Shiraz County Wheat Flour Mills & Milling Industry
Flour quality matrix, 9+ roller mills, starch & gluten units, Rahmat wholesale hub and southern export corridors
Directory of KFF Mills, Kamran Fars, Khabaz, Sepidan and Faradaneh/Adak starch units in Shiraz County — product matrix, Modarres & Abonasr corridors and wholesalers network.
Shiraz County wheat flour value chain
Fars Province is a historic grain belt on the Iranian plateau; Shiraz County holds a strategic role in wheat flour milling, storage and distribution. Local wheat with balanced protein and wet gluten feeds industrial roller lines and starch extraction.
Beyond city bakery and household demand, Shiraz supplies southern Iran’s food industry — pasta, cakes, volumetric bread and confectionery. Milling capacity clusters along highways and the county’s eastern and northern industrial axes.
Subsidized and free-market flour are split: bakery flour is tracked by the provincial grain administration and bakers’ union; industrial and patisserie flour moves through the wholesalers’ complex and mill agencies.
Sub-product matrix & quality indices
| Class | Extraction | Ash | Wet gluten | Application |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wholemeal | 2–6% | 1.30–1.75% | 23–26% | Health bread, sourdough |
| Traditional bakery | 12–21% | 0.80–1.25% | 25–27% | Sangak, barbari, taftoon |
| High-gluten (fancy) | 18–22% | 0.65–0.82% | 27–30% | Baguette, toast, buns |
| Patent / pastry | 24–28% | ≤0.50% | 26–30% | Cake, cookies, baklava |
| Semolina | 22–26% | 0.75–0.95% | 28–32% | Pasta & macaroni |
| By-products | — | — | — | Bran, starch, gluten |
Milling workflow & QC
Cleaning & wheat intake
Guaranteed and commercial wheat is cleaned, stored in mill or Akbarabad silos and blended to target specs.
Roller milling & extraction
Extraction is set for traditional bakery, fancy high-gluten or pastry patent by ash, wet gluten and particle size.
Specialty lines
Durum semolina, iron/folic fortified flour and wholemeal with advanced destoners and thermal treatment run on leading lines.
Starch & gluten separation
Dough washing at Faradaneh, Adak and Khooshe Fars yields food starch and vital wheat gluten.
Distribution & wholesale
Subsidized flour to bakeries; free-market flour from Rahmat wholesalers’ complex and mill agencies to confectionery and southern industry.
Temporary import & export
Central Asian wheat under temporary admission is milled in Shiraz; flour, gluten and starch export to Oman, UAE, Qatar, Iraq and India.
Geographic industrial corridor matrix
| Corridor | Infrastructure | Key players | Target market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modarres–Dowran axis | Roller mills & steel silos | KFF Mills, Parvardeh | Shiraz bakery & industry |
| Abonasr & Kaftarak | Cleaning & milling | Arabzadeh, Khabaz | Southern flat breads |
| Shiraz–Sarvestan Hwy. | Silo & bulk haulage | Kamran Fars, Asia | Southern Iran supply |
| Lapoyi & industrial zone | Derivatives processing | Sepidan, Nasim, Setareh-Sepehr | Breadcrumb & starch |
Flour mill company database
Shiraz County flour mills
| Unit / brand | Location | Activity | Products | Market / export |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khooshe Fars Flour Production Co.Brand: Khooshe Fars / KFF Mills071-37200105 · kffmills.com | Modarres Blvd., Dowran St. | Milling, packing, export | 35 flour grades, patent, high-gluten, semolina | Export |
| Kamran Fars Co.Brand: Kamran Fars Flour071-37758399 · ardkamranfars.com | Shiraz–Sarvestan Hwy., Barmashoor | Mechanized silo milling | High-gluten, pastry patent, bakery | Active |
