Companies targeting growth must increase focus on Muslim consumers who are now recognised as a strong and growing global segment, Emirates Business reproted .

Manila will be sending marine-biology specialists to the UAE to inspect the country's mangroves while Abu Dhabi will help the Philippines develop its halal food and agricultural exports to the UAE which grew 39 per cent to Dh73 .

MUI wants draft law to ban sales of uncertified products

Any food products found without halal or haram labels should be withdrawn from the market to avoid confusing Muslims, the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) said Friday .

Finding Halal food is not always at the prestigious Northwestern University, the student newspaper reported .

Indonesian food producers want Halal labeling to be voluntary

Amid controversy over a plan to make halal labeling mandatory,  Indonesian food producers said Wednesday the issue of halal labeling should be left to the market to decide, the Jakarta Post reported .

The United Arab Emirates wants to buy more agricultural products than Brazil currently sells to the country .

The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) is working to help Taiwanese companies gain a foothold in food markets in Muslim countries around the world, TAITRA officials said yesterday .

South Korea’s No 1 franchise brand, BBQ Chicken plans a major expansion involving investment of about RM20 million in the Malaysian market, in collaboration with Perbadanan Nasional Bhd (PNS) .

Al Islami Foods, the leading provider of halal food products, launched Al Farooj Fresh, the first fast-casual restaurant chain in UAE, in collaboration with Mohammed Bin Rashid Establishment for Young Business Leaders at a press conference at Gulfood Exhibition, held on February 25th at the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre .

Says A Phillipine Muslim leader

Affluent Muslims in the country should invest in Halal foods production as this would entail “employment for the jobless” and address the “unavailability of Halal foods” in the market for the consumption of Muslims,  Phillipine's Muslim leaders said .