Halal

8 March 2024

We expect to see increased demand for lamb from shoppers in 2024

11 October 2023

Our trade mission to Kuwait enabled UK exporters to explore opportunities for British lamb in the Middle East, including the halal sector.

4 August 2023

An AHDB trade mission to Kuwait will explore export opportunities for red meat and dairy in the Middle Eastern market.

2 January 2024

We anticipate the types of meats Halal consumers choose to slightly switch this year away from lamb into mutton and chicken.

17 April 2025

Spend in the UK halal food and beverage industry in 2016 reached an estimated £4.64 billion, or 8% of the UK’s total food and drink spend. Halal consumers eat more meat per capita than the general population, and although Muslims account for just under 5% of the UK population, they account for an estimated 20% of lamb consumption in England alone.

1 October 2020

The Middle East presents a wealth of opportunities for the UK’s red meat exports with the region importing around 90 per cent of all beef and lamb consumed locally.

1 October 2020

Exporters will have the chance to learn about the opportunities for UK lamb in the Middle East during the latest in a series of AHDB export webinars this month.

30 December 2024

The increasingly popular Love Lamb Week kicks off its sixth-year next month. The week-long campaign which runs from 1 to 7 September, will for the first time highlight the sustainable qualities lamb brings to the dinner table.

3 June 2020

The UK halal food sector is one that is of growing importance to the national economy. Spend in the UK halal food and beverage industry in 2016 reached an estimated £4.64 billion, or 8% of the UK’s total food and drink spend.

3 September 2025

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3 December 2024

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9 April 2020

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