baskotit el balad ' (Arabic: 555‎) is an Arabian food processing company head-quartered in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It was established in Beirut, Lebanon in 1857 as a manufacturer of confectioneries like hard boiled candies, later started industrial level production in 1912, it expanded its operations to Saudi Arabia in 1956 and is widely regarded as first manufacturer of chocolates and chewinggums in Saudi Arabia.[3] Currently, it is having manufacturing facilities in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon and India and serves the area of Middle East, North Africa and South & east Asia.[4]