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SINGAPORE: For the first time, a local poultry company — HKH
Roast House — has been granted licence to supply halal roast ducks
in Singapore.
’Halal’ means ’permissible’ in Arabic.
Halal ducks have to be slaughtered according to Islamic
specifications, so that Muslims can consume them.
Each duck costs between S$24 and S$28 about the same price as
other ducks in the market.
The halal roast ducks have been made available for a month and
since then, five hotels have placed regular orders for them. They
include Fullerton Hotel, Shangri—la Hotel and Regent Hotel.
The company behind the halal roast ducks has invested about
S$100,000 on its latest product and hopes to see a 20 percent
increase in sales over the next three years.
Joseph Heng, marketing director, HKH Roast House, said: "The
government encourages us to open to the Middle East market, and
nowadays we find that a lot of Middle East nationals come to
Singapore. Moreover, the new generation of Muslims are willing to
acquire a new taste." — CNA/so