Founded in 1945 by the Nasrallah Family, Nasrallah Foods was primarily engaged in the
importation, distribution and marketing of dairy products from Smeds Ltd in Finland.

In the late 1950’s, Valio acquired Smeds Ltd. As a result, Nasrallah Foods added Valio’s
products to their portfolio notably Penguin, in Lebanon and the Middle East.In 1990, the
second generation renamed the company Hanilor SAL (formerly known as Nasrallah).