Category Archives: Brazil

Brazil’s BRF confirms 16 plants will go in restructuring exercise
04/07/2018

Restructuring exercise to focus activities on its core markets in Brazil, Asia and "halal" countries ...

Brazil: BRF SA Looking At A Long Road Back
12/05/2018

OneFoods saw good growth in both businesses, but processed food is still less than ...

Brazil is working hard to keep access to meat products on Saudi Arabia’s market
28/03/2018

One of the issues addressed at the meeting was the Halal slaughter in Brazil. ...

Saudi Arabia: The Biggest Halal Center in the World Establishes in Holy Mecca
01/02/2018

Halal Commission at MWL is the only body in Brazil that applies legal and Islamic ...

Brazil’s BRF to reopen plant, catering to Mideast Halal market
21/09/2017

BRF SA will reopen a food processing plant in Brazil by January, which is the ...

Brazil: BRF continues to shrug off carne fraca scandal in second quarter
12/08/2017

FoodBev Media BRF has continued to shrug off the effects of the so-called carne fraca ...

Brazil: Grappling with losses, Brazil’s BRF reorganizes senior management
07/07/2017

BRF will have vice presidents looking after Brazil, halal food division OneFoods Holdings Inc ...

Brazil: Ready to Provide Saudi Market Demand of Meat
30/05/2017

Brazil is fully ready to cooperate with Saudi Arabia in the field of food and ...

Mexican beef exporters look to Muslim markets as U.S. alternatives
12/05/2017

Mexico's growing beef industry is targeting Muslim consumers in the Middle East for its prime ...

Brazil’s Minister to visit UAE and Saudi Arabia
26/04/2017

Minister Maggi’s visit to the KSA and the UAE is a move to assure the ...

UAE bans meat, poultry coming from Brazil
25/03/2017

The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, MoCCAE, has taken a number of precautionary measures ...

Brazilian meat in Malaysia not from sources under probe, says envoy
24/03/2017

None of the 21 plants involved in the scandal are authorised to export to Malaysia ...

Brazil scandal tests JBS, BRF push for overseas units IPOs
24/03/2017

The deals could fetch a combined $2.5 billion and help accelerate expansion outside Brazil. None ...

Brazil food fraud scandal
20/03/2017

According to Reuters, the allegations include bribing inspectors and politicians to overlook unsanitary practices such ...

Brazil’s BRF mulls options to Halal unit One Foods IPO
17/03/2017

BRF wants proceeds from the sale of the One Foods stake to help propel the ...

Brazilian food giant, Qatar to buy Turkish poultry firm Banvit
11/01/2017

BRF will take a 60 percent stake in the joint venture, while the Qatar Investment ...

Saudi Arabia raises Poultry Import Tax
09/01/2017

The tax was raised from 5% to 20%. Saudi Arabia imports 57% of the poultry ...

Brazil: BRF sees $1.5 billion Halal unit IPO by late March – sources
05/01/2017

Brazilian food exporter BRF SA is seeking to raise about $1.5 billion from the sale ...

Brazil’s BRF launches unit focused on Muslim food markets
05/01/2017

BRF said the Dubai-based unit has been renamed One Foods Holdings Ltd, from Sadia Halal, ...

Brazil Challenges Indonesia’s Halal Certification Policy
17/10/2016

Brazil has filed a complaint against Indonesia to the World Trade Organization, challenging Indonesia’s halal ...