News From : DagangHalal.com (23 Jun 2009)
Interview with International Supermarket News on Anuga 2009
Peter Grothues, Vice President Food of Koelnmesse GmbH
The demand of Halal food is growing. Why do you think this is?
There are approximately 1.4 billion Muslims in the world, making “halal” food and beverages one of the food industry’s most dynamically growing product groups, a trend that also can be served by European suppliers, of course. Due to the fact that especially Muslim communities are growing in numbers, a further growth of the demand for Halal Food is one of the fastest and effective growing food sectors in the world and will remain so for many years. With the first “Global Halal Conference” at Anuga featuring the participation of experts from all over the world, we want to emphasize and highlight this aspect.