Mehrshahr Food Industry Company is among the biggest and oldest cold stores in Iran. It was established in 1966 as the Mehrshahr Cold Store and since the Islamic Revolution of Iran it has been run as an autonomous institution under the supervision of the Islamic Revolution Mostazafan Foundation. Following the decision of the foundation to consider its units legal persons (firms), Mehrshahr Food Industry Co. was established as a joint stock company on April 25, 1996. It was also registered with the Company and Industrial Property Registration Office of Karaj City under no. 3462 on April 25, 1996. Due to the dissolution of Kosar Cold Store Company (fully owned by the Mostazafan Foundation) on September 30, 2004, the assets and liabilities of two units of the Kosar and GrenCo cold stores were transferred to Mehrshahr Food Industry Co. Mehrshahr Food Industry Co. is fully owned by the Mostazafan Foundation and provides above-zero refrigeration services using the following 3 units:
- Mehrshahr Cold Store (head office) with a capacity of 18000 tons and 94 cold rooms in Alborz Province
- Kosar Cold Store with a capacity of 3200 tons and 18 cold rooms in Alborz Province
- GrenCo Cold Store with a capacity of 3300 tons and 24 cold rooms in Tehran Province
With a total capacity of 24400 tons and 136 cold rooms, this company is one of the biggest cold stores in Tehran and Alborz provinces. It is also the third leader cold store company among refrigeration companies located in these two provinces.