Dried fruit is one of the healthy snacks that has gained many fans in the last few years and has replaced foods such as chips and chocolate in the food basket of many families. For those who do not like fruits and it is a challenge for them to eat a whole banana or an orange, dried fruit is a suitable alternative that can be placed on the table and consumed very easily while working or studying. These fruits provide the fiber and sugar the body needs, without the hassle of peeling or preparing a regular fruit plate. These days, in every small and big city of Iran, supermarkets and nut shops have different types of dried fruit. Of course, our country is one of the exporters of this product to countries like Iraq, Turkey, Oman and even Russia. To enter the dry fruit export business, you must know its basic principles and its challenges well. This article is a simple but comprehensive guide for those who are thinking of exporting dried fruits from Iran, but still have no idea about how to choose them.
What is the production and export of dried fruit?
The export of food and agricultural products (such as dried fruit) plays an important role in regulating the market and prices. However, like any other business, it is not easy to get into. Being a dry fruit trader has its own principles and steps. The first step in exporting dried fruit is to be able to prepare your final product (the same as fruit chips or dried fruit) from high-quality fruits suitable for drying. This work is not so difficult and even home dryers can handle it (in Iran we have dozens of dry fruit home businesses), but when it comes to bulk dry fruit export, the product cannot be produced on a home scale. The stages of dry fruit export are: Buying equipment and starting production: the equipment you need to produce dried fruit, washing tub, slicer (manual or automatic), dryer, peeler, corer, dehydrator, packaging machine. These are minimal tools that you can expand as your budget increases and your workshop grows. Branding: It is important that your export product has a suitable packaging, logo and appearance to enter international markets. Don't forget that your brand represents you to the importing country and its merchants, and whatever you spend on branding and advertising will ultimately be returned to you.