French Halal Market Grows By Leaps And Bounds
According to Abbas Bendali, president of the market research firm Solis, the country’s halal market has ‘exploded’ in the last three years.
According to Abbas Bendali, president of the market research firm Solis, the country’s halal market has ‘exploded’ in the last three years.
The growth of Halal products in France is expected to reach 10 percent per year until 2012.
Brunei is eyeing France’s prominent Muslim population and lucrative halal sector, predicted to graze nearly US$8 million ($11.2 million) in sales by year-end, as a market for the Brunei Halal Brand initiative, the Minister of Industry and Primary Resources said yesterday.
“Both countries can grow the halal market and it is easy to tap the Muslim market via France as we enjoy a long history of close relationships and understanding with the Muslim world,” France’s Commercial Counsellor told Bernama on the sidelines of the 7th Malaysia International Halal Showcase 2010 (Mihas 2010) here Thursday.
They want to explore and open more markets in the region (by) providing information to the French industries and businesses.
“We have around five million Muslims in our country (France), and our delegates are very interested in the field of Halal brand and products. We want Brunei to provide the products for our population. We can help Brunei to look for the correct network for distribution in France and Europe for the Halal products.”
FRENCH agri food producer Glon Groupe is looking for a partner to set up a plant in Malaysia to produce halal food products for export, said Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir. Key officials from the group are in Malaysia to look for a partner.
Are American fast food outlets the future for French cuisine? How many of these outlets will turn Halal to capture the full potential market in France with a Muslim community of 6 million?
It seems that while the wine and gourmet food exports which underpin the food industry in France have been hit hard by the global financial crisis, the halal niche market has actually been growing fast.
A short interview at the Paris Halal Expo with a French company that did a recent study of the Ethnic market and specifically the Halal market.
The Pierre Martinet group, specializing in the salads found on the shelves in major supermarkets, announced Wednesday they’re launching halal dishes, a promising market in France, where they’re in first place. Pierre Martinet said they aim to become number one in the halal deli market in France, occupying the ‘upscale’ niche market.
President and chief executive officer Hermann J. Portner said Atelier des parfums Malaysia now has the capability and capacity to produce halal perfume products for the global market in Malaysia. A production line has been established in Sri Damansara where the office of the new Malaysian company is located. Atelier des parfums will use the Malaysian unit as a hub for Muslim consumers around the world.
A few years ago, halal foods could only be found in small shops in low-rent immigrant neighborhoods. Now France’s second largest supermarket chain, Casino, has hired Abderrahman Bouzid to manage the halal and traditional Muslim foods sold in its 10,000 stores. He said the market is growing thanks to a new generation of French Muslims.
This report on KFC using Halal, or not Halal, chickens as claimed in a Oct 2009, did not seem to reach the English press. Therefore all links and information about it are in French without translation, other that this short summary done by Islam in Europe.
These new consumers in Paris are behind a rapidly expanding and highly profitable market in halal food and drinks. With spending power worth an estimated €5.5 billion ($7.9 billion) a year, according to the pollster Solis, these under-40s are forcing international food suppliers and restaurants to cater for their demands.
An affluent middle class of young Muslims is driving a boom in sales of halal products, including alcohol-free sparkling wine and Islam-approved foie gras in France.
The new consumers, known as the beurgeois – a combination of bourgeois and beur, slang for a French person of North African descent – [...]