Muslim athletes and spectators will have reason to cheer while attending the Beijing Olympics .

São Paulo – Sweet Brazil International, a sweet fair to take place in the city of Curitiba , capital of Paraná, should attract importers from 40 countries, including Arab nations .

The oil rich gulf states who lack fertile land and water are now looking to foreign sites for investment in food .

Pakistan has decided to establish a Halal certification board to boost its exports .

Sabinsa Corporation today announced that several of its dietary supplement ingredient offerings including a broad range of standardized botanical extracts, probiotics, enzymes and minerals have been Halal certified by the Islamic Foods 1and Nutritional Council of America (IFANCA) .

"Self-sufficiency is our objective and our main goal," Alam Dipo, secretary-general of the so-called D-8, or Developing Eight Countries for Economic Cooperation, told IRIN on 15 July from Istanbul, where the group's secretariat is based .

Nectar Lifesciences , India ’s fastest growing pharmaceutical company, has reported a profit of forty percent .

Tahira – Europe’s leading Halal brand – have produced a Ramadan calendar containing 30 pieces of milk chocolate each embossed with a traditional symbol and packed within its own plastic cell so they can be removed individually daily during the holy month .

Some 1,000 delegates from Muslim and non-Muslim countries are expected to take part in the World Islamic Tourism, Conference and Expo 2008 (WITCX 2008) to be held at the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) from Oct 8 to 11 .

Halal food has become a $2 .