Photo: JAKARTA, INDONESIA - AUGUST 25, 2016: People eating at a street food stall on August 25, 2016 in Jakarta, Indonesia. From 2019 all food that is halal must be labeled as such in a move Indonesia hopes will boost quality of its halal industry for both domestic and export markets / Oscar Espinosa / Shutterstock, Inc.
It has the numbers, now Indonesia’s halal industry needs to focus on quality to develop both export and domestic markets
Indonesia is the world’s largest Muslim-majority country. Unsurprisingly, it has a strong domestic halal food market, estimated to be as high as $147 billion in 2014, but more needs to be done to bolster quality and exports. Given that importers are anticipating a rise in demand ahead of 2019, when all halal products will be required to be certified, what opportunities are there for domestic and international food producers to address the rising demand for halal food in Indonesia?
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Paul Cochrane, DinarStandard