Ummah Foods

Infobox Company
name = Ummah Foods

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genre = halal foods
foundation = 2004
founder = Khalid Sharif
location_city = Ilford, Essex [http://www.alibaba.com/company/10337522.html Ummah Foods Limited] Alibaba.com]
location_country = United Kingdom
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area_served = United Kingdom
key_people = Managing Director Khalid Sharif
industry = chocolate candy manufacturer
products = Ummah Caramel Chocolate,
Ummah Orange Chocolate
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num_employees = 5 - 10 People
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homepage = [http://www.ummahfoods.com www.ummahfoods.com]
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[http://www.ummahfoods.com Ummah Foods] established in 2004 is a UK manufacturer of Halal Chocolates. This follows a process where no alcohols, or animals fats are used in the manufacturing process, packaging or ingredients. The company was also given the name CHOCHALAL in the Daily Mirror coverage of Ramadan 2004 [Sayid, R: "Chochalal", "Daily Mirror", October 20 2004] .

It was founded by its current Managing Director Khalid Sharif and has manufactured two products. A caramel chocolate bar called Ummah Caramel Chocolate, and an Orange Chocolate bar called Ummah Orange Chocolate. The owner has been called the Muslim Willy Wonka in Muslim newspapers and magazines. [Khan, S: "Islamic Times", October 2006] .

It is a community focused company and has supported organisations such as the [http://www.lsx.org.uk/ London Sustainability Exchange] and Muslim Youth Helpline.

It was the winner of the Muslim News Awards - Ummul Mu'minin Khadijah award for excellence in enterprise in 2007. [ [http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/awards/index.php?page=winnersnew "The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2007"] , "The Muslim News", Accessed September 25 2007]

Green References

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References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5313554.stm "Halal chocolate arrives at Tesco"] , "BBC News", September 4 2006. Accessed October 2 2007.
* [http://www.talkingretail.com/news/6552/Asda-goes-halal-for-Ramadan.ehtml "Asda goes halal for Ramadan"] , "TalkingRetail.com", September 13 2007. Accessed October 2 2007.
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/food/Story/0,,2080536,00.html "What's going wrong with our food?"] , "Guardian Newspaper", May 16 2007. Accessed October 2 2007.
* [http://www.bdafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2210&Itemid=5822 "Why Halal label is critical for major exporters"] , "Business Daily Africa", July 31 2007. Accessed October 2 2007.
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2007/05/30/choc_video_feature.shtml "The sweet taste of Halal"] , "BBC London", June 1 2007. Accessed October 2 2007.
* [http://search.ft.com/nonFtArticle?id=050811000839 "Muslims offer a new Mecca for marketers"] , "Financial Times", August 11 2005. Accessed October 2 2007.
* [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,,2156215,00.html "Meet the sons and daughters of invention"] , "Observer Newspaper", August 26 2007. Accessed October 2 2007.
* [http://www.themuslimweekly.com/fullstoryview.aspx?NewsID=E89BC60F8400274C888A98B8&MENUID=COMMENT&DESCRIPTION=Comments "For God and country?"] , "The Muslim Weekly", Accessed October 2 2007.
* [http://www.ase.org.uk/htm/homepage/notes_news/september-06/stem.pdf "BERR"] "Supporting Science", Accessed September 302007
* [http://www.thamesgatewaybusinessawards.co.uk/newbusinessawards/finalists.aspx "Businessman of the Year"] "Thames Gateway Business Awards", Accessed October 22007