Brazil’s BRF confirms 16 plants will go in restructuring exercise
Restructuring exercise to focus activities on its core markets in Brazil, Asia and "halal" countries as it seeks to increase its capital structure and reduce leverage.
Restructuring exercise to focus activities on its core markets in Brazil, Asia and "halal" countries as it seeks to increase its capital structure and reduce leverage.
BRF will have vice presidents looking after Brazil, halal food division OneFoods Holdings Inc and the Southern Cone separately, the filing said.
Brazil, Latin America’s largest market, could export the products to Malaysia to be processed and packaged before being exported to other Asean countries.
The emirate of Dubai wants to be the world center of halal trade and is making an effort to globally unify the market’s procedures.
The halal food company Al Islami intends to open an office in São Paulo soon and is considering having a facility for processing poultry in the country.
A matchmaking event for Brazilian exporters and Arab importers of foodstuffs began this Tuesday (1st) at the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce.
Finding food bearing the halal label on Brazilian supermarket shelves is not an easy task. Very few items carry the attestation that their consumption is allowed to Muslims.
Certification for various products, including non-foodstuffs, heightens the chance of selling to more demanding Islamic consumers.
A Brazilian mission headed by Agriculture minister Neri Geller has travelled to the Arab country and discussed a technical visit to Brazil.
Despite Brazil being one of the largest Halal food producers in the world, possessing over 300 industries’ plants that are Halal certified, most of its production is exported to Muslim…