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Is Frankie & Benny's Halal?

It depends on what the label says.

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Frankie & Benny's, the UK Italian-American restaurant chain, answers 'Do you serve Halal-Certified meat/poultry?' in its FAQ: 'We use poultry sourced through our approved supply chain, which is Halal-certified.' The answer links to Big Table Group's food policy, which says all products from Halal-certified suppliers must come from animals that are pre-stunned before slaughter.

Next step Frankie & Benny's says its poultry comes from a Halal-certified supply chain, and the Big Table Group food policy it links to requires Halal-certified animals to be stunned before slaughter. Its FAQ makes no Halal claim for other meats, so choose chicken or vegetarian dishes, and check stunning against your standard. How to verify
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How to verify

  1. Chicken and other poultry: from a Halal-certified supply chain, per Frankie & Benny's.
  2. Stunning: the linked Big Table Group policy requires Halal-certified animals to be pre-stunned; HMC doesn't accept that, HFA does.
  3. Beef and other meats: no Halal claim.
  4. Ask about shared grills and fryers if that matters to you.

Quick checks

  • Poultry: Halal-certified.
  • Pre-stunned, per the linked policy.
  • Beef and other meats: no Halal claim.

What decides the answer

  • Poultry

    Halal-certified supply chain, per Frankie & Benny's

  • All Halal-certified meat

    pre-stunned, per the linked Big Table Group policy

  • Beef and other meats

    no Halal claim

Why this ruling

Frankie & Benny's is a UK chain of Italian-American restaurants. Its FAQ answers the Halal question for poultry.

The poultry

Asked "Do you serve Halal-Certified meat/poultry?", Frankie & Benny's says: "We use poultry sourced through our approved supply chain, which is Halal-certified."[1] That covers the chicken in its burgers, pastas and grills. It does not name the certifier.

Stunned before slaughter

The answer links to Big Table Group's food policy, which says that "all products sourced from Halal-certified suppliers must come from animals that are pre-stunned prior to slaughter".[2] Certifiers disagree on stunning: HMC and HFA take opposite views, so check which standard you follow.

What isn't covered

The statement is about poultry. It makes no Halal claim for beef burgers or other meats. Bella Italia gives the same answer, word for word, and links to the same policy; see also Las Iguanas.

Where you'll find it

  • Italian-American restaurant dishes in the UK
  • Burgers, pizza, pasta and chicken dishes

Frequently asked questions

Is Frankie & Benny's Halal?
Its poultry is. Frankie & Benny's says its poultry is sourced 'through our approved supply chain, which is Halal-certified'. The FAQ doesn't make that claim for beef or other meats.
Is Frankie & Benny's chicken stunned?
Yes. The Big Table Group food policy that Frankie & Benny's links to says all products from Halal-certified suppliers must come from animals that are pre-stunned before slaughter.
Are Frankie & Benny's burgers Halal?
Its Halal statement covers poultry only. It makes no Halal claim for beef burgers or other meats.

Scholarly view

Halal-certified poultry settles the slaughter question for those who accept stunning, which the linked Big Table Group policy requires for all Halal-certified meat. Certifiers differ here: HMC rejects stunning, while HFA accepts stunning that does not kill. The restaurants are not presented as Halal, and other meats carry no Halal claim.

Sources

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Manufacturer / product

  1. FAQs — Do you serve Halal-Certified meat/poultry?

    Frankie & Benny's Retrieved

    Jurisdiction: United Kingdom

    'Do you serve Halal-Certified meat/poultry? We use poultry sourced through our approved supply chain, which is Halal-certified. You can learn more about our standards in our Food Policy' (linked to Big Table Group's ESG page).

  2. ESG: Planet — Halal Sourcing Commitment

    Big Table Group Retrieved

    Jurisdiction: United Kingdom

    'All products sourced from Halal-certified suppliers must come from animals that are pre-stunned prior to slaughter, in full compliance with UK and EU animal welfare legislation.'

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