In 1903 (1282 in the Iranian calendar), Haj Shokrollah Abe Hayat was born in Yazd. As was customary at the time, he began working as a teenager in a traditional workshop focused on sesame and sesame-based products. After gaining experience, he established his own small, independent workshop in the Chaharsoogh neighborhood of Yazd. Following the age-old tradition, he gradually involved his sons in the trade.

After nearly half a century, Haj Shokrollah passed away, and his sons continued the family business. Among them, Haj Hossein Abe Hayat, then in his early 30s, eventually established a separate workshop and pursued the business with even greater determination. Like his father, he introduced his sons, Majid and Mohsen, to the profession.

In 1984 (1363), during the Iran-Iraq war, Mohsen was martyred. Haj Hossein continued running the workshop with the help of his only remaining son, Majid. A few years later, in 1988 (1367), Majid experienced another great loss with the passing of his father, Haj Hossein, at the age of 59.

Majid Abe Hayat carried on his father’s legacy, preserving and expanding the business with faith in God. Over three generations, the Abe Hayat family has maintained and grown this traditional industry. What began as a small workshop has now become a major company: Abe Hayat Gostar Yazd Food Industries, celebrating over a century of history and striving toward a bright and expansive future.

Today, the company directly employs 80 individuals and indirectly supports 200 others, with plans to further increase employment in line with its development goals. Far from empty slogans, the company has always focused on quality—a fact clearly reflected in its continuous 100-year operation.

The Abe Hayat family name is highly respected in the sesame industry and among competitors, a reputation built on customer-centric values and consistent product quality.

The company holds health and standard production licenses for over 40 products from the Iranian Food and Drug Administration and the National Standards Organization. These products include:

• Various types of sesame (black, brown, white)

• Pure and flavored tahini

• Traditional halva ardeh and halva shekari

• Different sesame oils (virgin, refined, tahini-based)

• Herbal distillates and extracts

• Natural syrups

• Sesame bars

These products, marketed under the Sam Sam and Fookapit brands, are produced daily in large volumes and packaged in various formats, distributed nationwide throughout Iran.