Faridan County Frozen French Fries & IQF Potato Producers Directory | Iranco
West Isfahan farm capacity, IQF technology, Damane cold chain and a nine-unit database from Poreh Sabz to Zarrin Zagros
B2B guide to IQF fries in Faridan — processing varieties, IQF lines, 12,000 t Damane cold hub, traders and flows to Isfahan plants and HORECA.
Geo-economics & raw potato quality in Faridan
Faridan County in the western highlands of Isfahan Province — centred on Daran and Damane — is a historic potato hub on Iran’s central plateau. Roughly 3,000–3,500 ha are planted annually with 90,000–110,000+ t of table and processing tubers. Altitude, cool nights and light-to-medium soils deliver >21% dry matter, firm flesh, long dormancy and low reducing sugars — prerequisites for IQF fries and chips. Agria, Fontane, Kaiser and Challenger varieties are valued for low oil uptake and crisp structure in frying.
Despite quality advantages, much output still moves as fresh table or raw bulk to metropolitan markets and out-of-county processors; cold storage, mechanical sorting and IQF line permits are now advancing locally.
Product taxonomy & pack formats
| Tier | Market names | International terms | Specs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core | Par-fried frozen strips, IQF fries | Frozen French Fries, Par-fried IQF | 9×9 & 10×10 mm; 2.5 & 10 kg foodservice, 750–900 g retail |
| Secondary | Crinkle, wedges, diced frozen | Crinkle Cut, Wedges, Diced | Restaurants & QSR chains |
| Co-products | Mash, flakes, starch | Flakes, Starch, Mashed | From trim and fines |
| Raw input | Sorted industrial tubers, certified seed | Industrial Raw Potatoes | Size >50 mm; dense texture |
IQF fry line technology
Intake & prep
Quality gate, wash, peel, optical sort; hydraulic or mechanical cutters.
Blanching
Two hot-water stages to inactivate PPO, rinse surface starch and fix colour.
Par-fry & freeze
~1 min par-fry; IQF tunnel to −18 °C core to avoid large ice crystals.
Geographic chain matrix
| Zone | Role | Processing | Cold / sort |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daran (central) | Urban & trading hub | Poreh Sabz Faridan IQF project | Co-ops, Zamani & Moradi traders |
| Damane | 12,000 t cold terminal | Processing line plan (Zarrin Zagros) | Cheshmeh Bi-Ghash cold store |
| Faridan industrial zone | Industrial pole | Under development | 2,000 t sorting cold store |
Active company database
Processing & IQF projects
| Unit | City | Activity | Products | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poreh Sabz Faridan | Daran | Plant / fry line | IQF strips, puree, flakes, starch | CEO Alireza Raei |
| Zarrin Zagros Agri-Industry Damane | Damane | Farming, cold store, export | Agria potatoes, seed, cold storage | 09133714924 · zagrosland.com |
Cold stores, sorting & co-ops
| Unit | City | Activity | Products | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faridan industrial cold hub | Industrial zone | Storage & sort | Processing varieties | 2,000 t capacity |
| Faridan Potato Growers Co-op | Daran | Supply & sorting | Fry varieties, seed | Reg. 1271 |
| Faridan Potato Agri-Industry Co-op | Daran | Production co-op | Bulk industrial tubers | Reg. 139 |
| Cheshmeh Bi-Ghash (Karimi Damane) | Damane | Cold & wholesale | Table & processing storage | 031372436313025 |
Trading & raw supply
| Unit | City | Activity | Products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afshin Zamani Sorting Centre | Daran | Wholesale | Fabula & Agria 50+ t lots |
| Omid Moradi Trading | Daran | Frozen strip broker | French fries, Agria tubers |
| Ghasemi Industrial Varieties Trading | Daran / Damane | Sort & wholesale | Low-sugar Agria, high DM |
Trade flows & downstream destinations
Three main routes: (1) Isfahan industrial-park fry plants including Kosarnoosh Sepahan (north Isfahan IC), which accepts Faridan Agria for uniform fry colour; (2) neighbouring Boyin-Miandasht (Dashkesan & Afus chip plants) and Chadegan processing lines; (3) HORECA via Zarrin Zagros and Cheshmeh Bi-Ghash cold chains and brokers such as Zamani and Moradi to Tehran, Qom and Shiraz.
Bottlenecks & outlook
Heavy IQF capex and bank collateral (Poreh Sabz project), unstable industrial water, gas and power in Faridan IC and Naharkhalaj, and weak contract farming are the main structural brakes.
Linking existing cold assets to cutting and IQF tunnels — plus contract cultivation of processing varieties — can shift Faridan from raw tuber exporter to a frozen fry base for the Gulf and Eurasia.
Freeze lines tolerate no power or refrigeration interruption; stable energy is a prerequisite for commissioning.
Iranco’s specialist team can connect you with players in this industry.