The globally recognized halal certification system in Malaysia has given the country an advantage to develop and position itself as the halal logistics hub in the region, says Frost & Sullivan.

Kontena Nasional's halal cold chain business is expected to generate RM25 million revenue this year with the strategic collaboration inked with Gerimis Baiduri, a Malaysian cold chain specialist.

Malaysian logistic provider Kontena Nasional expects four more of its warehouses to be Halal certified by Jakim by end of January next year in its aim to facilitate halal trade.

Tesco stores in the UK has dramatically beefed up its ethnic food offering with the launch of seven new ranges, in addition to its line of Halal foods.

The case is building up against Australia and live animal export in the name of Halal, where over 4 million sheep, 600,000 cattle and 25,000 goats were sent overseas every year, lasting up to three weeks a trip.

Port of Marseilles in France have signed an MOU with Malaysia's Port Klang to maintain a "sister port" relationship and help increase Malaysia's Halal exports to North Africa, a market of 250m Muslims.