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Dated: 1 June 2007
Malaysia is launching an internet portal for global halal trading, reinforcing its intentions to become a force in the halal sector. Announced by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi at the World Halal Forum, the move echoed the theme of the two-day event—‘Harmonizing the Global Halal Market’.
The Halal Industry Development Corporation and Microsoft Malaysia will jointly develop the website, which will be used to facilitate international halal certification.
In his speech, Badawi also spoke about the enormous potential of the $600-billion halal sector, and encouraged the food sector to open its doors to non-Muslims, in order to move beyond a niche market. “Apart from allowing Muslims to eat what is lawful, we want food products in this market to set the benchmark in safety and quality,” he explained.
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(1 November 2008)
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(1 September 2008)
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(4 July 2008)
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Unilever's top executives had to baracade themselves in a private dining room at the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai last week to prevent themselves from being shot at by terrorists. They then had to smash a window and make a dramatic escape, according to a report in The Times.
A year after unveiling its e-commerce site, Meijer will now begin offering grocery and dry good items bought in bulk from www.meijer.com. Unlike existing online grocery services that charge a delivery fee, Meijer will offer free shipping for orders of US$150 and more.
Tesco's like-for-like sales, excluding petrol, rose by just two per cent rise in the UK for the third quarter, the lowest rise in growth since 1993. However, total group sales rose 11.7 per cent
thanks to strong international performance.
Carrefour will be opening two new stores in Romania. The French retailer entered the supermarket segment in the country by acquiring the 21-store Artima chain last year for €55 million. By the end of this year, 20 Artima stores will be rebranded as Carrefour Express.
Ten Russian food retail companies have asked state banks for a total of €1.4 billion in loans to help survive the global financial crisis. The companies include X5 Retail Group, Magnit, Dixy and Seventh Continent, as well as smaller rivals Lenta, Kopeika, O'key, Holiday, Mosmart and Victoria.
The Rewe Group has been given the go-ahead to takeover 328 Plus stores from Tengelmann in Germany. The German anti-trust body, Bundeskartellamt, has unconditionally approved the acquisition by the country's second-largest food retailer.
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