Food

In the first half of this year Brazil sold over one million tons of halal chicken to Islamic countries.

Indonesia makes food imports more difficult and strictly regulates the granting of import licences, says the German foreign trade agency GTAI.

Halal certification should be standardized for all Islamic countries that buy meats from Brazil, says the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce.

The international food and beverage show, Alimentaria, will take place from May 17 to 20, 2021.

Due to the developments related to the coronavirus, the international fair Mihas in Kuala Lumpur is being postponed. The date for next year will be determined later.

Brazil is an important producer of halal meat. Now the country wants to be active in other halal areas such as cosmetics, fashion and tourism. “The global halal market could reach the size of $3.2

Nestlé brands with Nutri-Score are already available for consumers in Spain and Portugal.

Global meat industry to decline by 5.3% to US$1.3 trillion in 2020 due to Covid-19 pandemic, says Global Data.

Brazilian meat processor BRF SA reduced its net loss in the first quarter of 2020 to 38 million reais ($6.63 million), compared to a loss of 1 billion reais in the same period last year,

Delivery service: The UK supermarket chain Morrisons is launching a food box for Ramadan.

German food retailer Aldi Süd tests halal beef sausages and turkish sucuk sausage.

Japanese food producer Ajinomoto is expanding in Southeast Asia and building a new plant in Malaysia for 85 million US dollars.

The UK House of Commons will start serving halal and kosher meals from March 30 – on a trial basis.

Fira de Barcelona has postponed the Alimentaria and Hostelco trade shows 2020 to September 14-17 this year.

For the postponed fair Halal Hannover there is now a replacement date. The trade fair will take place from 11 to 13 September 2020.

Deutsche Messe postpones “Halal Hannover” because of the dangerous corona virus. An alternate date for the international Halal trade fair will follow shortly.

The Halal fair Mihas in Kuala Lumpur is postponed to September due to the spread of the new corona virus.

The New Zealand state has taken over the country’s leading halal certifier – and is now involved in the global halal business.

There are 180 halal restaurants in Japan today. Seven years ago, there were only four. Japanese wagyu beef is also being served halal.

Javier Albarracín, head of the Halal section of the Alimentaria food fair, wants more Thai halal meals, knows the best European country for halal products and is thinking about the future of the halal fairs.

Halal products and a gastronomic congress are the highlights at the food fair Alimentaria in Barcelona.

India International Halal Expo 2020 is expected to attract more than 120 exhibitors and 15,000 attendees globally. Muazzam Naik, CEO of Atoba Business Networks and organizer of the fair about the highlights.

This year, the global halal market will rise to over 2.5 trillion US dollars for the first time, says consulting firm A.T. Kearney.