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Rohaizad, Industry Columnist on 15 April 2024 Nigeria’s domestic halal market is booming, ranking as the world’s eighth-largest with a 2022 spending of US$107 billion. Expected to grow to US$180 billion by 2027, the Nigeria Halal Economy Report 2023 provides a blueprint for enhancing Nigeria’s halal industry. Key strategies include simplifying trade regulations and leveraging technology in agriculture. The report suggests that…
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Rohaizad, Industry Columnist on 14 April 2024 Foodery, a venture dedicated to serving Halal food, has been relaunched with a renewed commitment to quality, reliability, affordability, and nutrition. The founder, Azam Jaafari, identified a gap in the market for high-standard Halal options in 2016 and created Foodery to fill this void. The service is more than just food delivery; it’s a brand…
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Rohaizad, Industry Columnist on 9 January 2024 The memorandum of understanding between the Republic of Türkiye and the State of Qatar to enhance cooperation in the field of halal quality infrastructure was signed on October 14, 2022, at a ceremony hosted by President H.E. Recep Tayyip ERDOĞAN, during the visit of the Emir of Qatar, H.E. Tamim bin Hamad Al THANI. With…
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Admin HiQ on 3 January 2023 On 2 November 2020, President Joko Widodo enacted Law No. 11 of 2020 on Job Creation (“Omnibus Law“), amending various laws and regulations in Indonesia, including on halal product assurance. Article 48 and Article 185 (b) of the Omnibus Law mandated the Government to issue new regulations to implement the amendments. BY CAHYANI ENDAHAYU, REAGEN MOKODOMPIT AND ARVIN NAUFAL…
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Rohaizad, Industry Columnist on 3 October 2022 Similarly to Malaysia, Canada now has precise regulations for Halal that include impressions. In the labelling, packaging or advertising of a food, the FDR prohibit the use of the word "halal" or any letters of the Arabic alphabet, or any other word, expression, depiction, sign, symbol, mark, device or other representation that indicates or that…
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Rohaizad, Industry Columnist on 2 March 2022 Declining of petrochemical-based plastics According to many industry reports, in 2019, around 85 percent of the plastic produced worldwide was petroleum-derived (Statista). However, by 2030, petrochemical-based plastics are expected to account for only 54.7 percent of global plastics production, while recycled plastics and bioplastics will account for a more significant proportion of the market. The…
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