News From : DagangHalal.com (26 Dec 2008)
Due to increasing demand for the Halal food products industry in world, many companies have started take seriously look on to the Industry Halal food product. According for this matter, Al Islami Food’s has entered into a distribution agreement with Arabian Trading Supplies, a distributor in Saudi Arabia. This agreement marks Al Islami Foods’s foray into the Saudi Arabian market. In line with this deal, Arabian Trading Supplies will distribute a range of Al Islami’s Halal products under the brand name of Co-op Islami. Saleh Abdullah Lootah, CEO of Al Islami Foods said, The synergy with strong distributors such as the Arabian Trading Supplies will consolidate the company’s efforts in developing the Gulf Cooperation Council’s Halal Food Market and taking the Al Islami benchmark to the international arena, as part of regional and global expansion plan. Al Islami Foods has said that it is working towards strengthening its position in other Middle East countries including Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Syria, Jordan and Sudan in 2009. Reference: Food Business Review 24th December 2008 http://www.food-business-review.com/article_news.asp?guid=526EBAC0-D91F-4971-9AB7-000E55A9E24E