High-quality and proper production requires suitable raw material that is up to international standards. Therefore, given the diversity of the products, they are classified in five different categories; the largest of these groups is milk. The raw material required for these five categories is provided from nine different regions in the country. The second stage is providing the material and necessities that include sugar, cooking oil, cocoa powder, stabilizer, and preservatives. The items related to packaging and printing are the third group, which includes paper, nylon, IML containers, and ice-cream containers. The forth category is related to none-production equipment including machinery, technical requirements, facilities and administrative equipment. The fifth category is related to acquiring meat products from ranchers, slaughterhouses, and importers and is one of the most important parts of the meat supply chain.

Since then, Mr. Soleimani has established a new production plant almost every year and his Holding, Solico Group, presently consists of more than companies. Based on his vast local market experience, special consideration has been given to vertical integration for the business expansion. Also implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning by means of ERP has been introduced to ensure further efficiency in the huge supply chain. Tehran Meat Products Co., established in with a daily production of hamburger patties, is now grown to a producer of over tonnes per day of various meat products.

According to Solico Holding PR Office, Mr. Ali Soleimani was awarded as one of the elite among influential people in the world of Islamic Economy. This ceremony was held on Tuesday, October , in Kuala Lumpur at the official opening of the sixth Conference on Trade and Finance of the Islamic world in Putra World Trade Center. Mr. Soleimani received his award from the deputy of the Prime Minister of Malaysia.

They call his name and the sound of applause fills the room. Gholam Ali Soleimani walks up the stage to receive his award as one of the Most Influential People in the world of Islamic economy. The stairs that he walks up to get to the stage symbolize the challenges that he has gone through to now stand at the peak of an international position and he is seeing the result of his efforts. This ceremony gave us the chance to interview him and to get to know this man better.

Mr. Gholamali Soleimani was born in in the northern Iranian city of Amol. He studied Mathematics in Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran during which he started his small business. This began with production and distribution of hamburgers in a small workshop and was the base of his success in the meat products business followed by equal success in the dairy industry and many other food production fields.