Al Islami, one of the most popular halal food brands in the United Arab Emirates, is planning to expand its chain of fast food chicken restaurants into the UK and France in an attempt to tap into the booming halal market in Europe.
The first halal restaurants are expected to open in early 2011, with managing director of the company, Saleh Abdullah Lootah, stating "We’ll be launching in the UK and France very soon, either the end of the year, or early 2011. We’ll be offering the chain as a franchise… I think the France deal will be closing very soon."