Executives e businesspeople from the Brazilian city were introduced to the Halal Brazil project on Thursday (13) at an event in the headquarters of CIESP and are interested in supplying foodstuffs to halal-consuming countries. Jundiaí already got some halal-certified companies.
Author: Isaura Daniel
Isaura Daniel
A journalist with a degree from Unisinos and experience in economy and finance, she has been responsible for international coverages and amassed eight journalism prizes.
Brazil’s state-owned Embrapa is carrying out a study that’s expected to develop a chicken breast fillet prototype by the end of the year. There are 25 similar projects around the world. Two countries have approved legislations for consumption.
Safco, a UAE-based food service company, participated in B2Bs organized by ApexBrasil during the APAS Show. The agency invited 35 food importers, including companies from three Arab countries, to trade with Brazilians.
The Arab Brazilian Chamber held a networking cocktail party in São Paulo for Arab food entrepreneurs and Brazilians to showcase the diversity of this industry in the region. Production goes way beyond dates and olive oil.
A delegation of 11 Palestinian companies had appointments in São Paulo this Monday (15) with a meeting at the Arab Brazilian Chamber headquarters. The group wants direct tourism and business without passing through Israel.
Arab companies will showcase their products in 214 square meters of space in three pavilions at the APAS supermarket show to open next Monday (15) in São Paulo. Brought by the Arab Brazilian Chamber, they will exhibit products such as olive oil, sweets, frozen fruit, and spices.
Tripoli-based authorities had meetings last week with Brazil Africa Institute president João Bosco Monte and expressed the desire to revive the relations their country once had with Brazil.
President Lula will be in Japan during the G7 summit. Finance minister Fernando Haddad will join the discussions next week. The forum consists of the world’s seven major industrialized countries.
The Brazilian market imports 7% of the food and beverage it consumes. Arab countries participate as suppliers of sardines, olives, oranges, and other items.
Followers of Islam celebrate this Friday (21), the end of Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr. It is a time of prayer, festivity, and public holidays in countries with Muslim populations.
The Brazilian Embassy in Algiers will have a space in the agri-food show Sipsa & Filaha – Agrofood, to take place in May in the Algerian capital, and invites Brazilian companies and entities to exhibit. The Arab country is experiencing a more favorable moment for foreign trade.
The deputy governor of Rondônia discussed with the secretary-general of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce a series of actions to encourage trade between the state and the Arab market. Tambaqui fish exports could be one of the focuses of cooperation.
Entrepreneurs from the state exporting food to Muslim countries were called to expand this trade, certifying their products as halal. The Arab Brazilian Chamber and ApexBrasil are conducting a project aimed at the halal market.
The cities of Belo Horizonte, Uberlândia, and Pouso Alegre will have events on the halal market and certification on April 11, 24, and 26, respectively. Registration is open to food and beverage companies.
