Japanese food maker
Imuraya will leave production to its partner,
Sales are slated to begin in June, with three types of ice cream, including its signature product, ice cream bars flavored with "azuki" red-bean paste, eyeing expansion into neighboring countries, a spokesman for the Tsu, Mie Prefecture-based company told NNA.
Imuraya will increase by February the capital of a local subsidiary,
The spokesman said it "would not be very difficult" to qualify for halal certification showing products are permissible under Islamic law, as Polar's plant has already obtained this. (NNA/Kyodo)
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