Partner brands
Your brand on the front. Our origin behind it.
The Consortium does not sell in bulk for other brands. What it does do is pack, at origin, for selected partner brands, under clear and non-negotiable conditions. A partner brand puts its own name on the front of the pack; the Consortium guarantees, and documents, what is inside.
The condition
The Consortium seal stays on the pack. Always.
There is one condition, and it does not change: the Consortium seal and the lot's QR traceability appear on the final packaging, whatever brand is on the front. The origin guarantee travels with the product to the shelf, so the buyer of a partner brand can still scan the pack and reach the field, the growers and the lot analysis behind it.
A partner brand borrows the front of the pack. It never replaces what the seal guarantees.
The upside
A story you can prove, not just tell.
A partner brand does not only get saffron. It gets everything the Consortium documents behind it, and can pass that to its own customers:
Verifiable quality.
The ISO 3632 analysis of the exact lot, not a claim on a label.
Farmer-level traceability.
The QR journey to the growing area, the producers and the grams behind each pack.
A real origin story.
A documented Afghan origin, packed at source, that the partner brand can stand behind without inventing anything.
Marecibum
The Consortium's leading partner brand and international representative.
Marecibum is the leading partner brand of the Consortium and its representative in international markets. The Consortium handles everything within Afghanistan; Marecibum represents its interests abroad, commercial, contractual and legal, and is the point of contact for professional buyers.
To support that reach, the Consortium works through distribution points in Europe and the United States, so that partner brands and buyers can be served in their own market. The product always leaves Herat packed at origin; these points distribute it, they do not repack it.
Open model
Open to brands that will carry the origin honestly.
The model is open to further partner brands, especially as the Consortium moves into large retail distribution. The conditions are the same for everyone: packed at origin, under the Consortium seal, with the guarantee visible on the shelf. Brands that want to build on a documented Afghan origin, rather than obscure it, are the ones this model is built for.
Trade enquiries
Become a partner brand.
If your brand wants Afghan saffron it can stand behind, packed at origin and documented lot by lot, contact the Consortium. Tell us your market and your volume, and we will answer with real documentation.