March 25, 2008

We heard some great news from kosher retailers that Purim sales soared this year and now it's on to Passover...We also take a look at the rapidly growing kosher frozen category, especially Passover, which is also the theme of My Sixth Sense column...A new report shows how Israel is benefiting from the soaring demand for kosher...So why do Jews like Asian foods?...Kosher travelers have more choices on trips to Israel...Kashrus agencies step up their education in advance of the upcoming Passover holiday...A startling statement by an OU rabbi on how precise increasers can mean cutting corners, which the rabbis are obviously watching...A new kosher restaurant in Kazakhstan...Eda Kram looks back at Purim with a new product on the shelf that may linger.

Menachem Lubinsky
Editor-in-Chief