Ms. Dewi Hartaty Suratty

According to Dewi Hartaty Suratty, head of the Halal Certification Strategic Unit at Majlis Ungara Islam Singapura (MUIS) who spoke at a symposium organized by SAFC last October, the global Halal food market is worth more than US$560bn.

On average, one in four of the world's estimated 900m to 1.3bn Muslims eat Halal food, meaning there is a massive market for food companies and the ingredients companies that supply them, she said.

Dewi Hartaty Suratty, head of the Halal Certification Strategic Unit at Majlis Ungara Islam Singapura (MUIS) spoke at a symposium in Grasse, France, organised by SAFC.SAFC this week announced the Halal certification of 350 of its flavours, granted by MUIS, to coincide with the symposium.

Suratty said that the global Halal food market is worth more than US$560bn.On average, one in four of the world's estimated 900m to 1.3bn Muslims eat Halal food, meaning there is a massive market for food companies and the ingredients companies that supply them.

She said that there are some conferences and lobbying efforts to raise the profile of Halal in Europe, but that at present the growing demand is not being met.

However she spoke mostly about the two strongest markets for Halal food, Southeast Asia, which has more than 250m Halal Muslims, and the Middle East, a Muslim-majority region.

Dewi Hartaty Suratty, head of the Halal Certification Strategic Unit at Majlis Ungara Islam Singapura (MUIS) spoke at a symposium in Grasse, France, organised by SAFC.SAFC this week announced the Halal certification of 350 of its flavours, granted by MUIS, to coincide with the symposium.

Suratty said that the global Halal food market is worth more than US$560bn.On average, one in four of the world's estimated 900m to 1.3bn Muslims eat Halal food, meaning there is a massive market for food companies and the ingredients companies that supply them.

She said that there are some conferences and lobbying efforts to raise the profile of Halal in Europe, but that at present the growing demand is not being met.

However she spoke mostly about the two strongest markets for Halal food, Southeast Asia, which has more than 250m Halal Muslims, and the Middle East, a Muslim-majority region.

According to Dewi Hartaty Binte Suratty, head of the Halal certification of Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura, Islamic Religious Council of Singapore, suppliers should get halal certification if they want to tap into the global halal food market estimated to be worth about $560 billion; enhance marketability of products to 1.6 billion Muslims worldwide (as one in four Muslims consume halal-certified food); and invest in a growing market.

She comments, "The two most popular markets for halal food are South-East Asia and the Middle East."

Head of Muis Halal Certification Strategic Unit Dewi Suratty attributed the growth of halal food industry in Singapore to the greater awareness of the economic potential of the halal market.

Ms Dewi Hartaty Suratty, head of Halal Certification Strategic Unit from Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (Muis), said: "Many manufacturers want to export their products to Muslim countries like the Middle East, Indonesia and Malaysia.

Indeed, Dewi Hartaty Suratty, head of the Halal Certification Strategic Unit at Majlis Ungara Islam Singapura (MUIS), estimates the global market for all halal goods to be worth more than $560 billion[xxix], with an increasing portion of that market demand going towards non-food items, such as pharmaceutical and cosmetic products.