Our big news story involves a rather interesting reduction in the number of kosher products offered by Beech-Nut and we've got both the consumer and company reaction...A well-known grocer is jumping on the big kosher bandwagon...Despite hints of change, Matzoh continues to be the leading loss leader for the nations' supermarkets...A kosher website is in the midst of a rather odd celebration and is a leading source of kashrus alerts...Imagine shipping Matzohs back to Egypt (that's where it all started!)...There's an added benefit to buying the dark grape juice this Passover...Israel's food industry is poised for a record profitable Passover...Our Here and There has you cooking on the OU Website, looks at pre-holiday credit card purchases in Israel, the Alon Group still eyes acquiring a US supermarket, and  there's good news from Israel's hoteliers despite last summer's War...Eda Kram has a rather exciting new line of convenient hot lunches in her New Product Showcase...Reminder that there will be no issue the week of April 9th (Passover).

 

Menachem Lubinsky
Editor-in-Chief