Isfahan Butter, Kashk & Milk Powder Producers | Iranco
Industrial and traditional butter chains, pasteurized and nomadic dried kashk, spray-drying plants and a database of 24+ production and distribution units
B2B guide to Isfahan dairy processing — milk and whey powder at Morché Khort, Vanak butter, Pegah Golpayegan kashk, Semiram dried kashk and Pegah cold-chain plus Ibn Sina wholesale.
Strategic role: butter, kashk and dairy powders
Isfahan Province anchors Iran’s raw-milk supply. Structural milk surplus has driven spray-drying megaplants, continuous cream separation and butter lines, and deep protein recovery at Morché Khort, Great Isfahan, Alavicheh and Razi industrial zones.
Instead of selling raw milk, the cluster focuses on shelf-stable value — pasteurized butter, WMP/SMP, whey powder, MPC and pasteurized liquid kashk — feeding 500+ confectionery, chocolate, ice-cream and meat-processing plants nationwide.
Product taxonomy (INSO)
| Family | SKUs | Specs | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butter | Pasteurized, churned, ghee | Min. 82% milk fat; moisture ≤16% | Retail, bakery, ice cream |
| Kashk | Liquid pasteurized, dried strands | Liquid 15–20% DM; dry >85% | HoReCa, traditional cooking |
| Milk powder | WMP, instant SMP | 26% fat whole; <1.5% fat skim | Chocolate, milk recombination |
| Whey | Permeate, D90 demineralized | Ash <1% (D90); moisture <4% | Snacks, infant base |
Processing technology
Industrial butter
40% cream from high-speed separators to continuous churning at Vanak, Pegah and Aryan Laban; IR veterinary export coding.
Traditional churned butter
Golpayegan, Tiran and Khansar — sour cream in rotating churns; Karaneh and Nousheh blend hygiene control with local aroma.
Kashk lines
Vacuum thermal processing at Pegah Golpayegan, Saleh Kashk and Babaee; Semiram nomadic dried kashk with high casein and calcium.
Spray drying
Falling-film evaporators and pressure nozzles at Zarrin Shad (seven dryers), Behpoodr, Salem Poodran and Aryan Laban; MPC up to 85% protein.
County matrix (key hubs)
| County | Intensity | Target SKUs | Anchors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isfahan | Very high | Butter, kashk, powders, casein | Pegah, Allas, Aria Basirat, Ibn Sina wholesale |
| Shahin Shahr | Powder pole | WMP/SMP, whey, butter | Zarrin Shad, Vanak, Salem Poodran |
| Golpayegan | Traditional + industrial | Liquid kashk, butter, whey powder | Pegah Golpayegan, Karaneh, Shid |
| Shahreza | Export-oriented | Skim/whole powder, block butter | Aryan Laban (Razi zone) |
| Semiram | Dried kashk | Sheep kashk, qurut | Qashqai cooperatives |
Active company database
| Unit / brand | City | Main products | Export |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zarrin Shad (Varash) | Morché Khort | WMP/SMP, whey, MPC | Active |
| Pegah Isfahan | Isfahan | Milk powder, D90, butter, kashk | Active |
| Farokhmehr / Vanak | Morché Khort | Pasteurized butter, ghee | Active |
| Behpoodr | Alavicheh | Instant SMP, buttermilk powder | Active |
| Aryan Laban | Shahreza | Powders, block butter | Active |
| Pegah Golpayegan / Karaneh / Saleh Kashk | Golpayegan / Kuhpayeh | Kashk, butter, whey | Regional |
| GoodMilk / Pegah distribution / Azim Azar / Yarafood | Isfahan | Powder trading, cold chain, HoReCa bulk | Trade |
Cold chain & wholesale
Butter is stored at −18°C and liquid kashk at 4°C from plant docks through thermo-king fleets (Pegah Bazargostar) and Ibn Sina / Ahmadabad cash-and-carry hubs. Powder and bulk butter export via Isfahan customs to Russia, Georgia, Iraq, Pakistan and the Gulf.
On-site cold-store container sealing at Morché Khort and Razi plants shortens export transit for milk powder and butter blocks.
Strategic outlook
The province has moved from fluid milk packing to milk fractionation and long-life SKUs. Bottlenecks remain: recovering pharmaceutical-grade lactose and infant whey from high permeate output, and linking Semiram dried kashk to MAP packs and small-scale freeze-dryers for regulated export.
Deeper nanofiltration at Pegah and Zarrin Shad, plus sorting hubs in Golpayegan and Faridan, are the long-term answer to EU and Gulf demand.
Iranco can connect you with verified players in this chain.