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Businesses are bullish on the prospects for Sharia-compliant products and services, according to new research from the Economist Intelligence Unit Category: HomeIndustry News UK & WorldMarketingReferenceTrends

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12/5/12

Press release (9/5/12)

A global survey of C-level and senior executives shows that demand for Sharia orientated products and services is strong, and expected to grow. Among the reasons: expanding Muslim populations, rising purchasing power, shifting consumption patterns, and a broader range of products and services on offer. The range of Sharia-orientated products and services is broadening, from food and Islamic finance products to pharmaceuticals, fashion and tourism, among others.

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Arab tourists’ interest in Turkey increases, say tourism officials Category: HomeIndustry News UK & WorldTrends

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24/4/12

KASTAMONU – Anatolia News Agency

Similarity between Turkish and Arab cuisine is one of the most significant factors for Arab tourists choosing Turkey as their holiday destination, according to officials from Arab tourism agencies, who visited Kastamonu and Sinop

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“Halal” medicine now a option for Australian Muslims Category: HealthHomeIndustry News UK & WorldPharmaceuticalsTrends

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23/4/12  Source: MuslimVillage.com

by Mohammad Kandil

Sydney, Australia: Australia has its first “Halal friendly pharmacy” with a retail pharmacy in the Sydney suburb of Lakemba introducing a line of Halal certified medicines.

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Malaysia: Inflight meals for the health-conscious are not new but they are not commonly made known to passengers. Category: HomeIndustry News UK & WorldTrends

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18/4/12 www.nst.com.my

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Lim (left) and Razaha with the in-flight meals

“Besides halal and vegetarian meals, the special meals menu also has low fat, diabetic, high fibre or liquid diet meals,” said Siti Zaleha Mohd Kasim, LSG Sky Chefs-Brahim’s Sdn Bhd Special Meals dietitian.

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Malaysia targets $ 1 b trade with Sri Lanka Category: HomeIndustry News UK & WorldTrends

9/4/12 www.dailynews.lk

Indunil HEWAGE

Malaysian investors continue to explore opportunities in Sri Lanka’s real state, manufacturing and tourism sectors while the Malaysian government targets US $ 1 billion bi-lateral trade with Sri Lanka in the years ahead, High Commissioner of Malaysia in Sri Lanka Azmi Zainudeen said .

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New markets emerging in style with a taste of western luxury brands Category: HomeIndustry News UK & WorldMarketingTrends

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7/4/12  www.thenational.ae

China is expected to account for 20 per cent of the global luxury market by 2015, with spending in the country nearly tripling to $27 billion by that year from around $10 billion in 2009, according to the consulting firm McKinsey & Co. David Gray / Reuters

By Harvey Jones

Think of the world’s biggest luxury brands and you might think Burberry, Ralph Lauren, Gucci, Hermès, Cartier, Tiffany and Louis Vuitton.

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China: Hong Kong using halal food to attract Muslim biz community Category: HomeIndustry News UK & WorldTrends

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6/4/12  english.donga.com

Hong Kong is attracting more Muslim money and businessmen amid increasing economic ties between China and the Muslim business community.

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USA: Saffron Road Honored with ARF David Ogilvy Award Category: HomeIndustry News UK & WorldMarketingTrends

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30/3/12

PRWeb

Brand’s Success Reaching Muslim Consumers during Ramadan Featured

Stamford, CT (PRWEB) March 30, 2012

Saffron Road™, the packaged food brand of American Halal Co., is honored to accept a David Ogilvy Award in the Digital + Media category from the Advertising Research Foundation (ARF). Saffron Road, and retail partner, Whole Foods Market®, made headlines last summer during Ramadan for their highly successful campaign to promote its premium Halal food brand, Saffron Road.

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Emerging Markets Driving Innovative Pharmaceutical Packaging And Marketing Strategies Category: HomeIndustry News UK & WorldMarketingPharmaceuticalsTrends

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17/3/12  www.riskwatchdog.com

BMI believes that drugmakers will increasingly need to consider new strategies for pharmaceutical packaging and marketing to capitalise on growth in the emerging markets, especially given that more drugs are bought over-the-counter (OTC) than in traditional markets.

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UK food chain eyes Bahrain expansion Category: HomeIndustry News UK & WorldTrends

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16/3/12  www.gulf-daily-news.com

MANAMA: British food chain Waitrose is planning to open up to eight stores in Bahrain within the next few years, it has emerged. The company will also train Bahrainis at its Dubai-based facilities, said Jannie Holtzhausen, chief executive officer of UAE-based company Fine Fare Food Market (FFFM), which manages the day-to-day operations of Waitrose stores in the region.

“Now that Waitrose have opened our second store in Bahrain, we are looking at more expansion in the future,” Mr Holtzhausen told the GDN.

“We will look at areas that are suitable and proceed accordingly.”

Mr Holtzhausen was speaking after Bahrain’s second Waitrose store opened near the St Christopher’s School, Saar, yesterday.

 

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UK: Brand Cloud remains on takeover trail Category: HomeIndustry News UK & WorldMarketingPersonal CareTrends

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13/3/12 menmedia.co.uk

A personal care products firm, founded by a former director at Scholl footwear and Durex condoms giant SSL International, remains on the takeover trail after after acquiring two beauty brands for £500,000.

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UAE: Organic halal meat to hit shelves Category: HomeIndustry News UK & WorldMeat & PoultryTrends

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5/3/12  www.thenational.ae

Caline Malek

DUBAI // Shoppers will be able to buy organic halal meat in supermarkets within three months.

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GCC food imports may double to $53b by 2020 Category: HomeIndustry News UK & WorldTrends

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26/2/12  www.saudigazette.com.sa

JEDDAH – Food imports to the Gulf region may more than double over the decade, UAE’s Minister of Trade Lubna Al Qasimi said.
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Borneo: Huge halal market out there Category: HomeIndustry News UK & WorldTrends

25/2/12  www.theborneopost.com

By Norni Mahadi

MIRI: The global halal market is valued at RM9.7 trillion and is expected to increase by 20 per cent by 2015.

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McDonald’s UAE and Neutral Fuels Win ‘Dubai Award for Sustainable Transport’ for Biodiesel Initiative Category: HomeIndustry News UK & WorldTrends

22/2/12  www.zawya.com

Abdullah Al Jallaf, Managing Director, Neutral Fuels and Mazen Sous,Senior Marketing & Communications Director, McDonald's UAE receiving the award.

Abdullah Al Jallaf, Managing Director, Neutral Fuels and Mazen Sous,Senior Marketing & Communications Director, McDonald’s UAE receiving the award.

Dubai 22 February 2012- Dubai Road and Transport Authority (RTA) has recognized McDonald’s UAE and Neutral Fuels for their commitment to sustainable transport by awarding them with the 2011 Dubai Award for Sustainable Transport (DAST), in the ‘Environmental Protection Category’. The award was presented by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai to representatives from McDonald’s UAE and Neutral Fuels for the recent biodiesel initiative, which saw McDonald’s convert its used vegetable cooking oil into biodiesel for its fleet of logistics trucks. » read more

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