16-county matrix, 12 product families, 29 plants plus Grand Bazaar wholesale and IKIA export corridors
B2B guide to gaz, sohan, rock candy, baklava and gift packs across 16 Tehran counties — Abbasabad, Nasirabad, Haj Abdullah, Chocopars and Soleymankhan wholesale.
Greater Tehran is Iran’s consumption, wholesale and export command center for confectionery — mechanized lines in Rey, Pakdasht, Robat Karim and Malard link national heritage sweets with hygienic single-serve packs and corporate hardboxes.
| County | Chain role | Industrial zone / market | Activity density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tehran | Trade HQ, luxury branding, wholesale | Grand Bazaar, Molavi | Very dense |
| Rey | Modern packing, cotton candy logistics | Shamsabad, Bijin | Very high |
| Pakdasht | Industrial rock candy, noql | Abbasabad, Kharazmi | Very high |
| Malard | Stuffed dates, flour sweets | Safadasht, Dehk | High |
| Robat Karim | Industrial traditional sweets | Nasirabad, Parand | High |
| Shahriar | Sesame sohan, sesame bars | Shahriar industrial phases | High |
| Qarchak | Single-serve rock candy | Qarchak industrial town | Fast growth |
| Varamin | Confectionery chocolate | Salariyeh | Medium–high |
| Qods | Istanbul baklava | Zagros, Qods | Medium |
| Pardis | Chain pastry lines | Khorramdasht, Jajrood | Medium–high |
| Damavand | Honey loaf halva | Ayinehvarzan, Kilan | Specialist |
| Firuzkuh | Mountain bread, honey | Firuzkuh town | Medium |
| Shemiranat | Luxury daily sohan | Tajrish, Niavaran | Dense |
| Islamshahr | Chickpea bread, noql | Charandangeh | Medium |
| Baharestan | Date & candy micro-distribution | Nasimshahr, Golestan | Medium |
| Pishva | Nuts & confectionery inputs | Pishva industrial town | Developing |
| Base product | Variants | Market terms |
|---|---|---|
| Cotton candy (pashmak) | Bite-size, spun, saffron | Yazdi pashmak, cotton candy |
| Gaz nougat | Bites, flour gaz, nut-filled | Isfahan gaz, Persian nougat |
| Sohan brittle | Flower, honey, sesame | Qom sohan, sohan brittle |
| Rock candy (nabat) | Branch, stick, single-serve | Rock candy crystals |
| Noql (sugar nuts) | Silky, nut-coated | Sugar-coated nuts |
| Basloogh & lokum | Walnut, jelly rolls | Turkish delight style |
| Baklava & ghotab | Pistachio layers, Yazdi | Baklava export SKUs |
| Traditional dry pastries | Chickpea & rice breads | Nowruz dry sweets |
| Qurabiya & khoshkar | Almond, walnut | Tabrizi qurabiya |
| Masghati & halva | Honey loaf, Lari | Southern masghati |
| Date confections | Chocolate-filled | Hospitality date bites |
| Gift packs | Hardbox, termeh | Corporate gift sets |
Vacuum cooking, continuous forming and stainless kettles in Abbasabad, Nasirabad and Qarchak zones.
Date processing, nitrogen-flushed rock-candy sachets and hardbox gifting in Malard belt.
Ahangaran lane & Soleymankhan caravanserai set national floor prices for gaz, sohan and nabat.
IKIA proximity; termeh and gaz assortments for Gulf and EU buyers.
