News From : DagangHalal.com (8/25/2009) During the month of Ramadan, drinking, eating and smoking are prohibited, but it’s still possible to go shopping. The big names in distribution have understood they can profit from this annual period of fasting by offering more halal products. In recent years Ramadan had become a high point for sales [...]

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Need inspiration for your pitch on why selling to US Hispanics? Here are some to-the-point facts on Hispanic consumer behavior: · They spend approximately $120 billion on food and beverages · They spend 19 to 48% more than non-Hispanics on dairy products, fats and oils, beef, poultry and fresh produce. · They also make more [...]

The ad shows a young couple with north African features shopping at the supermarket, putting ‘halal’ certified lasagne and paella in their trolley. “Yes, we eat halal and it is really delicious” he says. The first television ad for Muslim customers made an appearance on French TV in recent days, at the start of Ramadan [...]

Sweden’s morning newspapers Metro and Dagens Nyheter reports on an ethnic consumer study made by the Swedish Trade Federation on ethnic consumer spending. The study was conducted via web questionnaires with 178 people answering (58.4% women and 38.2% men, 3.3% didn’t answer). The reports concludes: The average spend per family on gifts for their children [...]