Singapore’s MUIS-linked Warees to work with Japanese firm JTB on halal-related food, tourism services
Singapore’s Warees Halal Limited will work with a Japanese firm to help companies tap the growing halal food and travel market in Japan.
Warees, a government-linked company under the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS), said in a statement on Tuesday (Dec 3) the scope of collaboration covers the promotion and provision of halal certification and related services in Japan based on the Singapore MUIS Halal Standards and Quality Management System.
“One of [the] best ways to ensure a visitor to a foreign country is made to feel welcome is by ensuring his stomach is always full. In order to achieve this, it is necessary to provide a variety of choices, as well as assurance that the food and drinks they are consuming have been certified as halal,” said President and CEO of JTB Asia Pacific, Toru Ikuta.
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