Executive Director of ICRIC visits New Zealand
Dr. Fakhari, Executive manager of ICRIC (Islamic Chamber of Research & Information Centre) in Iran travelled to New Zealand to have meetings with the Manager of NZFSA ( New Zealand Food Safety
Authority ) and economic authorities of New Zealand Foreign Affairs
Ministry. He has been succeeded to explain them about the importance and
the observance of the Halalworld standard.
Cooperation of ECO Members on "Halal"
At the 10th General Assembly and
13th Executive Committee Meetings of ECO (Economic Cooperation Organization) Dr. Nahavandian, the head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries and
Mines (ICCIM) and the head of Islamic Chamber of Research and
Information Center (ICRIC), invited the heads of
ECO's chambers to participate actively in the First International Halal
Fair and Forum which will be held on March 2-5, 2010 in Tehran, Iran.
Al Islami Foods voted super brand for the second time
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Middle East & Africa,
Food Manufacturing
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Gulfood Highlights Global Industry Trends for 2010
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Middle East & Africa,
Media & Events
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The talks will be presented by Jochen Zoller, President of Food Services, Intertek, on Day 1 and Alex Andarakis, the new CEO of Al Islami, on Day 3. You pay per talk/session, not for the full 4 day conference, which may be a way of pulling people away from selling at their booths to listen, and also an interesting way to narrow down which speakers are really drawing the crowds. We wait with interest to see what size crowds the Halal related sessions pull in! Will Halal be the new 'Global Mega Trend' as suggested by Alex Andarakis in his talk?
Industry Minister optimistic exports to Egypt to grow 20 pct
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Indonesia,
Middle East & Africa
Jakarta - Industry Minister MS Hidayat has predicted that Indonesia`s
non-oil/non-gas exports to Egypt will grow by around 20 percent this
year. "Our main
exports to Egypt include furniture, `halal` food and beverages, as well
as electronic goods which we are now trying to produce in greater
volumes," he said.
Reflections on the Dubai Financial Crisis
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Arabia takes the New Silk Road to China, spurning the West
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China,
Middle East & Africa
The link between China and the Middle East is not immediately visible to the distracted Western eye. You have to know both regions intimately, and speak both Arabic and Mandarin. One of the few to combine these skills is Ben Simpfendorfer, China economist at the Royal Bank of Scotland and author of The New Silk Road.
"These are regions with very rich civilisations that both experienced colonial occupation, and feel that they have fallen. Both peaked around the same time in the golden years of the 1500s, and now there is this sense of shared destiny that China and the Middle East are back and rising again together," he said at the annual FIKR Arab Thought summit in Kuwait.
Kenya - Thai poultry company to set up shop
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Middle East & Africa,
Meat & Poultry
Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc, the SET-listed
flagship of the Charoen Pokphand Group, will focus on African countries in 2010
as part of its aggressive expansion abroad.
The company will start feed and chicken farm operations in Kenya and Tanzania, where each operation, focusing on supplying meat for their combined population of 82 million, is expected to cost US$3 million initially, says Adirek Sripratak, president and chief executive officer of CPF.
The company will start feed and chicken farm operations in Kenya and Tanzania, where each operation, focusing on supplying meat for their combined population of 82 million, is expected to cost US$3 million initially, says Adirek Sripratak, president and chief executive officer of CPF.
RP & Kuwait agree to hasten flow of trade and investments
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Asia,
Middle East & Africa
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Meat Obtained from Stunned Animals Questionable, says Food Safety Expert
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Middle East & Africa,
Media & Events
DUBAI: Al Islami Foods at the World Secure Food Chain conference
expressed that meat obtained from non-stunned animals is healthier and has a longer
shelf life. And non-halal and stunned meat is highly questionable, quoting a
research conducted by the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research on the same
subject. The conference was recently held in Hong Kong.