| Unit | City | Activity | Main products | Export |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oghab Halva Food Industries | Shahriar | Plant, export, nationwide distribution | Sesame sohan, sesame bars, tahini halva | Active |
| Tamli Iranian Confectionery | Robat Karim | Industrial production & packing | Basloogh, baklava, honey sohan | Active |
| Kamdasht Food Industries (Saba Pack) | Qarchak | Industrial rock candy, export | Branch & stick rock candy, single-serve | Active |
| Shokuh Shahd Nik Group | Tehran | Production, VIP wholesale | Qom sohan, gaz bites, gift packs | Active |
| Etminan Azargol Ice Cream (Haj Abdullah) | Rey | Packing hub, capital distribution | Cotton candy, gaz & sohan gift sets | Active |
| Chocopars Co. | Tehran | Industrial plant, nationwide sales | Gaz bites, sohan toffee | Active |
| Shokuh Yas Trading Production | Pakdasht | Sugar refining, rock candy | Saffron branch candy, stick candy | Active |
| Jeyhoon Food Industries | Pakdasht | Industrial rock candy | Stick & branch rock candy | Active |
| Tanourestan Food Industries | Malard | Mechanized flour sweets | Chickpea flour bread, rice flour bread | Active |
| Natli Pastry & Confectionery | Pardis | Industrial baking, distribution | Baklava, ghotab, chickpea bread | Active |
| Ali Kentia Baklava (Texin) | Tehran | Mechanized plant, chain stores | Istanbul baklava, kunafa | Active |
| Shirinsazan Babaei Co. | Pakdasht | Sugar confection processing | Rock candy, coated nuts (noql) | Active |
| Ghaflankooh Food Industries | Tehran | Production, provincial distribution | Basloogh, honey sohan | Active |
| Eyvan Date Products Group | Tehran | Date processing, export | Chocolate-coated stuffed dates | Active |
| Damavand Honey Loaf Workshops | Damavand | Artisan mountain souvenirs | Sugar-free honey loaf, local sweets | Regional |
| Shahdafarin Paytakht (Paytakht Candy) | Tehran | Large-scale rock candy, export | Saffron stick candy, branch candy | Active |
| Taam Mandegar Urban Creators (Behin Nabat) | Tehran | Industrial crystal rock candy | Branch & stick rock candy | Active |
| Halva Land Group | Tehran | Halva & masghati | Lari masghati, hospitality trays | Active |
| Shirin Shahd Aghalari Food Industries | Qarchak | Traditional industrial sweets | Chickpea bread, flour pastries | Active |
| Baklavachi Confectionery Complex | Tehran | Mechanized baklava | Pistachio baklava, kunafa | Active |
| Konar Food Industries | Malard | Confectionery inputs | Nut pastes & bakery fillings | Regional |
| Nikan Shahd Varamin Chocolate | Varamin | Candy & cocoa plant | Rock candy derivatives, cocoa sweets | Active |
| Halitineh Processing Complex | Tehran | Luxury date confections | Date truffles, chocolate coating | Active |
| Dariush Gaz & Sohan | Shemiranat | Daily-baked sohan | Flower sohan, gaz bites | Active |
| Gaz Asari | Tehran | Premium gaz wholesale | Flour gaz, 42% pistachio gaz | Active |
| Towhid Sohan Bakery | Shemiranat | Artisan daily sohan | Fresh Qom sohan, bite sohan | Active |
| Oregano Souvenir House | Tehran | Souvenir packing | Sesame sohan, Yazdi baklava | Active |
| Tabrizli Traditional Bakery Complex | Tehran | Tabrizi dry sweets | Almond qurabiya, reshte khoshkar | Active |
| Adib Food Industries | Qarchak | Hospitality supplies | Corporate catering & office packs | Regional |
| Unit | City | Activity | Main products | Export |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haj Khalifeh Ali Rahbar Exclusive Agency | Tehran | Yazd sweets wholesale | Yazdi baklava, ghotab, cotton candy | Nationwide |
| Dadli Bar Wholesale (Soleymankhan) | Tehran | National gaz & sohan bulk | Flour gaz, Qom sohan, basloogh | Nationwide |
| Asil Rey Souvenir House | Rey | Provincial bulk | Honey sohan, gaz, baklava | Regional |
Grand Bazaar lanes (Ahangaran, Sirus, Soleymankhan) and Rey warehouses set national floor prices for gaz, sohan, rock candy and masghati. Wholesalers forward-buy Qom, Isfahan, Yazd and Tabriz plants to feed capillary retail and pastry shops.
Proximity of Nasirabad, Shamsabad and Parand to IKIA routes high-margin gaz, sohan and khatam gift sets to the Gulf, Eurasia and North America.
Relocation into approved southern–western industrial towns, nitrogen-flushed sachets and sugar-free gifting are the three growth vectors; Tehran remains the modernization and export engine for Iran’s traditional sweets sector.
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