
• Kradjian Importing Co. Long-established importer and distributor of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean packaged foods in the US. Comparable go-to-market through US ethnic grocery and e-commerce channels, with overlapping canned and preserved product categories.
• Al Wadi Al Akhdar: Lebanese packaged-food brand producing canned vegetables, legumes, condiments, and related pantry staples. Directly comparable product portfolio and manufacturing heritage to Cortas, often appearing alongside it in regional and diaspora retail.
• Mid East Food Co. US-based distributor and brand of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean packaged foods including pickles, olives, and canned vegetables. Comparable distribution footprint and customer overlap with Cortas in the US specialty/ethnic grocery channel.
• California Garden: Middle Eastern-origin packaged food brand specializing in canned fava beans, chickpeas, and related legumes sold across the US and MENA region. Closely comparable product set, customer base, and cross-border distribution pattern to Cortas.

Broad incumbents

• B&G Foods: US publicly-traded packaged food holding company owning multiple specialty and ethnic-food brands across canned, shelf-stable, and condiment categories. Comparable at the category and channel level; relevant as a strategic acquirer or scale benchmark for Cortas.
• Roland Foods: Broadline specialty food importer and brand serving US retail and foodservice across Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and global cuisines. Comparable in distribution model and category overlap, but operates a much wider portfolio beyond Cortas' narrower Middle Eastern focus.

Emerging players

• Tazah Global: Emerging Middle Eastern B2B agricultural commodities and packaged-foods platform connecting regional producers to global buyers. Comparable supply-chain geography and cross-border ambition; useful peer for the sourcing/export side of Cortas' model.

Others

• Amazon Fresh / Amazon Private Label (e.g., Happy Belly): Amazon's first-party grocery and private-label brands compete directly on the same marketplace listing pages where Cortas sells. Not a strategic peer but a structural competitor that can undercut Cortas on price and leverage platform data advantages.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CortasFoodOfficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cortas

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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