Fuelling the Halal market
According to the New Zealand Asia Institute, 'kiwi' exporters are not doing enough to reach the growing number of Muslim consumers throughout Asia.
Leading gourmet burger franchise, BurgerFuel , is a developing success story when it comes to expanding in Muslim markets, with eight stores scattered throughout the Middle East and plans to keep on growing.
"They love the NZ produce and beef. They're really excited about having something that tastes quite different to the other beef products they have there and they're really comfortable with our Halal certification," said BurgerFuel worldwide marketing manager Alexis Lam.
As with all markets, there are costs and barriers to overcome when targeting the Halal economy, of which BurgerFuel has first-hand experience.
According to Lam, there's a lot of paperwork that they've had to deal with, as well as shipments that have been held at the border.
The New Zealand Asia institute says there's enormous potential in Asian countries that New Zealand already has trade relationships with. With the Halal economy set for massive growth, ignoring it would be at the New Zealand economy's own peril.
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