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Is your brand ready to serve Muslim consumers from around the world? The answer to the question may not be as simple as it seems. Despite following the same religion of Islam, Muslim consumers considerably differ from one another in terms of cultures, spending habits, and preferences. Islam is a Deen, Arabic for religion, a path, …
Islamic marketing is touted to be the next big thing for marketers across the world because of the huge and growing potential market for Islamic products and services. The reasons for the exponential growth are many. Islam has a decisive influence on Muslim consumers’ wants and needs. Currently, there are fewer and fewer political, legal, …
Let us say you are a business catering to the needs of Muslim consumers. How should you market your products and services to your customers during Ramadan? This is an important question many of our readers want a clear-cut answer to. Ramadan is a month of reflection, prayer, charity, and fasting for Muslims. Being the …
Google says that companies need to get media coverage in 2021 if they are serious about improving their brand. Google`s John Mueller, tweeted recently that digital PR is far better than technical SEO for sites. But, where do Halal brands stand these days as far as media coverage is concerned? The picture looks bleak as …
Many folks operating in the global halal industry ask this question? How could they successfully run a halal e-commerce business? A short answer might be. “Be relentless in whatever business you pursue”. Today, we plan to give you a somewhat detailed answer to these all-important questions when the global halal industry is expanding rapidly. It …
We talk to a large number of halal business owners regularly. Every one of them wants to grow their business and find new customers in their local markets as well as globally. As you may all know there are many ways to grow your business in your target markets. Writing great content for your website …
Even though the Food Safety Tech advertisements often showcase lucrative pictures of different meals and drinks, the current condition of the industry is not entirely peachy. If one closely observes the F&B sector, increasing product recalls, counterfeits, and falsifications are driving the need for improved product marking. Today, consumers no longer passively make food choices …
PETALING JAYA: The Halal Development Corporation Bhd (HDC) plans to promote up to 700 Malaysian professionals in the international market to meet the strong demand for talents with experience in the halal sector. CEO Hairol Ariffein Sahari said the talents will be needed for the companies’ halal operations as well as the exchange of technologies …
Are you a small halal manufacturer trying to grow your halal business in local and overseas markets? Are your competitors already capturing big chunks of your target markets? In this article, we plan to highlight the most important marketing strategies you need to follow to compete with bigger halal brands in your target markets. …
We, the marketing and sales folks working for companies that sell Halal products and services all over the world, are constantly thinking of ways to reach out to more and more target customers. In fact, as sound business people, this is the most important thing we have to do in our working lives. However, …
Top 10 Halal businesses you can start right now. This statement looks pretty bold considering the seemingly insurmountable challenges all kinds of businesses face these days even after spending millions of dollars on marketing etc. The present article assumes that you have little to no money to start any of the below mentioned businesses. However, …
Muslim women in Southeast Asia favor Japanese brands, shop online regularly, and are more career-driven and cosmopolitan than ever before, according to a study. The findings also show they are more religiously observant – and empowered – with the report concluding Muslim women present both “opportunities and challenges for brands”. The New Muslimah: Southeast Asia …
Halal Wagyu Beef – At the Japan pavilion, 27 businesses and organizations displayed uniquely Japanese offerings such as matcha green tea powder and fermented foods. But visitors were mostly fascinated by a wagyu-tasting event. Wagyu is a type of Japanese beef with an intense marbling that pleases the eye and a high percentage of oleaginous unsaturated fat that is …
One of the main pillars of the Islamic economy, the halal food market, is in rapid expansion mode. Key factors contributing to this market growth are the increase in the Muslim population, more research, and development in halal product innovations, as well as investments across the entire value chain, and better access to Islamic finance …
KARACHI: The President Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) will take over presidency of Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) for a three-year period starting from September 4, trade officials said on Tuesday. Zakria Usman, President FPCCI told the News that enhancement of trade through signing free trade …
LAHORE – High Commissioner Designate to Australia, Naela Chohan has said that Australian companies are interested in investing in the Halal food market and want to enter the Middle Eastern region through Pakistan. It will benefit both the countries and Pakistan will be able to attract more countries for Halal food processing. She was talking …
Halal Malaysia – Business and trade delegation visited lately the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Led by Ong Chong Yi, Minister Counselor (Economic) of the Malaysian Embassy in China, the delegation brought halal business opportunities for Ningxia to export halal Malaysia products to the Muslim world. Malaysia Port Klang Free Zone and halal Malaysia companies of …
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 2 — Malaysia’s halal exports of between RM30 billion and RM32 billion a year can be significantly enhanced by strengthening the country’s position as a halal trading centre and be less dependence on domestic production. Managing director/chief executive officer of Halal Industry Development Corp (HDC), Datuk Seri Jamil Bidin, said the industry …
Sultan Butti Bin Mejren, Dubai Land Department DG, says any such move, if contemplated, will be done with total transparency There is no intention to hike property registration fees in Dubai, Sultan Butti Bin Mejren, Director General of the Dubai Land Department said in an interview with ‘Al Khaleej’ newspaper. Bin Mejren’s remarks come in response to a recent …
Expanding Blackburn halal food manufacturer KQF has agreed to a series of new deals providing a strong foothold in Europe. It has just sealed an agreement to sell its products through one of France’s largest hypermarket chains Leclerc, which operates more than 500 stores in France and a further 114 elsewhere in Europe. This follows …
EXPANDING Blackburn halal food manufacturer KQF has agreed a series of new deals providing a strong foothold in Europe. It has just sealed an agreement to sell it products through one of France’s largest hypermarket chains Leclerc, which operates more than 500 stores in France and a further 114 elsewhere in Europe. This follows similar …
A leading halal food producer is celebrating after landing a series of deals to give it a strong foothold across a number of European markets. Lancashire-based KQF, which produces the Khan Exotique range of Halal certified burgers, kebabs and sausages, has signed a deal with Le Clerc, a major hypermarket chain across France, and other …
A Preston business that specialises in the supply of ethnic frozen food is set for further growth after securing investment from one of the UK’s major suppliers of halal food products. Shazans Foods, which employs 150 staff at its Walton Summit manufacturing base, has announced an equity investment and strategic supply partnership with Scotland-based One …
The Halal Guys Some empires are managed from a distance: in corner offices, from cellphones on beaches, under palm fronds while being fanned by servants. Hesham Hegazy, the general manager of the Midtown street-food empire the Halal Guys, prefers sitting by a window at a Starbucks at West 53rd Street and Sixth Avenue, where night …
