MalaysiaKitchen Promoters Eyeing UAE Market
Following the establishment of Malaysian
restaurants under the MalaysiaKitchen programme in Tokyo and London,
its promoters are now eyeing the possibility of opening a similar
outlet in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Halal roadshow updates Belait District on application processes
More than 300 individuals comprising restaurant vendors in the Belait
District of Brunei attended the Halal Registration Information Roadshow at the
municipal hall. It is part of a series of roadshows in all districts aimed at providing
clearer information and understanding on the application processes for
the Halal certificate for restaurants, including hotel
restaurants, based on the rules stated by the Halal Certificate Order
and Halal Label 2005 as the guideline for Halal certification.
The Blue Olive serves up culture in New Brunswick
A grocery store has opened in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada to provide the local people with the ingredients for Mediterranean cooking. It is also one of the only stores to provide Halal meat in New Brunswick. Next month the Proprietor, Mohamed Ali Mhalla, from Tunisia, will expand his store into a restaurant with different cuisines being offered each week. The twist will be that if you like the dish you are eating they will give you the recipe to try at home! Like other stores we have seen of this type the underlying theme is also to create a 'sense of community' with their customers.
World's Best Halal Restaurants Competition
Zabihah.com, which is the world's largest guide to halal restaurants and markets, is holding a 'World's Best Halal Restaurants' competition during Ramadhan. You can go to their site and vote for your favourite Halal eatery. You may even suggest new ones to add to their site! You may also want to put your Halal products up on their new site for review by their readers. Great way to do market research for free.
Halal food drive starts
Thailand has created a Halal
Food Services Standard for Tourism, developed by the Tourism Authority
of Thailand and the Halal Standard Institute of Thailand. What a clever plan! Restaurants are queued up in Malaysia trying to get Halal certification, and in the end most do not bother. This might be a more interesting approach to it.