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KUALA LUMPU Spain is interested in engaging more Muslim countries in business and trade especially in the Halal food sector, bolstered by its strong agriculture industry and Andalusia Islamic past. Halal food is one of the fastest growing food sectors in the world, already accounting for approximately 17 per cent of the global food market. …
KUALA LUMPUR, – Special Secretariat for Empowerment of Indian Entrepreneurs (SEED) has urged Indian entrepreneurs to venture into the halal market, particularly in five segments, namely food and beverages, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, logistics and services. Its Executive Director, Dr A T Kumararajah said as Malaysia has the potential of becoming a major halal player, Indian entrepreneurs …
(MENAFN – QNA) The Malaysian Halal Industry Development Corp (HDC) aims to increase halal export products to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) from below RM2 billion now to RM10 billion (3 Billion) soon, chief executive officer, Jamil Bidin said Thursday. He said the corporation was confident of achieving its target through the penetration into Saudi …
Saudi Arabia: Colliers reports that during the second quarter of 2014, Saudi Capital, Riadh’s industry has shown a huge performance during the last year. It said strong demand combined with increased public and private sector spending increased the sales price of manufacturing land in private industrial cities and rental rates of dry-storage space. While 10.1 …
KUALA LUMPUR: Dagang NeXchange Bhd (DNeX) plans to tap the US$2.3 trillion (RM7.35 trillion) global halal industry by offering Global Halal Exchange, an eMarketplace for halal products and services. DNeX head of business (eMarketplace) Mohd Nordin Maulut said there are more than 2,000 merchants and 10,000 products on the eMarketplace website since its launch last …
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 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 …
Moscow: The largest event of Halal-industry in Russia and Eastern Europe, the “5th Moscow International Halal exhibition Moscow Halal Expo 2014” will take place in Moscow in Russia from June 5 to June 8, 2014. The organizer of the exhibition is Russian Muftis Council. With the increasing number of Muslims, the demand for Halal products …
ASHGABAT (TURKMENISTAN), June 8 (Bernama) — Malaysia plans to expand its halal food industry to Turkmenistan following the huge potential in the Central Asian nation. Malaysia’s ambassador to Turkmenistan, Norman Muhamad said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak will bring up the matter during his meeting with the country’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. Najib makes …
TORONTO – Canada: Muslim Community Cracking Down On Fake Halal Foods. Canada’s growing Halal food industry has made it an attractive target for fraud – something that leaders in Canada’s Muslim community hope to end. “Halal is really important to uphold a Muslim’s spirituality, the acceptance of our worship in the eyes of God is dependent on it, that we’re only consuming …
MPs have rejected a proposal to amend the Consumer Rights Bill to force all halal meat products to be clearly labelled. The motion was put forward by Conservative MP Phillip Davies in response to public debate on the subject, following a number of media reports on unlabelled halal meat in major supermarkets. However the Shipley …
