Category: UK
Opinion: As Brexit looms UK food & drink exporters should look to China and the UAE
British exporters are also increasingly capitalising on the demand for healthier products in the UAE.
UK gourmet meat start-up Haloodies wants to take on the world
Haloodies is the UK’s first halal food brand to gain shelf space in nearly every mainstream supermarket chain.
This Canadian modest fashion designer aims to inspire and empower
Popularly known as Edmonton’s Muslim Fashionista, Wedad Amiri is constantly challenging stereotypes about Muslim women.
UK: Peer demands Halal and Kosher meat should be labelled
Meat taken from animals that are slaughtered in the Halal or Kosher way without pre-stunning “should be labelled in shops”, a Lib Dem peer has said.
Meet the Brits behind London’s first gourmet halal steak delivery firm
Founded in June 2016, gourmet meat delivery firm Halalnivore is one of the more inventive additions to the capital’s thriving premium halal food scene.
UK: Government urged to clarify slaughter policy
The BVA is calling on the Government to urgently clarify whether UK lamb exported under a new trade deal with Saudi Arabia will be stunned before slaughter.
Muslim festival opens opportunities for the UK lamb trade
Marketing sheep at the right time and with the correct specifications was the key for farmers looking to take advantage of the growing Islamic market and its demand for sheepmeat.
UK: Factory food? Not for this farming family.
Willowbrook Farm has gained celebrity status among Muslims in the UK, where the halal market is dominated by mass-produced meat to feed mounting demand.
UK: Halal baby food products brand secures funding to reach next level
For Aisha has secured funding through the Enterprise Guarantee Scheme which will help to expand their range of products, and help export worldwide.
UK: County leader seeks halal ban meeting with Lancashire Council of Mosques
Currently 9,000 Muslim pupils in Blackburn, Nelson, Burnley, Rawtenstall, Hyndburn and Preston are set to boycott all school meals when they return to class in September.
UK: Lancashire bans non-stunned halal meat from council-supplied school meals
A council has banned meat from animals that have not been stunned from council-supplied school meals, prompting accusations of Islamophobia and antisemitism.
UK: Event highlights importance of communication between farmers and Halal sector
The farming industry and the halal sector are being urged to forge better relationships as the Muslim population, and demand for quality lamb, increases.
UK: Euro Quality Lambs launches its new website
For us, Halal is far more than a label of a set of rules and regulations – it means striving to deliver excellence in all things.
UK: Understanding details key to grasping opportunities of increasing Halal market
The speakers also discussed the market requirements and the increased supply of halal required for younger consumers and Muslim festivals.
UK: Lancashire County Council to make decision on Halal meat in schools
Lancashire County Council currently provides both stunned and un-stunned halal meat in 27 schools where there is the demand for it from the Muslim community.
UK: Breaking Boundaries in Modest Fashion At Westfield London W12
Modest Fashion Live partners with popular western labels to present a first-time-ever
east-meets-west fashion show.
Obituary: Abdalhamid Evans, a thought leader in the Islamic Economy
By Susan Labadi and Salama Evans On 3 June 2018, the world lost a visionary, a pioneer, who shared the vision of a harmonized global halal lifestyle and worked tirelessly for it to take root across a unified Islamic Economy. Abdalhamid Evans was a thought leader in the Islamic Economy who spoke gently and knowledgeably […]
UK Muslims Mourn Halal Economy Advocate Abdalhamid Evans
One of the leaders advocating for greater visibility and mainstreaming of the Halal Economy, Abdalhamid Evans, has passed away to waves of sadness and grief expressed by the Muslim community.
UK: ‘Misleading’ claim over stunned halal poultry rejected
By Jack Davies, Editor, Poultry World The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has rejected a claim made against poultry supplier Winterton Brothers that its pre-stunned chicken could not be called “100% halal”. The firm advertises itself as a family-run business specialising in supplying halal poultrymeat, and its website prominently advertises that it offers “original 100% halal”, […]
TE-FOOD Collaborates With HALAL TRAIL To Bring Halal Food Companies To Blockchain
It will track livestock as well as fresh food from farms to tables, through the halal food chain.
