Shabestar County Fruit Leather & Sour Paste Producers Directory | Iranco
Shendabad, Aronq, Kuzehkanan and Alishah belts — 22-unit matrix from Ghumash and Parna to Vitan and Nartam
B2B guide to Shabestar lavashak and torshak — 22 plants plus Tasuj/Vayqan workshops, zoning tables, product taxonomy and Gulf/Caucasus/EU export lanes.
Shabestar County — national hub for lavashak, torshak and sour fruit snacks
South of the Misho range, Shabestar County combines foothill orchards of peach, apricot, sour plum and cherry with Iran’s densest cluster of fruit-leather and sour-paste plants; links to Marand and Tasuj orchards and north-west transit corridors integrate raw supply and export logistics.
Traditional workshops have upgraded into mechanised plants in Shendabad, Aronq, Kuzehkanan and the Alishah fringe, with tunnel dryers, extrusion, vacuum cook kettles and metallised packing as core technologies.
Product taxonomy & market terminology
| Category | Sub-products / market | Packaging | Formulation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial retail leather | Hospitality, gift, sour taffy | Twin-seal film, metallised | Apple/date puree; citric acid |
| Strip & roll leather | Sticks, spiral strips, whip | Vacuum blister, single-serve film | Multi-fruit concentrate |
| Metre & bulk leather | Table sheets, kg boards | 10–20 kg food-grade rolls | Pure stone-fruit puree |
| Seeded luxury leather | Pomegranate, blackcurrant | Light-barrier film, rigid cups | Whole seeds + concentrate |
| Single-serve sour paste | Cups, ampoules, squeeze tubes | Heat-seal PP, soft tubes | Sour cherry, glucose, apricot syrup |
| Bulk pail sour paste | Pulp blends, seven-fruit | 1–12.5 kg PP pails | Fresh fruit + invert syrup |
| Intermediate inputs | Aseptic puree, fruit paste | Steel drums, PE jerrycans | Grade-2 peach, plum, apricot |
Industrial zoning & geographic matrix
Plant density follows water, orchards and highways: Shendabad hosts puree and tunnel dryers; Aronq leads advanced ampoule and bowl packing; Kuzehkanan anchors metre extrusion and sweet-snack co-packing.
Location belts and processing focus
| Belt | Location | Processing focus | Sample brands |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shendabad IC | Shendabad, Velayat Blvd | Industrial puree, hospitality metallised leather | Maili, Baghban, Nazli, Ghasemi |
| Aronq IC | Sofiyan, Alishah axis | Sticks, ampoules, bowl sour paste | Namvar, Zarin Tala, Gol Pasand |
| Kuzehkanan zone | Km 8–9 Shabestar–Tasuj freeway | Metre leather, taffy, fruit wafers | Azar Setode, Sotash |
| Sofiyan–Alishah strip | Transit road industrial fringe | Pure puree, additive-free leather | Azar Maral, Zakhmi, Shirin Sonbol |
| Sis / Malekzadeh | Km 15 Shabestar–Tabriz road | Extracts, aloocha, film leather | Mehr Gostar Mahan, Nargol |
| Tasuj district | North Urmia lake orchard belt | Dried apricot, traditional board leather | Bajilar, Nab Tasuj workshops |
| Vayqan & Daryan | Peri-urban workshops | Organic sheets, metallised retail | Setayesh, Royal Shahr Daryan |
| Sofiyan–Shabestar freeway | Shendabad gateway | Competitive hospitality, bulk brokerage | Pasandidé, Yemli, Liaqat |
Value chain: orchard to mechanised pack
Grade-2 fruit intake
Undersized or blemished fruit moves straight to wash and chop lines, cutting cold-storage cost and orchard waste.
Concentration & base puree
Controlled cooking in jacketed stainless kettles; summer aseptic stores feed winter lines; date puree balances East Azerbaijan plum acidity.
Drying & extrusion
Continuous hot-air tunnels cut drying from days to hours; metre and stick lines with rotary cut and 15–20% moisture targets.
Barrier packaging
Multilayer metallised film, pillow packs and PP cups; local carton and film supply from Tabriz–Shabestar.
Trade & export
Tehran Khayam/Molavi brokers, Tabriz Saheb-al-Amr and Mashhad Mosalla hubs; Bazargan, Jolfa and Norduz borders for Iraq, Gulf, Caucasus and EU buyers.
