Category: Food Manufacturing
Opinion: Halal Europe – a Premium Halal-Tayyib Brand?
No central or local government has ever set any requirements for any halal certification body, let alone issued accreditation themselves. Europe has no halal standard or guidelines in place.
SFDA launches strategic plan for healthy food in Saudi Arabia
A “signal light” system of green, yellow and red will be used on products to indicate the amount of sugar, salt and fat. Plus an awareness campaign about nutrition and counseling on safe and healthy food.
Cape companies invited to participate in Wesgro’s international Halal product exhibition
The exhibition, scheduled to take place at The Westin Cape Town, from 25 to 26 October 2017, will showcase halal certified products and services of local companies.
Halal sausage maker to quadruple production
Turkmenistan halal meat producer Taze Ay plans to increase sausage production by 400% after securing a loan from a London bank investing in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Brazil’s BRF to reopen plant, catering to Mideast Halal market
BRF SA will reopen a food processing plant in Brazil by January, which is the first big move aimed at reviving profitability since the country’s No. 1 chicken exporter announced the departure of its CEO.
Malaysia: Allana to diversify Halal frozen meat offering to local market
Allanasons Pvt Ltd (Allana), which is on the lookout for more Malaysian companies to serve as distributors, is working towards diversifying its product offering of halal frozen meat to the local market.
Opinion: “Why do we fall?”
A tale of a woman who made a success of a Halal food company but was let down big time by the food manufacturing industry – twice! Ready to launch again with a new company this is the story behind ‘Oh My Good Nosh!’.
France: Creation of the first French standard for Halal food
Two Articles: The new standard for Halal has been criticized by the representative bodies in the French Council of the Muslim Faith.
Japanese soy sauce manufacturer “Kikkoman” launches “HALAL Soy Sauce”
After trial and error of over 4 years, Kikkoman Halal Soy Sauce finally launched on August 21, 2017. it is also completely gluten-free soy sauce.
Malaysia: Zahid stresses on quality to Halal food industry players
The Halal industry must produce high quality products and commit to marketing them successfully on the international stage, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Zahid Abdul Hamidi.
25% of Italy’s buffalo mozzarella made for Halal market
The halal version grew to over ten million kilos last year, meaning that one in four Italian buffalo mozzarellas are now destined for the Muslim market.
UAE: Halal Expo Dubai, Salaam Gateway to attract foreign investment
Halal Expo Dubai, the largest and most comprehensive business-to-business (B2B) halal exposition in the Middle East, and Salaam Gateway have agreed to promote the strategically significant event.
UAE bans Japanese Kikkoman soy sauce due to alcohol content
The decision came based on the results of tests conducted by specialised accredited laboratories, which confirmed that several samples of the product with different production dates violated the rules.
Opinion: Cultural Sensitivities & Packaging Design for Halal Foods
Packaging has a significant role in addressing cultural sensitivities in various markets around the globe.
Brunei Halal products enter UAE market in Mideast push
Halal major Ghanim International Corporation Sdn Bhd is setting its sights on the massive Middle East market, in bid to build bruneihalalfoods.
Cambodia: Cooperation for Halal food standards
Cambodia will cooperate with Thailand and Malaysia to establish halal standards to cater to the rising number of national and international tourists visiting Cambodia.
Sheikh Mohammed unveils Dh5.5bn Dubai Food Park at Dubai Wholesale City
The Park will benefit from Dubai’s world-class infrastructure in land, marine and air transport, and is set to play a vital role in supporting food security in the country.
UK: Halal meat business sets out ‘ambitious’ trade plans
UK-based firm Haloodies will start exporting meat snacks to United Arab Emirates (UAE) supermarkets as part of a big push to become a global halal brand.
Brazil: Grappling with losses, Brazil’s BRF reorganizes senior management
BRF will have vice presidents looking after Brazil, halal food division OneFoods Holdings Inc and the Southern Cone separately, the filing said.
UK: How Halal meat became big business
Wilf Lewis, Lewis Pies said, “As a business, you set greyhounds off, and this is the one that’s running fastest,” he says. “We could get to the point during the next decade where halal is the majority of what we produce.”
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