Home to the biggest Baklava factory in the EU, production of the pastry has doubled and over 100 local companies have received halal certification.
Ahead of the 2022 Halal Business Forum, which will occur from October 4-5 in Zagreb, Croatia is poised to grow its halal industry. The nation with a population of 4 million, where about 1.5 % are Muslim, became a member of the European Union in 2013 and relies heavily on tourism as an economic growth driver.
In the food industry, enterprises are looking to add halal certification to their operations to strengthen global competitiveness.
“We started halal certification in 2010,” Aldin Dugonjić told Salaam Gateway. He is the CEO of the Centre for Halal Quality Certification, which has certified 105 Croatian companies in the tourism, hospitality, and retail sectors, slaughterhouses and schools.
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