Active company directory
| Unit / brand | Type | Products | Location | Export | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maili ShabestarBrand: Ghumash | Plant, packing, export | Metallised hospitality, whip, rolls; pail sour paste | Shendabad | Caucasus & Tehran | ghumash.com |
| Namvar Food IndustriesBrand: Namvar / Dr Miveh | Mechanised plant, halal | Sticks, spiral strips; cup & pail sour paste | Aronq IC | Licensed export | namvar-co.com |
| Dadli Sun ShabestarBrand: Parna | Continuous packing, export | Metallised hospitality, gift packs, mini rolls | Shabestar IC | 8 countries | parna-co.com |
| Azar Mishu AlishahBrand: Zarin Tala | Fully automatic line | Seeded pomegranate & blackcurrant leather | Aronq / Alishah | CIS & modern retail | — |
| Azar Maral ShabestarBrand: Roz Tala | Starch-free pure puree | Two-fruit leather; handled pails | Sofiyan–Alishah axis | National | — |
| Baghban PlantBrand: Baghban / Baghstan | Large plant, export | Sticks, tubes, table sheets; 12.5 kg cartons | Shendabad | Europe & neighbours | baghban-co.com |
| Azar Setode Co.Brand: Zanboor Tala | Metre extrusion | Metre leather, 4-layer clear, apricot taffy | Kuzehkanan | Middle East | — |
| Mah Soda Shokoh AlishahBrand: Sotash / Brandoo | Large complex, export | Hospitality leather; wafers & chocolate | Kuzehkanan | Trade fairs | — |
| Padideh Zarin DaryanBrand: Setayesh | Metallised film packing | 90 g cherry & plum sheets | Shendabad | Chain retail | — |
| Torsh Mishu AlishahBrand: Nartam | Production, wholesale | Mix hospitality, coral shapes, sauce strips | Shendabad | Tehran Molavi brokers | lavashaknartam.com |
| Gol Pasand MishuBrand: Gol Pasand / Honey Torsh | Packing plant | Metallised hospitality; ampoule aloocha | Aronq | North-west | — |
| Naznin Rayan ShabestarBrand: Baghtam | Processing, export | Orchard-pure leather; pulp sour paste | Km 15 Sofiyan freeway | UAE, Oman, Iraq | — |
| Ghasemi Food IndustriesBrand: Vitan | Format innovation | 4-layer sticks, whip, ice-cream leather | Shendabad | National | — |
| Zarrin Bagh IndustriesBrand: Zarrin Bagh | Puree base & processing | Apple–date leather; cherry sour paste | Shendabad | Bulk & puree supply | — |
| Nazli Shabestar PlantBrand: Nazli | Legacy plant | 50–220 g sheets; twist rolls | Shendabad | Tehran & Mashhad brokers | — |
| Mehr Gostar Mahan MalekzadehBrand: Nargol / Shakhssar | 150 t/year licence | Nargol sheets; single-serve sour paste | Malekzadeh | Inter-provincial | nooshinafarin.ir |
| Pasandidé ShabestarBrand: Pasandidé / Baghlar | Broker supply | Hospitality, sheets, bulk boards | Sofiyan freeway | Wholesale | — |
| Yemli Aloocha & LavashakBrand: Yemli | Stone-fruit processing | Syrup aloocha; sheet leather | Shabestar–Sofiyan freeway | Tabriz & NW | — |
| Liaqat LavashakBrand: Liaqat | Classic regional plant | Hospitality, metre; mixed pail sour paste | Bigjeh-khatun junction | Provincial | — |
| Zakhmi Food IndustriesBrand: Zakhmi | Industrial workshop | Metallised sheets; traditional sour paste | Alishah | Regional bulk | — |
| Shirin Negin MoslemiBrand: Shirin Sonbol | Confection + leather | Pillow leather; sour paste & aloocha | Alishah ST2 | National | — |
| Sib Naz AzerbaijanBrand: Sib Naz | Rigid PP cups | 17 g+ roll leather; cup sour paste | Shendabad | Modern retail | — |
Market structure, wholesale & export dynamics
Domestic flow runs from Shabestar bulk traders and Tehran agencies to modern retail hospitality SKUs from Parna, Namvar and Ghumash; 10–20 kg bolts feed cutter shops while economy sticks serve Iraq and Afghanistan.
Gulf buyers prioritise halal, single-serve and seeded luxury; Russia/Caucasus favour blackcurrant sour paste; Germany and Sweden demand no synthetic colour and clean-label formulations.
Challenges & development horizon
Spring frost risk, IFDA pressure on unlicensed workshops, and capital needs for vacuum drying, compostable packs and organic/low-sugar SKUs define the cluster’s next decade.
A dedicated guild aligning cottage units under mother-plant QC will protect Shabestar’s geographic reputation in export lanes.
Iranco’s specialist team can connect you with players in this industry.