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According to Saleh Abdullah Lootah, chief executive officer of Al Islami Foods, “The synergy with strong distributors such as the Arabian Trading Supplies will consolidate company’s efforts in developing the GCC’s halal food market and taking the Al Islami benchmark to the international arena, as part of our regional and global expansion plan.”
The initial consignment of Co-op Islami products of frozen chicken and chicken parts has already been sent and distributed in Saudi Arabia and received a highly welcome response from the Saudi consumer market.
The Global Halal Food Market report of 2007, published by the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada estimates the food market in the GCC region is worth $ 9 billion (Dh330 billion) where Saudi Arabia’s share is 63 per cent ($5.6 billion). Al Islami will cater to 28 million Saudi population with a range of premium products such as processed meat, frozen seafood with Al Islami’s unique selling proposition of real halal, which is hand slaughtered without stunning according to Islamic Shariah’. To ensure a seamless halal process, Al Islami deploys its representatives at source.
In 2009, Al Islami is preparing to consolidate its presence in
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