The manufacturing of halva (halawa) and Tahini (Tahina) was linked with al-Kasih Family in Jordan whereas Haj Reslan Kasiih had established the first factory of tahini and halva in 1926.
In 1996, Haj “Mohammad Adnan” Kasih followed his father’s steps in developing these products; he had established “kasih factories Group for Foodstuff” located in Marka which now are considered as the reputed manufacturer of different kinds of tahini, halva and sesame seeds. Where it was granted several loans on gradually basis through many financial entities in Jordan including Société Générale bank and guaranteed by Jordan loan guarantee corporation, which worth 2.6 Million JD , were utilized by the factory for business expansion and development and that was through providing many production lines and business expansion which also contributed in providing many job opportunities .In addition, its role in national industry development in foodstuff industry field mainly halva and tahini industry where the company’s diversified products distinguished by its top quality and manufacturing according to the latest global methods which contributed in increasing the demand on factory products in domestic and global markets. In addition, the group was the first one that granted the certificates of ISO9002 & HACCP in foodstuff fields.
