Karaj County Frozen Peas & Sweet Corn Producers Directory | Iranco
IQF chain, product grading, seven local firms and Alborz cold distribution analysis
Guide to IQF pea and sweet-corn plants in Karaj — Sard o Taze, Piden, Pemina, Bagheri and Rasis wholesalers; grade tables, IQF specs and contacts.
Karaj County as an IQF pea & sweet-corn hub
Urbanisation and food-service growth have lifted demand for cook-ready IQF peas and corn across Greater Tehran. Karaj County leverages proximity to the capital market, Alborz plain farms and industrial zones along transport corridors for processing, −18 °C storage and capillary distribution.
Industrial processing relies on an unbroken cold chain and IQF so texture, colour and nutrition are preserved without chemical preservatives.
Frozen green pea grades & specs
| Grade | Size / trait | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Petite / Fine | <7.5 mm, extra sweet | Premium retail packs |
| Medium | 7.5–9.5 mm, main household share | 400–900 g pouches |
| Standard / Large | >9.5 mm, starchier bite | Canning & combo lines |
Frozen sweet corn grades & specs
| Grade | Size / trait | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Local sweet | Mild flavour, competitive price | Household use |
| Super Sweet | High Brix, uniform large kernels | Fast food & Mexican corn |
| Cob / mix | Cut cob or ~40% in veg mix | Catering & frozen blends |
Geographic matrix — Karaj County cold chain
| Hub | Role | Key activity |
|---|---|---|
| Mehrshahr / Chaman St | IQF production | Sard o Taze fluidised bed line |
| Qazalhesar road | Vegetable processing | Piden / Bosan Green |
| Derakhti, Fardis, Kamalshahr | Cold distribution | Pemina — Solico Kalleh |
| Kamalshahr & Mahdasht | Machinery cluster | IQF tunnels, blanchers, VFFS, films |
| Karaj central produce market | Farm aggregation | Pea & corn brokers |
IQF technology & process steps
Raw intake
Peas and sweet corn moved from Alborz, Qazvin and Shahriar farms within 24 h of harvest.
Wash & blanch
Shelling, bubble washing and short blanch to inactivate catalase and peroxidase.
Shock freeze & IQF
Individual quick freeze in fluidised bed at −35 to −40 °C with high-velocity cold air.
Pack & cold store
Vertical form-fill-seal in polymer film; −18 °C storage and refrigerated delivery.
Active company directory
IQF plants
| Company / brand | Location | Role | Target products | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehrshahr Mehran Food IndustriesBrand: Sard o Tazesardotaze.com · +98 26 3340 4545 | Mehrshahr, Chaman | IQF production & packing | Frozen peas & golden corn 400 g–10 kg | Core product |
| Noochin Taam Tek Banoo Aftab Veg ProcessingBrand: Piden / Bosan Greenpidengreen.com · +98 26 4526 5282 | Qazalhesar, Malekabad | IQF plant & distribution | Peas & corn 400 g and 5 kg | Core product |
Cold-chain distributors
| Company / brand | Location | Role | Target products | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solico Kalleh regional distributionBrand: Peminakalleh.com · +98 26 3654 5200 | Derakhti / Fardis / Kamalshahr | Capillary cold distribution | Pemina frozen peas & sweet corn | Wholesale |
| Rezvan Pakhsh AzimiBrand: Rezvan Pakhshrezvanpakhsh.com | Provincial cold warehouses | Wholesale & 24 h delivery | Canned & frozen peas/corn | Wholesale |
Wholesalers & B2B
| Company / brand | Location | Role | Target products | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagheri Trading & DistributionBrand: Nilanil | Karaj wholesale network | HoReCa bulk supplier | Super-sweet corn 10 kg cartons | Wholesale |
| Ramtin Mohajerin TradingBrand: — | Cold wholesale brokerage | High-tonnage broker | Bulk frozen sweet corn | Wholesale |
| Rasis Trading PlatformBrand: Benitarasis.com | Online B2B | Bulk marketplace | 10 kg bulk frozen corn | Wholesale |
Out-of-county brands on Karaj shelves
| Company | Plant location | Karaj market role | Why excluded from local producers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nobar Sabz | Pakdasht, Tehran | Capillary retail | Licensed plant outside Karaj County |
| Khosh Taam Alvand (Sarmes) | Bahar, Hamadan | 5 kg bulk | Hamadan processing site |
| Parys Isfahan | Mobarakeh | Via wholesalers | IQF lines in Isfahan |
| Bonoado | Nazarabad, Alborz | Chain stores | Alborz but outside Karaj County |
Market structure & cold-chain challenges
Demand splits between 400–900 g retail IQF packs (no surface ice) and HoReCa 10 kg super-sweet corn cartons plus 5 kg pea bags. Pea intake peaks Ordibehesht–Khordad; domestic corn in summer–autumn with imported super-sweet seed off-season.
Key risk: last-mile temperature swings causing thaw–refreeze clumping; leading distributors deploy online fleet temperature monitoring.
Outlook & Kamalshahr machinery cluster edge
The Kamalshahr–Mahdasht food-machinery cluster (Pooyesh Karan, Alborz Machine, Behfar Atlas, Novavaran, Vazin Plast) cuts downtime at harvest peaks and supports Alborz frozen exports to neighbouring markets.
Iranco connects you with verified players in this cold chain.