INDONESIA - HALAL - Indonesia: More imported products declared halal by MUI

www.halalfocus.net - Companies from 37 countries have been granted halal certificates by the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), indicating a growing interest in the halal product business in Indonesia, said an Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) executive on Tuesday.
“It is a good sign that Muslims in Indonesia can consume more imported products, which are safe and in compliance with the Islamic law,” said the Institute for Economic Study, Research and Development (LP3ES) Kadin head, Anaz M Fauzi, during a seminar in Jakarta.  (source)

INDONESIA - HALAL - RI`s halal food exports increasing

www.antaranews.com - Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Export of halal Indonesian food commodities to many Muslim and non-Muslim countries such as Japan, China and Singapore has increased.

According to Trade Ministry data, halal Indonesian food exports to Japan was up 25 percent, to China and Singapore 23 percent higher. (source)

MALAYSIA - HALAL - Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre kitchens (finally) certified halal

halalmedia.my - The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre have announced that all its kitchens – Chinese, Western, Cold, Pastry and Malay – have been certified halal by Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM). 

The choice venue of at least three annual Halal events since 2007 – the World Halal Forum, the World Halal Research Summit and the International Halal Showcase (MIHAS) – the Centre confirms that every item, ingredient, manufacturer, supplier, process and procedure has been audited by JAKIM and certified halal.

Based on the Malaysian Standards (MS1500:2009), the Centre has complied with all stringent procedures and detailed analysis related to the halal process and that JAKIM has conducted a physical site inspection of the Centre’s storage area, cold room, process plant and handling aspects during production and packaging, general hygiene, quality control and assurance practices. (source)

BRUNEI - HALAL - Halal certification process too 'complicated', say restaurateurs

Halal Food Control Division says the extensive procedure is a necessary burden to ensure a restaurant is truly halal-certified

SEVERAL restaurateurs have criticised the "complicated" process to obtain halal certification, with the majority arguing that the requirement of listing and tracing back the halal origins of every ingredient used in their menu a deterrent to getting the mandatory certificate. (source)

MALAYSIA - HALAL - Muslim Entreprenuers Should Tap World Market For Halal Products

KANGAR, Nov 20 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Islamic Chamber of Commerce (DPIM)is confident the world market offered Muslim entrepreneurs in the country tremendous opportunities to export halal products.

Its secretary-general, Mohammad Sahar Mat Din, said the world's 1.7 billion Muslim population required halal products and Malaysian Muslim entrepreneurs should seize the opportunity to export as much halal products as possible and carve a name for themselves. (source)

WORLD - HALAL - China eyes bigger share in halal food market

todayszaman.com - In north-central China's autonomous region of Ningxia, where 2.2 million Chinese Hui Muslims live, the halal food industry is rapidly developing to cater to the needs of Muslims in China with a keen interest to increase China's share in the world's $150 billion halal food market. (source)

INDONESIA - HALAL - MUI remains alert amid China’s barrage of halal products

The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has confirmed a dramatic rise in the number of halal food products coming in from China, but remained skeptical over that country’s developing halal industry.

“The number of halal products from China has increased by 50 to 100 percent since last year,” the MUI’s Food and Drug Analysis Agency (LPPOM) chief Lukmanul Hakim told The Jakarta Post on Wednesday.  (source)

INDONESIA - EVENTS - IHBF Indonesia Halal Business & Food Expo

2nd IHBF. Indonesia is a country where most of the population are Moslem. In 2010, Performax in cooperation with LPPOM MUI held 1st Halal Business and Food Expo in Jakarta (IHBF Expo). We received some feedbacks from various parties, so that this event should not only related to halal food issue, but would be much better if it can link to all aspects of Islamic business in Indonesia.

To that end, in August 12-14, 2011 we will host "Indonesia Halal Business and Food Expo" (IHBF Expo), the theme of "Halal Values ​​In All Aspects of Business". Performax cooperation with the Economic Community of Sharia (MES) and is supported by several Islamic institutions such as the Association of Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals (ICMI), Paramadina Foundation, the National Agency for Amil Zakat, the Ministry of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and the Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia.

This year, we will feature a variety of institutions and Islamic Institutions, such as Government, Education, State Own Company, Private Company, Publishing, Objects of Islamic art, Insurance and Islamic Financial Institutions, Fashion Industries and Halal Food as well as Islamic culture festival. (source)

WORLD - HALAL - MARKETING - Sizeable Islamic market neglected by global brands, argues Oxford branding expert

LONDON, June 29 (APP)- A leading expert on Islamic brands is highlighting the untapped potential in Islamic markets which most companies are failing to exploit.The global Muslim market is now over 20% of the world’s population at around 1.6 billion, and is expected to increase to 2.2 billion by 2030,  situated in those regions where Muslims are in the majority, but also in other countries where Muslims are a significant and growing minority, including those in the West. The value of Muslim trade is assessed as worth trillions of dollars worldwide.“The Muslim market represents a significant untapped market,” says Dr.Paul Temporal, an Associate Fellow at Saïd Business School’s Executive Education Centre,  University of Oxford. (source)