Amol County Poultry & Fresh Chicken Producers
Kale & Sepidan slaughter lines, +A air-chill, Haraz corridor and a 13-company slaughter and packing directory
Guide to slaughter, processing, packing and cold logistics for fresh whole chicken in Amol County — from Kale mega-line and Sepidan to Arast, Zorbal, Mir Toyour and the Sabz Shomal protein terminal.
Amol County fresh whole-chicken slaughter and packing hub
Amol County is Mazandaran’s industrial–agricultural pole and one of Iran’s most strategic fresh-chicken supply bases. Heavy investment in slaughter infrastructure, multi-sector food holdings, modern lines and direct Haraz highway access feeds both the province and the main day-fresh hot-chicken corridor into Greater Tehran.
Amol plants’ shift to air chilling lifted hygiene to grades A and +A. Slaughter, sorting, portioning and dispatch cluster across three belts: Haraz / Imamzadeh Abdullah, Dashtsar, and Dabudasht–Chamestan.
After mechanised stunning, evisceration and washing, standard carcasses must be chilled to 0–4 °C and free of excess drip; +A air-chill lines extend useful shelf life to five days.
Product taxonomy and packing technology
| Product class | Trade name | Storage / specs | Packaging | Basket role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh whole chicken | Hot / day-of-slaughter | 0–4+ °C, no excess drip | Printed PE bag | Core daily-market SKU |
| Frozen whole | Ready-to-cook frozen | −18 °C IQF | Vacuum & master carton | Strategic stock & export |
| Premium graded | Grade A & +A | Line 2, air chill | Shrink + barcode | Hyper & premium |
| Sorted cuts | Thigh, breast, fillet | Fresh / frozen | PP tray + pad | Retail & catering |
| Edible offal | Liver, gizzard, heart | Veterinary inspected | Film / twin bag | Co-product basket |
| Further processed | Nuggets, schnitzel | Marinated / breaded | MAP / form-fill | Semi-ready |
Live bird to finished product chain
Night shift start (~20:00)
Member-farm live birds arrive at Sepidan, Kale, Amol Toyour and Arast plants; crate unload and mechanised stunning.
Evisceration & air chill
Automated evisceration, multi-kilometre air-chill tunnels; no water uptake and A/+A hygiene grades.
Sort & pack (00:00–03:00)
Weighing, shrink or hygienic bagging, sterile crates and refrigerated truck loading.
Dispatch split
Haraz corridor to Tehran (Bahman square) plus provincial quotas under Amol farmers’ co-op and Banichow/regional distributors.
Geographic matrix of slaughter and processing
| Geographic axis | Chain role | Slaughter | Processing / pack | Key hub |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SW belt / Haraz road | National mega-slaughter cluster | Kale, Amol Toyour | Hot shrink & +A grade | Imamzadeh Abdullah |
| Dashtsar / old Amol–Babol road | Protein terminal & feed mills | Bulk cold storage | Portioning & wholesale banking | Babakan industrial park |
| Dabudasht / Chamestan axis | Mechanised slaughter & genetics | Sepidan, Arast, Zorbal | Packing & freezing | Reisabad belt / km 9 Chamestan |
Active company directory
Industrial slaughterhouses & integrated chains
| Unit / brand | Location | Role | Main products | Market / export |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kale Amol Industrial Poultry SlaughterBrand: Kale / Pamina | Haraz road, Imamzadeh Abdullah | Mega line & air chill | Day-fresh +A whole; shrink pack | Grade +A |
| Sepidan Amol Industrial SlaughterBrand: Sepidan Amol | Km 35 Haraz road | Fully automatic Stork line | Hot & frozen whole; cuts | Active |
| Arast North Chicken SlaughterBrand: Arast Chicken | Dabudasht, Reisabad belt | Slaughter, sort & portion | Day-fresh bagged whole | Active |
| Zorbal Grandparent & Slaughter Co.Brand: Zorbal | Km 9 Amol–Chamestan | Genetics & slaughter chain | Fresh carcass; GP chicks | Active |
| Amol Toyour Industrial SlaughterBrand: Amol Toyour | Haraz road | Hygienic mechanised slaughter | Night-slaughter hot bird; cuts | Active |
| Mir Toyour Amol Slaughter (Miran Group)Brand: Mir Toyour | Imam Khomeini St, Aftab 40 | Fully automatic slaughter | Day-fresh eviscerated whole | Active |
| Parsfid Amol Industrial SlaughterBrand: Parsfid Amol | Kargar St, Shokri | Slaughter & rendering | Fresh whole; meat/blood meal | Active |
Processing, portioning & ready products
| Unit / brand | Location | Role | Main products | Market / export |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zarrin Bal Amol Meat Products Co.Brand: Zarrin Bal | Imamzadeh Abdullah industrial zone | Portioning & vacuum pack | Thigh, breast, wing; export | Export |
| Toyour Fileh Production & Packing Co.Brand: Toyour Fileh | Industrial zone, Laleh 1 | Tray MAP packing | Sterile breast & thigh trays | Active |
| Ghoghavol Amol Meat Packing WorkshopBrand: Ghoghavol Amol | Taleb Amoli, Ojiabad | Fast portioning | Fresh thigh & breast wholesale | Active |
| Sabz Shomal Meat & Protein TerminalBrand: Sabz Shomal Protein | Dashtsar, Babakan park | Cold storage & wholesale hub | Bulk fresh whole; sterile cuts | Wholesale |
Distribution, wholesale & trade bodies
| Unit / brand | Location | Role | Main products | Market / export |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banichow Iranian Nationwide Distribution (Amol hub)Brand: Banichow | Belt warehouse / Solico network | Kale/Pamina retail distribution | Fresh packed whole chicken | Active |
| Amol County Poultry Farmers CooperativeBrand: Amol Poultry Co-op | Mirheydar Amoli Square | Live-bird quota allocation | Farm deliveries to slaughter plants | Institutional |
Trading structure and cold-chain logistics
Solico’s Kale plant plus Banichow distribution, MAM’s Sepidan and Sorben feed mills, Kosar’s Zorbal genetics and Amin’s Mir Toyour with Amol Be-dane feed define Amol’s vertical integration. The Sabz Shomal protein terminal buffers supply swings while super-protein shops on Taleb Amoli, Monfared Niaki and Imam Reza boulevards take the urban share.
After mechanised stunning, evisceration and washing, standard carcasses must be chilled to 0–4 °C and free of excess drip; +A air-chill lines extend useful shelf life to five days.
Structural challenges and strategic bottlenecks
| Variable | Description | Chain impact |
|---|---|---|
| Holding vertical integration | Solico, MAM, Kosar/Zorbal and Amin/Miran span farm to retail | Supply stability vs feed-price swings |
| Hygiene standards | Water chill adds 2–5 % moisture; +A air chill → 5-day shelf life | Market share shifts to hypermarkets and premium |
| Night Haraz logistics | Loading 00:00–03:00 for dawn delivery in Tehran | 0–4 °C cold-chain sensitivity |
Summary and development outlook
Outlook: wider MAP packing, incentivising standard-size birds for Gulf and Eurasian export lanes, and aligning air-chill hygiene with regional buyer specs.
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