Category: Research
UK: EU-funded DialRel Report on Religious Slaughter now available
The Dialrel project (Encouraging Dialogue On Issues of Religious Slaughter) has completed its 50-page report entitled “Improving Animal Welfare during Religious Slaughter”. The report, which included an appendix with comments from both Kosher and Halal organisations, can be downloaded in full.
Grandin & Regenstein: Ritual Slaughter and Animal Welfare
For the many HalaFocus readers who see beyond the current Halal meat dramas in the UK, and have a genuine interest in the science of animal welfare and slaughter, here is a reprint of the 1994 article from Meat Focus International by two of the most knowledgeable and widely respected scientists on this subject.
Summary of Ogilvy Report on New Muslim Consumer
A pioneering research study by Ogilvy & Mather, in partnership with TNS, has revealed the emergence of the ‘New Muslim Consumer’: young, proud of their religion and emblematic of the remarkable spending power embodied by the world’s fastest-growing religion. You can read the Executive Summary here…
Halal sector outperforming Dow Jones Titans…really?
Are you allocating assets to Halal Food sector? Are you aware of how Halal food sector have performed over the past 12 months? If you want to find out how Halal companies are out-performing the Dow Jones Titans, then you have to attend the IHMC 2010 in Brunei on 5th June! Rushdi Siddiqui, Global Head […]
Mainstream future food trends favourable to Halal sector
Euromonitor’s 2010 report on current and future trends in the food industry has many valuable lessons for Halal sector stakeholders. Particularly interesting is the news from the baby food sector, where the five top growth areas are all Asia and North African. Well worth reading…
New analysis of UK Halal companies available
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “2010 Plimsoll Analysis – Halal Food – A comprehensive profile of 69 companies operating in the UK market” report to their offering. This edition of the Plimsoll Analysis is the most comprehensive review yet of the UK Halal Food industry. With the market due for a […]
UK – Halal meat getting recognition at long last
A research project has been commissioned by the newly-formed Halal
Steering Group, established by EBLEX with key industry figures to guide
work in the Halal sector and act as a forum for issues related to Halal
meat. It will cover the Muslim population growth in England, as
well as demand for Halal products, the supply chain and changing
consumption trends, and build on previous work done to form a complete
view of the Halal sector.
MarketTrend: Kosher- and Halal-Certified Foods in the U.S.
‘MarketTrend: Kosher- and Halal-Certified Foods in the U.S.’ is a new report from Packaged facts. It
delivers an in-depth analysis of the market for kosher and halal foods
in the United States, with an emphasis on opportunities in the
mainstream market.A summary of the content is included here.
Malaysia Food and Drink Report – the Updated Q1 2010 Edition
The Malaysia Food and Drink Report
provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts,
food and drink associations, government departments and regulatory
bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on
Malaysia’s food and drink industry.
Halal Research
If you are working on a research project for Halal in your country, and have found Halal Focus beneficial for your research, we hope that you will send us your work for us to credit to you and publish on Halal Focus, if appropriate.
Also if you have Halal news items that we have missed on Halal Focus please forward them to: info@halalfocus.com, and if we feel the are appropriate we will post them. Halal Focus is a free news service to assist the growth of the Halal market globally.
Speech: Climate Change, Trade And Agriculture
A speech by Tim Groser, New Zealand politician, on the future of NZ agriculture.
Kuwait Food and Drink Report Q3 2009
Business Monitor International (BMI) analyses that the halal food industry may not only attract further
regional investment (UAE-basedAl Islami Foods entered Kuwait in April
2009 after securing a distributional tie ups with Gulf Tradingand
Refrigeration Company (GTRC) and International Agencies Company (IAC)),
but also provide growth opportunities for Kuwaiti companies.
Halal – Missing the Boat? (Part I & II)
The Halal industry is rapidly expanding as a global phenomenon, and corporations large and small are working to carve out their niche in this lucrative market. But there is a noticeable lack of Muslim, and especially Arab, participation as active entrepreneurs and investors. Have we missed booking a passage on our own boat?
Halal Market Intelligence Newsletter May 09
The May 09 Halal Market Intelligence Newsletter from HalalFocus looks at the the formation of the American Halal Association, a new non-profit organisation to represent the interests of the Halal producers and consumers in the USA. Plus articles on how Halal is beating the recession and the rise of Halal consumer power as a new market force.
Gold medal for UPM don
Lecturer, Prof Dr Jamilah Bakar of the Food Technology and Food Science
Faculty, won a silver medal for her product Halal Collagen from
Freshwater Fish Skins.
She said that research to produce halal collagen products from the
skins of freshwater fishes is increasing as ingredients in formulation,
food processing, pharmaceuticals and the cosmetics industry.
US: Kosher food sales up to $200 billion
increase is from about $150 billion in 2003, showing yearly growth rate
twice that of the overall food market, according to Packaged Facts’ new
study, “Market Trend: Kosher-and Halal-Certified Foods in the US.”
Search for a new growth model
“NEVER
waste a crisis” has become an increasingly popular line among political
and business leaders these days as the world continues to battle one of
the toughest economic challenges that most of us have ever experienced.
Spotlighting Europe’s Muslim consumers
Islam
is the religion of a vast and growing number of consumers around the
world. There is strong evidence to suggest that religious affiliation
plays a significant role in consumer behaviour. As sources like the
Journal of Euromarketing point out, enhanced knowledge of religious
differences in consumer decision-making can have a marked impact on the
effectiveness of global marketing strategies.
Kosher, Halal Foods Meet Demands of Today’s Consumers — But Most Don’t Know It Yet
In kosher and halal food production, sanitation
requirements are more exacting, supervision is more rigorous, inspection is
more frequent, prohibitions against certain ingredients and contaminants
are stricter, and label information is more forthcoming than required by
federal law. And unlike federal law, these ancient standards are not
subject to negotiation.
Market Intelligence company Packaged Facts’ new report, “MarketTrend: Kosher- and
Halal-Certified Foods in the U.S.” investigates the current and potential market penetration for these sectors.
