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The Public Investment Fund's Halal Products Development Company is anchoring a coordinated push to grow domestic manufacturing and attract international halal brands to the Kingdom.
By Food Souq Editorial
Nov 18, 2026 • 6 min read
Regulation & CertificationIndonesia's mandatory certification rollout, Malaysia's JAKIM standard and Thailand's export-oriented CICOT process each shape market access differently. A working primer for exporters.
Trade & InvestmentJebel Ali, Khalifa Port and KIZAD combined with the Emirates' comprehensive economic partnerships give the UAE structural advantages as a distribution hub for halal food across the Middle East, Africa and South Asia.
IntelligenceFrom Indonesia's mandatory certification phases to renewed Gulf investment in food manufacturing, five interconnected themes are defining the near-term trajectory of the halal food industry.
LogisticsStandards such as Malaysia's MS 2400 halal supply-chain series and the growing use of GS1 identifiers are moving traceability from a nice-to-have into a baseline expectation across halal cold chains.
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