It’s the Nine Days (of mourning for the destruction of the Temple) but we’ve got chock full of news from the world of kosher…With all the store and restaurant closings, we’re thrilled to report that many more independent kosher supermarkets are slated to open in the next 18 months…The sale of kosher wine and spirits has taken a hit due to Covid…It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Moshe Semel, an iconic figure in the kosher community…Kosher restaurants are not happy with the Covid-19 protocols particularly because they feel they are in the best position to enforce the guidelines…Where have the advertising dollars gone during Covid? For Royal Wines, into digital marketing…Eda Kram has a heart-tucker as developmentally disabled built a kosher gift business at Kosherfest… Kosher retailers want you to wear a mask when you shop and to social distance, but can they enforce? Heard about the kosher boxes? Some actually have good food…In My Sixth Sense, I was shocked to learn that Passover operators are worried about…2021??…Eda Kram in her New Product Showcase covers breaded salmon cubes.

Menachem Lubinsky
Editor-in-Chief