Tesco, the UK’s largest supermarket retailer, has announced it is to stock a halal range for barbecues.
It will sell seven frozen chicken and lamb barbeque dishes with plans to add more to the range next year.
Only last month Tesco opened its fourth halal meat counter at its Hodge Hill store in Birmingham.
Tesco ethnic food buying manager Steve Ewels said: “It's estimated there are two million Muslims living in the UK but until now there's never been a dedicated Halal barbeque range. Now we've put that right.
“We know there is a growing demand for halal food so for us it is a natural move to offer a barbeque range.'”
The launch is in line with a general move by restaurant chains such as McDonald's, KFC, and Nando's plus Subway to offer halal food.
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