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Directory of Zar, Tak, Mana, Ensi and Pooying spaghetti plants across 16 Tehran counties — product matrix, Molavi & Bonakstar wholesale and 1.2 mm demand trends.
Subsidy reform and shifting diets have turned pasta and spaghetti into a core household energy staple. Tehran Province combines corporate headquarters, extrusion lines in Safadasht, Abbasabad and Pakdasht industrial zones, and traditional and digital wholesale into one integrated chain.
Production is based on durum semolina; differentiation follows die diameter, bran level, permeability and fortification.
| Product grade | Technical traits | Market use |
|---|---|---|
| Plain spaghetti | Durum semolina, final moisture below 12% | Top daily basket item |
| Thin 1.2 mm | 1.1–1.2 mm die, 3–5 min cook | Fast food & economy |
| Thick 1.5–1.7 | Over 1.5 mm, longer hydration | Restaurants & rich sauces |
| Whole-wheat | Whole flour, insoluble fiber | Diet & glycemic control |
| Fortified | Iron, folate, B vitamins | Public health |
| Gluten-free | Corn, rice, modified starch | Celiac & prolamin sensitivity |
| Protein-enriched | Plant isolate or whey powder | Sports & clinical nutrition |
Malard (Safadasht: Ensi Macaron, Mah Parto, Bonsaleh), Pakdasht (Jahan Khoshnam, 777 Foods), Varamin (Pooying / Dinggo).
Robat Karim (Robat Food), Damavand (Behroozan), Shahriar & Qods (flour milling, packaging logistics).
Rey (Shamsabad, Kahrizak): pallet sheds, Bonakstar and extruder parts supply.
Tehran: Zar, Tak, Mana, Roshd and Mak HQs; Naft warehouse and Molavi for cash settlement of plant volumes.
| County | Dominant role | Key hub |
|---|---|---|
| Tehran | HQ & wholesale | Zar, Tak, Mana, Naft warehouse |
| Malard | Extrusion hub | Safadasht |
| Pakdasht | Eastern production | Abbasabad, Paitakht |
| Varamin | Semi-industrial | Pooying |
| Damavand | Eastern supply | Behroozan, Rudehen |
| Robat Karim | Ready pasta | Nasirabad |
| Rey | Warehousing | Kahrizak, Shamsabad |
| Shahriar / Qods | Flour & pack | Workshops |
| Eslamshahr / Baharestan | Distribution | Mid-mile fleet |
| Qarchak / Pardis / Pishva | Support | Reshteh workshops |
| Shemiranat | HQ & organic | Brand offices |
| Firuzkuh | No dedicated line | — |
| Unit / brand | City | Activity | Main products | Export |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zar Macaron GroupBrand: Zar Macaron | Tehran | Holding, export | Spaghetti 1.2 & 1.5, fortified, protein | Active |
| Ensi MacaronBrand: Ilia / NC | Malard | Plant, export | Plain & thick spaghetti | Active |
| Mah Parto MacaronBrand: Misam | Malard | Production & packing | Classic & thin spaghetti | Active |
| Tak Makaron | Tehran | HQ, export | Semolina, thin, fortified | Active |
| Mana Macaron | Tehran | Product engineering | 1.2, 1.4, health line | Active |
| Pooying VaraminBrand: Dinggo | Varamin | Plant | Economy spaghetti | Domestic |
| Behroozan | Damavand | Grain processing | Plain & thick spaghetti | Regional |
| Jahan KhoshnamBrand: Lad Macaron | Pakdasht | Production | Dense spaghetti | Active |
| 777 Foods | Pakdasht | Flour processing | Semolina, thin | Active |
| Mak Pasta | Tehran | Brand management | 1.2 & 1.5 | Active |
| Jahan Setareh Aria | Tehran | Sales & distribution | Industrial & Golin spaghetti | Domestic |
| Roshd Foods | Tehran | Product development | Fortified protein | Active |
| Robat Food Industries | Robat Karim | Ready meals | Ready-to-use pasta | Domestic |
| Bonsaleh Macaron | Malard | Production | Industrial spaghetti | Active |
| Salamat Pezhohesh SepehrSalamat Food | Tehran | Knowledge-based | Gluten-free, PKU | Specialty |
| Celino (Solico) | Tehran | Diet segment | Gluten-free pasta | Specialty |
| Unit | Location | Scope | Assortment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zarangar Distribution | Tehran | Zar national distribution | Spaghetti 1.2, 1.5, whole-wheat |
| Taksaran Parmis | Tehran | Tak Makaron distribution | Plain, fortified |
| Ghasem Iran Distribution | Tehran | National FMCG | Zar, Tak, Mana |
| Bazar Molavi | Tehran | Wholesale | Zar & Mana cartons |
| Bonakstar | Kahrizak | Online wholesale | 20-pack Zar Macaron cartons |
| Mahdavi Trading | Naft warehouse | Wholesale | Plain & thin spaghetti |
| Hosseini Wholesale | Molavi | Traditional bulk | Spaghetti & shapes |
| Azadeh Wholesale | Naft warehouse | Wholesaler | Mixed cartons |
Wheat price liberalization raised shelf prices, yet with animal protein and rice inflation spaghetti became a calorie anchor in deciles 1–6. Buying shifted to 700–1000 g packs and 1.2 mm dies; shorter cook time is seen as an economic benefit.
Zarangar and Taksaran cover 40,000+ capital supermarkets with fleets and regional depots; Naft warehouse and Molavi cash-flow plant output from Malard and Pakdasht in discounted cartons. Bonakstar in Kahrizak signals digitization of the same relationships.
Demand for gluten-free, protein and fortified spaghetti in Tehran is growing through Salamat Food, Celino and specialty lines from Zar and Tak in pharmacies and health-oriented retail.
New extrusion capacity is limited to Safadasht and Abbasabad, yet Tehran still dominates finance, branding and micro-distribution. Two future axes: upgrading Malard and Pakdasht lines toward protein, whole-wheat and gluten-free SKUs; linking traditional wholesale with Rey–Kahrizak logistics to cut urban haulage cost.
B2B buyers should monitor Safadasht extrusion capacity and export contracts signed from Mollasadra headquarters.
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