Singapore’s Hey! Chips says it is hoping to benefit from first-mover advantage with its whole-ingredient snacks, which the firm says is an untapped category in Asia’s healthy snacking space.
This month, BakeryandSnacks has scoured the shelves to find products that celebrate spring, with its cornucopia of vibrant colors and tastes, and lighter, healthier eating.
Halal food manufacturer Midamar has added a single-serve beef stick to its jerky lineup, a move it said will fill a void in the availability of halal convenience foods.
SAFC has obtained Halal certification for 200 more of its raw
materials for flavours to its range, bringing the total offering to
550 and acting as a platform for sales on a global basis.
Flavour firm SAFC today announced it has launched 350
halal-certified flavourings, many of which can be used in the
bakery industry, as part of a bid to tap into booming Asian
markets.
Malaysia plans to set up a halal food conglomerate with companies
from China and the Middle East to promote the country as a hub for
the processing and packaging of Muslim food.
Australia has chosen Malaysia as its hub for the manufacture of
halal food products, allowing its companies to tap into a lucrative
global market currently worth some $50 billion (€49bn).
Food and consumer goods firms have been jumping on the bandwagon to
certify their products under strict Islamic rules to tap into a
market worth $150 billion a year, industry experts said this week.
