CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Athens Foods , housed in a 115,000 square foot production facility in Brook Park, is the world’s largest producer of all things phyllo, everything from baklava to phyllo shells and phyllo bites.

“And we also have our kataifi, which has really been a windfall for the company in the last year and a half,” said Chase Ames, with Athens Foods.

The shredded phyllo product made from unleavened dough is one of the three main ingredients in Dubai chocolate.

“About 18 months ago, there was a viral video on TikTok. A gal started making this Dubai chocolate bar. She took the kataifi, toasted it, and then she mixed it in with pistachio paste, and then she filled up a chocolate bar.

And all of a sudden I started seeing orders rolling in," said Ames.

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