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Why Should Companies Pursue Halal Certification Even Without Existing Customers Requiring it?
The halal consumer market is one of the fastest-growing segments globally, with an estimated value exceeding $2 trillion annually. This growth is fueled by an expanding Muslim population, rising awareness of...
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Is Restaurant Depot Halal? AHF Explainer
If you’ve ever asked Is Restaurant Depot Halal? You’re asking the same question that thousands of Muslim consumers and restaurant owners want answered. Restaurant Depot is one of America’s biggest wholesalers with 130+ branches nationwide, and many Muslims...
What Is INCI? Halal INCI Compliance Guide for Cosmetic Brands
INCI is the universal naming system used worldwide to identify cosmetic ingredients on product labels, ensuring transparency, safety, and legal compliance. For major cosmetic and personal care brands targeting Muslim consumers or exporting to markets like the...
Haram is (Essentially) an Allergen, and Halal Certification is the Answer to that
What exactly is haram? In today’s global food industry, “haram” can be thought of as an allergen – a substance that Muslim consumers (the fastest growing consumer segment global) must avoid entirely – and halal certification is the safeguard that ensures products...
The Role of Identity Preservation in Food Quality Certifications
In the context of food quality certifications like organic, halal, gluten-free, and non-GMO identity preservation (IP) has become a critical system for ensuring that certification claims remain credible. IP refers to maintaining the distinct identity of...
Are Bacterial Cultures Halal? AHF Explainer Guide
Muslim consumers often ask whether bacterial cultures make a food halal (permissible) or not. In general, Islamic experts and halal authorities consider bacterial cultures permissible as long as no haram (forbidden) components are involved. This explainer...
Guide to Halal Certification for Food Manufactures in the USA
Halal certification in the U.S. is no longer optional for brands that want to compete. It is the difference between staying local and tapping into a $226-billion North American market set to nearly double by 2033. Without it, you miss the trust of over 3.5...
10 Easy Halal Food Recipes to Try
It’s estimated that 1 in 4 people, globally, consume Halal food, therefore, if you’re an individual or a restaurant-owner, learning what makes food halal is gonna be important to you in the coming years. And even more crucially, learning some of the simple yet...
How to Get Your Slaughterhouse Approved for Halal Exports to Muslim Countries
Meat consumption is gradually increasing in Muslim and muslim-majority countries, driven by factors like population growth and economic development, which has also subsequently increased the demand for halal-certified meat imports within these regions. Halal Meat...
What Chocolate is Halal? Muslim Consumer Guide to Verifying Chocolates
For Muslim consumers, ensuring that the food they eat, including chocolate, is halal is an important part of faith. However, with so many chocolate brands and varieties available, it can be challenging to determine what chocolates are truly halal. This...
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