On the halal industry, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop urged the players to produce products or services that have value propositions not only for Muslim but also non-Muslim markets.
July 26-27, Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford will host a major conference on the global Muslim Market.
The biggest ever Thaifex – World of Food Asia drew to a close with 21,401
trade visitors from 101 countries who conducted business with 992 exhibitors
representing 24 countries and regions.
Muslim consumers are a growing, influential and extremely loyal group, making them a desirable market for mainstream brands. You can find out more about how to market to this group by attending the Islamic Marketing & Branding Forum being held on the 26-27 July 2010 in Oxford, England. Click the event banner on the top of HalalFocus.
The World Halal Forum 2010 saw the debut of the highly anticipated ICCI-IHI Alliance Halal Standard published modules to an overwhelming audience of Halal industry stakeholders who gathered in Kuala Lumpur for the 5th edition of the Forum.
The curtain came down on the 5th World Halal Forum (WHF) successfully on 22 June 2010, with plans to organise the second regional World Halal Forum Europe (venue and date to be announced).
MIHAS, the five-day international exhibition, which was jointly organised by the Malaysian External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) and the Islamic Dakwah Foundation Malaysia (Yadim) in association with the Halal Industry Development Corporation (HDC) witnessed the largest congregation of Halal industry players ever, showcasing the Halal concept in all its dimensions.
“Most countries where halal meat and poultry are produced and exported to OIC countries do not even have a halal standard. In the absence of halal labelling laws, the Muslim consumer has no legal recourse in the event of a fraud nor does he have any means of verifying the authenticity of an assurance label,” confirmed Darhim Hashim, CEO of the International Halal Integrity (IHI) Alliance, host of the World Halal Forum.
Malaysia, which has been in the forefront in developing inter-national standards for the halal industry, has launched two new standards for the cosmetics and logistics businesses, a move which will expand the global halal market potential, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said.
Crescentrating, was awarded The Halal Journal award for “Travel & Hospitality 2010 “ at the 5th World Halal Forum Gala Dinner on the 21st June 2010 , for its pioneering work in Halal Friendly Travel. The award was presented to Fazal Bahardeen, CEO of Crescentrating, by the former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
The 7th Malaysia International Halal Showcase 2010 (MIHAS 2010) which begins tomorrow, is an important platform for Asean countries, especially in efforts to penetrate the global halal market.
Malaysia is helping to set a global standard for halal certification for the multi-trillion dollar industry. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced that four modules of the Global Halal Standard had been published to standardise the certification process.
Speaking at the 5th World Halal Forum 2010 here today, the Chief Executive Officer of the Halal Industry Development Corporation Malaysia, Datuk Seri Jamil Bidin said the halal industry was still dominated by countries like Australia, Thailand and Brazil.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak yesterday called for Muslim nations to unite and form a new economic model and to think beyond conventional frameworks and wisdom.
The halal industry must continue its journey towards becoming the premium brand recognised throughout the world as a symbol of quality and excellence, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak told 900 delegates from 50 countries at the 5th World Halal Forum in Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre this morning.
