Brunei May Have First Halal Shop
By Azaraimy HH

Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei Darussalam could one day have its own halal supermarket, as HalMart, Malaysia's newly established halal retail store, is currently in the process of negotiating a licensing deal to establish such a shop in the Sultanate.

HalMart, which is under Glohex Consulting Group, will only be selling products verified as halal by HalTrust, according to Kamal Arief, the Head of Trading Division Hal-Mart Inc.

While the halal certification of products would come from the respective countries' certification bureaus, HalTrust will help verify the' authenticity of products before selling them at the shop, he added.

According to Kamal, the global halal food industry is estimated to be around $500 billion, if not more.

Some 48 entrepreneurs, particularly food manufacturers, from the private sector attended the special briefing by representatives of HalMart at the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources yesterday.

Brunei's own sauce brand, CINTA, has already signed a Memorandum of Agreement to supply CINTA chilli sauce products at HalMart's first supermarket, which will be launched in Malacca soon.

The signing of the memorandum between local company Sahamada Corporation Sdn Bhd and HalMart was witnessed by Pengiran Hajah Mariana binti Pengiran Dipa Negara Pengiran Abdul Momin, the Deputy Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources.

Following the signing ceremony, local entrepreneurs hoping to market their products internationally through HalMart introduced their products to representatives from the halal retail store.  -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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