Economy of Iran spices including cumin and sumac. Iran is the world's largest producer of saffron, pistachios, honey, berberis and berries and the second largest date producer. Meat and dairy products include lamb, goat meat, beef, poultry, milk, eggs, butter, and cheese. Non-food products include wool, leather, and silk. Forestry products from the northern slopes of the Alborz Mountains are economically important. Tree-cutting is strictly controlled by the government, which also runs a reforestation program. Rivers drain into the Caspian Sea and are fished for salmon, carp, trout, pike, and sturgeon that produce caviar, of which Iran is the largest producer. Since the
Saffron Road Saffron Road Saffron Road is an American food brand. It is a subsidiary of American Halal Company, Inc. Saffron Road manufactures frozen foods and healthy snacks that are halal certified. Saffron Road products are sold through 15,000 retail locations across the nation such as Whole Foods Market, Kroger, Safeway Inc., Giant Food Stores, Publix, Sprouts Farmers Market and H-E-B. Saffron Road was ranked number 642 on the Inc. 5000 list in 2015 and number 703 in 2016. It ranked third in natural frozen food sales in the United States by 2014. In 2009, By 2014, Saffron Road produced fifty different