SEOUL, Apr. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Shinsegae Food Inc., the food manufacturer of South Korean retail giant Shinsegae, said Monday it has earned a halal certification for its Korean instant noodles as it moves to expand its presence in the Southeast Asian market. The instant noodles product, “ramyeon” in Korean, developed by a joint venture [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Malaysia is the No. 1 destination for South Korean small and medium-sized firms exporting halal food, a survey showed Thursday. Halal food refers to food products that are prepared in a specific way according to Islamic Sharia law, which covers not only meat but also fruits and vegetables. Malaysia [...]
SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul National University is set to introduce halal food at one of its cafeterias on campus from next month in a move to attract Muslim students. The renowned university has announced plans to provide halal options at Gamgol Cafeteria from April 2, in an effort to attract and cater to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government has announced plans to launch halal-safe Korean cooking classes as part of its efforts to attract Muslim tourists to the city. According to the Seoul government on Thursday, the winner of the third season of MasterChef Korea, Choi Gwang-ho, will lead the halal-style K-food Cooking Class [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has high hopes that halal food will help breathe new vitality into the local tourism industry hit hard by a sharp drop in Chinese visitors over the deployment of an advanced U.S. missile defense system here. Easy access to specially prepared food can address one of the [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 100 restaurants in South Korea have been certified as Muslim-friendly this year, the state-run tourism promotion body said Monday, as the government attempts to attract more tourists from the Middle East and Southeast Asian countries. The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) said 117 new restaurants joined the government’s [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Middle Eastern people who visit South Korea for medical treatments are most dissatisfied with the quality of Islamic foods provided by local hospitals, a poll showed Thursday. According to the survey taken by the Korea Health Industry Development Institute, Muslim patients who visited South Korea last year gave local [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Law enforcement agents have arrested food manufacturers who distributed halal food with fake certificates worth 140 million won. Halal is an Arabic word meaning “lawful” or “permitted.” Halal certificates are placed on food, drugs, cosmetics and other products that are prepared according to religious rules. To obtain the certificates, one [...]
SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Ourhome, a Korean food services company, and an official sponsor of the Gwangju Summer Universiad, will be providing Halal lunch boxes and buffets for Universiad participants, said the company on March 20. Ourhome is currently establishing a Halal production line at its Ansan factory. Ourhome will also establish a Halal [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The head of South Korea’s food agency has announced that the country will run designated slaughterhouses for chickens and cattle based on halal standards. Minister Lee Dong-pil of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said at a Cabinet meeting presided by President Park Geun-hye on March 17 that his ministry [...]