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Totowa, NJ… Cibo Vita “Food for Life,” which prides itself in creating better-for-you snacks as well as snacks that define health-conscious indulgence, presented unique innovations, under its BeHonest and Nature’s Garden brands. A Sampling of Nature’s Garden innovations Include: Nut and Fruit

“Don’t look at the prices now; you might have indigestion,” warned the husband as his wife glanced at the right column with its inflated prices. “Two weeks ago, I ordered the same dish and paid $2.50 less. ‘ “Our meat costs went up 17% in just the last few weeks,” said the

Chicago…Let’s Talk Kosher is the name of a new newsletter published by the Association of Kashrus Organizations (AKO). It includes many contemporary topics and features articles from renowned kashrus experts. In just a few short months, it is already popular in many shuls. Some of the topics include restocking

Secaucus, NJ… When Kosherfest 2022 opens its doors on November 8^th it will include both food and nonfood companies who say that the show puts them in direct contact with the lucrative kosher market. Mike Pascuzzi, Sales Manager for ACRadioCom has been coming to Kosherfest since 2016 and is very much looking forward

Brussels…The latest attempts by the Europeans to ban kosher and halal slaughter of animals have failed. An anti scheitia bill in Brussels, the seat of the European Union and the only region of Belgium where the practice is still legal, was defeated. A European rabbi told Kosher Today that the Europeans will keep

London…Jews were never heavily into alcohol consumption, say the experts, at least not since the days of the Babylonian Talmud when good wines were part of almost every meal. Kedem is credited with having transformed what was largely a dominant sacramental wines market in the US into a robust premier kosher wines

Brooklyn…Throughout the baby formula shortage, Malka paid a hefty price for kosher baby formula that was being sold by a local woman in her basement. She was hoping that the Israeli manufactured Materna would be available by now, especially since she had heard on radio that the FDA was allowing more imported baby

Teaneck, NJ…By all accounts the number of unauthorized kosher symbols has declined in the  past few years, although it has not disappeared entirely. A high-profile case reminds kosher consumers that despite improvements, unauthorized uses of kosher symbols still exist. The Kof-K kosher certification agency is

Monticello…The Catskill Mountains are no longer what Jews used to refer to as the “Borscht Belt.” Many of the hotels that catered to Jews like the Concord, Grossinger’s and Pines are now part of a  history that defined the culture of Jewish immigrants in the early part of the 20^th Century. To

New York…Reuben has always made sure to dine out at least once a week with his wife, son and two daughters. But these days the tab has gone up so much he is slowly transitioning into a barbecue dad, officiating on his Weber grill instead at least one night a week. According to several kosher supermarkets they too