| Seifid Arabzadeh Fars MillBrand: Sanboleh / Arabzadeh071-37304426 | Abonasr Blvd., Kaftarak Rd. | Milling & cleaning | Lavash, taftoon, sangak, patent | Active |
| Khabaz Ard Shiraz Co.Brand: Khabaz Flour Shiraz071-37441435 · khabazflour.com | East Abonasr Blvd. | Industrial & bakery supply | Bakery, fancy high-gluten, patent | Active |
| Parvardeh Flour Co.Brand: Parvardeh Shiraz071-37267595 | Modarres Blvd., end of Kaveh St. | Bag packing | Patent 000, traditional bakery | Active |
| Asia Flour Co.Brand: Asia Flour071-37812293 | Shiraz–Sarvestan Rd. | Storage & industrial milling | Bakery, high-gluten, patent, wholemeal | Active |
| Negah Rostaam Shiraz Agro-IndustryBrand: Negah RostaamNational ID 10530163882 | Narvan district, Shiraz | Mechanized flat storage | Standard & bakery flour | Active |
| Sepidan / Niloofar Fars FlourBrand: Sepidan / Benita071-32282501 · ard_niloofar_fars@yahoo.com | Office: Hijrat Blvd.; plant: Lapoyi | Wholesale & packing | Pasta, patent, fortified flour | Export |
| Zarrin Kesh Gandom Flour UnitBrand: Zarrin KeshNational ID 14013718187 | Shiraz County & farm belt | Emerging mill unit | Standard food flour | Active |
Starch, gluten & breadcrumb processors
| Unit / brand | Activity | Products | Market / export |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faradaneh Premium Starch Shiraz071-36266260 · faradaneh.com | Flour derivatives processing | Food starch & vital gluten | Export |
| Adak Starch Shiraz071-36358414 · adakco.com | Flour derivatives processing | Vital gluten & food starch | Export |
| Khooshe Fars Group (starch unit)khooshehfars.com | Flour derivatives processing | Starch & gluten powder | Export |
| Pars Yootab / Nasim Foodsnasimfoods.shirazip.com | Flour derivatives processing | Industrial breadcrumb flour | Active |
| Setareh va Sepehr Healthy FoodShiraz large industrial zone | Flour derivatives processing | Breadcrumb & bakery powders | Active |
Wholesale, distribution & flour logistics
| Unit / brand | Activity | Products | Market / export |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoseinian Tradingbazarganiehoseinian.com | Bulk wholesaler & tonnage logistics | Bakery, high-gluten, patent, wholemeal | Wholesale |
| Sepidan Shiraz sales office071-32282501 | Mill agency | Pastry patent, high-gluten, semolina | Wholesale |
| Shiraz Bakers Union071-38347688 | Subsidized quota oversight | Lavash, taftoon, barbari, sangak | Wholesale |
| Poorfaraj WholesaleEast Rahmat Blvd. | Wholesalers complex trader | Bagged patent & high-gluten | Wholesale |
| Shahnazi Brothers WholesaleMerchants complex | Bakery inputs | Flour, starch, improvers | Wholesale |
The Rahmat East wholesalers’ complex is the physical hub for bagged flour and by-products supplying hundreds of Shiraz pastry shops, confectioners and fast-food kitchens.
Silos & regulatory bodies
Akbarabad silo complex (Roknabad, Talash Blvd.) and the historic Hafezieh crossroads silo anchor strategic wheat storage; private silos at Kamran Fars, KFF Mills, Sepidan and Khabaz secure continuous milling. The Fars Grain Administration (Hafezieh, 071-32282357) and the 19-mill employers’ association steer market regulation.
Strategic market outlook
Wholemeal flour with minimal bran removal is expanding for traditional Shiraz bakeries; Kamran Fars, KFF Mills and Asia have added dedicated lines and advanced destoners.
Temporary wheat imports from Central Asia and the Caucasus feed export of specialty flour, gluten and starch to Oman, the UAE, Qatar, Iraq and India via Shiraz customs and southern ports.
Online flour and bread monitoring pushes mills toward custom industrial grades tested with farinograph and extensograph labs.
Iranco’s specialist team can connect you with active players in this industry.