Lebanese-Made Products: Quality and Affordability
Despite its many inconveniences, the Lebanese economic crisis has taught Lebanese citizens that local products are as good as the imported ones and sometimes even better. We all had the prejudice that Lebanese products were either untrustworthy or made with low-quality ingredients.
However, since the beginning of the crisis and the consequent decrease in purchasing power, we all have been looking for local or cheaper alternatives to replace the imported products we used to buy without even thinking much about the price. Unconsciously, we have been encouraging local industries for about 2 years now while spending less. It’s a win-win situation, isn’t it?
We all know the big Lebanese industrial names such as Sanita, Mimosa, Master, Plein Soleil and many others. We have been buying their products for years now, but we haven’t noticed some of their products up until recently, not to mention that the manufacturers, themselves, have also been widening their range of products to satisfy the need of the locals unable to buy imported products anymore.
Some new local brands, however, have emerged or were noticed after the economic crisis; such as Mum’s chips, Del Libano or Lexy. Let me tell you a bit about each of these local brands.
“Mum’s chips” is a brand I recently discovered. I ironically owe this discovery to my doctor who forced me on a no-sugar no-carbs diet. I was looking everywhere for snacks I could eat while on such a strict diet, in vain. Then I saw these baked apple chips in a supermarket. There were many flavors: the original red apple, the original green apple, crispy apple with cinnamon and crispy apple with thyme. I can confirm their taste and crispiness. My favorite is the one with cinnamon, but I liked all their flavors. My first thought when I bought them for the first time was: “What a smart and practical way to make use of the thousands of kilos of apples going to waste every year in Lebanon.”
“Del Libano” is a newly created pasta brand. I accidentally learned about it through a video sent to me on WhatsApp. I haven’t tried it yet, but I imagine it is as tasty as imported pasta brands. This pasta brand is 100% Lebanese from cultivation to packaging which portrays a Lebanese cedar.
“Lexy” is a nail polish brand. Although I have been using it for a while and really liked it, I didn’t know it was a Lebanese brand until recently. I like the variety of colors they offer. Its brush is thick and easy to handle when applying nail polish and most importantly, for me at least, it lasts for more than 2 days on my nails.
At last, I feel like this major economic crisis in Lebanon has encouraged locals to buy Lebanese-made products and has taught us that such products are worthy of our trust. We have to admit that Lebanese products are real competitors of imported products: they are of good quality, affordable and less pricey.
Let’s grant Lebanese industries our trust. Let’s encourage and help them reach foreign markets. Even though our country is unable to give us much right now, this is the least we can do to help it get back on its feet.
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