NAGOYA, Japan -- Japanese ice cream and confectionery purveyor Imuraya Group looks to leverage a halal-certified production facility in Malaysia to market to Muslim consumers elsewhere in Southeast Asia, and eventually the Middle East, President Yasuki Onishi told Nikkei.
The company, known for products like its signature Azuki bar -- ice cream bars that contain sweet red bean paste -- looks to offer "made-in-Japan items that can't be found locally," Onishi said.
