How to Source Halal Chicken for Your Ontario Restaurant or Catering Business

Ontario’s food service market is one of the most culturally diverse in the world. For a growing number of restaurant owners, caterers, banquet hall operators, and institutional food programs in the GTA and across the province, halal certification isn’t a niche requirement. It’s the baseline that determines whether you can serve a significant portion of your community.

What Halal Certification Actually Requires

Halal certification for poultry goes well beyond the slaughter process. A genuinely certified product requires documented compliance throughout the entire supply chain — from how the birds are raised and what they’re fed, through slaughter and processing, to how the finished product is stored, handled, and shipped. Cross-contamination with non-halal products at any point compromises the certification.

When evaluating a halal chicken supplier, ask for their certification documentation — not just a verbal claim. A reputable supplier provides it without hesitation. Ask which certifying body issued it. Recognized bodies in Canada include HMA Canada, ISNA Canada, and IFANCC. These organizations audit facilities and maintain public directories of certified suppliers.

D&D Poultry’s Halal Certification

D&D Poultry is halal-certified. We’ve supplied halal chicken to restaurants, catering companies, and institutional food programs across Ontario for decades. Our Toronto facility maintains the certifications, documentation, and processes required to back that claim at any audit. We’re also HACCP-certified since 2006, which means the food safety protocols that protect halal integrity are built into our entire production system.

Products Available for Halal Food Service

Our full food service line is halal-certified — including Kafta, Chicken Shawarma and Gyros, Chicken Souvlaki, Pork Souvlaki, Lamb Souvlaki, Tandoori Chicken Skewers, Chicken Satays, Stuffed Chicken Breast, Breaded Chicken Tenders and Cutlets, Chicken Fajita, Chicken Wings, Chicken Burger, Chicken Bites, Pulled Chicken, Jerk Chicken, Chicken Meatballs, Chicken Sauté, Mediterranean Chicken Breast, and Chicken Breast in food service formats. Diced, Sliced, and Fully Cooked Chicken formats are also available.

For independent restaurant and catering inquiries, contact Darko Janovski at darko@ddpoultry.com or 416-609-9300. For large chain restaurant and institutional accounts, D&D Poultry is represented by McCormack Bourrie Sales & Marketing, our Concord, Ontario food broker partner with over thirty years of experience across Ontario’s food service industry.