Tag: halal

Retail Asia02/11/2023
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Countries with large Muslim populations have called on Vietnam to produce and export halal products amid increasing demand for them. “The halal food industry is a billion-dollar opportunity for which we can cooperate and develop,” Agustaviano Sofjan, Indonesia’s consul general in Ho Chi Minh City, said at a forum titled “Cooperation and Development of Halal […]

Retail Asia15/05/2023
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In a statement shared today (May 10) by FamilyMart Malaysia, the convenience store chain announced that its FamiCafé in Menara U, Shah Alam, has obtained halal certification from Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM). This makes it the first convenience store café in Malaysia to receive this certification. Based on a check on the Halal Malaysia Official Portal, […]

Retail Asia07/05/2019
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American rotisserie restaurant Kenny Rogers Roasters will reopen in Singapore with new look and Halal-certified menu. The chain’s last branch in the city – at Great World City – will reopen sometime this year, the announcement coming just a week after its shock closure. Lao Huo Tang Group of Companies will be taking over the […]

Retail Asia28/02/2019
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CIMB Islamic Bank Bhd and local beauty brand SimplySiti have announced a collaboration that will see CIMB Islamic enabling SimplySiti to expand its halal beauty care business beyond Malaysian borders. The homegrown brand will also leverage the end-to-end support of the CIMB-Asean Halal Corridor and CIMB’s strong regional network, to meet the demand for quality […]

Retail Asia24/04/2018
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Popular fastfood chain Subway is in the midst of applying for a halal certificate for its outlets across Singapore, the restaurant said on Wednesday (March 21). Subway Singapore said in a Facebook post that it has “initiated a halal certification process” and that all its restaurants will service only non-pork protein from Wednesday onwards. Earlier this year, […]

Retail Asia01/06/2017
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Trade Minister Enggartiasto “Enggar” Lukita has floated the idea of requiring Australian wine sold in Indonesia to pass halal certification and use plain packaging in retaliation for the neighboring country “undermining” the selling of Indonesian tobacco and paper. Enggar said he recently that he had voiced his resentment to Australian Minister for Trade, Tourism and […]

Retail Asia10/04/2017
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Malaysia is putting high hopes on the planned unified halal certification with Indonesia, the country with the world’s largest Muslim population, in a bid to strengthen halal trade relations between the two countries. At present, Indonesia only directly accepts Malaysian halal certificates for industrial goods, such as palm oil. However, Malaysian end-user products must undergo […]

Retail Asia16/11/2016
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Schenker Logistics (Malaysia) announced that the Kuala Lumpur Logistics Centre 9 (KLC9) warehouse located in Shah Alam is officially accredited for their halal logistics operations under the international halal standard for logistics IHIAS 0100:2010. The accreditation covers both storage and transportation. The certificate was presented by IHI Alliance executive director Hj Rafek Saleh to Schenker […]

Retail Asia18/10/2016
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Brazil has filed a complaint against Indonesia to the World Trade Organization (WTO), challenging Indonesia’s halal certification requirements for imported meat. The trade dispute has been registered in Indonesia-Measures Concerning the Importation of Chicken Meat and Chicken Products No. DS:484. The second substantive meeting was held on October 11-12 at the headquarters of the WTO […]

Retail Asia09/10/2016
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Halal Zone will soon arrive in Pulogadung Industrial Area, East Jakarta, serving as a showcase for Indonesias halal industrial products, officials said. “Halal Zone will have facilities that support halal management and halal product distribution,” Financial and Supporting Director of PT Jakarta Industrial Estate Pulogadung (JIEP) Sitta Izza Rosdaniah stated here on Friday. The zone […]

Retail Asia25/09/2016
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Aceh Province has won three prizes in the National Halal Tourism Competition (KPHN) 2016, an official said. The three awards were in the categories of Muslim Friendly Airport–given to Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport in Banda Aceh, as well as best Muslim friendly cultural destination, and best tourist attraction for Baiturrahman Grand Mosque, said Reza […]

Retail Asia22/09/2016
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The South Korean Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, through the Korea Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corporation, will explore the possibility of entering the halal food market in Indonesia. Lee Kyu Baek from the Korea Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corporation made the statement in Jakarta, Tuesday, during a press conference about the upcoming Korean […]

Retail Asia04/08/2016
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The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) has joined Malaysia’s halal e-commerce website to tap into a larger international consumer base for local products, while at the same time giving local consumers easier access to imported halal products. The halal business sees a large market of 1.8 billion Muslims worldwide with a variety of […]

Retail Asia08/06/2016
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Indonesian foods, including instant noodles, peanuts, and chips, as well as traditional beverages such as red ginger drink, sold out at the Moscow Halal Expo held at the Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Centre, Moscow, June 2 to 5, 2016. The expo was officially opened by representatives of the Russian Federations Mufti Council, as organizers of […]

Retail Asia13/04/2016
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The Indonesia Ministry of Tourism will develop Halal tourism in West Sumatra, a province that has a potential for such a concept just as West Nusa Tenggara province, known for similar tourism. “West Sumatra has a potential for Halal tourism development as culturally, it is known as a religious province,” the Deputy Assistant of Business […]

Retail Asia09/03/2016
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A Japanese noodle firm in Hyogo Prefecture has expressed readiness to meet administrative requirements such as halal certification for its food products to be sold to Indonesian consumers. The Japanese company notified the representative office in Tokyo of the Indonesian Capital Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) on its readiness to meet the halal certification for its […]

Retail Asia17/10/2015
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Malaysia’s Marrybrown has opened its first restaurant in Singapore. Marrybrown Singapore has made its debut at the iFly in Sentosa and is the first of a network of 20 stores planned for the city lover the next five years. Founded in 1981 and the first Malaysian fast food chain to franchise its business system, the […]


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