Halloumi hailed as export saviour

During the past decade, halloumi exports have increased tenfold to reach a whopping €284 mln and are expected to rise further, thus becoming a steady pillar of the island’s economic growth. Speaking at the Alambra Dairies’ ultra-modern fresh milk production line, President Nikos Christodoulides praised the company’s 40-year path from a humble beginning and persistence to improve and employ modern methods and advanced technologies. He said the government will support such progressive industries that employ hundreds on-site and at least 400 smaller farmers and milk producers. This should be music to the ears of businesses struggling to cope wi…