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Tel Aviv…Osem’s popular Kosher for Passover line of cakes is back this year with the addition of chocolate-coconut brownies. The new flavor joins the other cakes in the series: marble, chocolate, chocolate chips, and nuts. According to last year’s data, Osem owns almost half of the market share in the cake category.

Jerusalem…The Histadrut Trade Federation’s Consumer Authority has found that people are buying less but spending more wisely. 56.3 percent of the consumers who were polled said they have had to scale back. The Geocartography Institute survey for the Consumer Authority polled 500 adults and over half said they are

New York…Kosher food manufacturers are hoping that many of the new products that they are introducing will help drive sales this Passover (eve of April 8th through the 16th) despite the recession. According to kosher food sources, more than 400 new products will be introduced, ranging from LaRomme’s “white bread”

New York…While some hotels are already sold out for the upcoming Passover season (eve of April 8th through the 16th), most hotels with a Passover program are still hoping for a last minute surge, KosherToday has learned. Entrepreneurs of the $100 million Passover hotel business are concerned about the ramifications of

New York…There will be no Bartons products this Passover, KosherToday has learned, amid fears that Bartons will be the victim of mounting financial troubles at Cherrydale Farms in Allentown, Pa. Salesman and brokers of the coveted chocolate products that were first introduced in 1938 by Stephen Klein were distraught over

New York…The Royal Wine Corporation’s 2009 Kosher Food & Wine Experience in Manhattan’s Metropolitan Pavilion on February 23rd was a demonstration of just how far kosher food and wine had progressed. It featured many of the best varieties from Israel and across the world. International wine makers and

New York…Peter Callahan likes to believe that he has introduced a new dimension to kosher catering, a fact that is hard to argue when you see his artistry in presenting kosher food at events like Bar Mitzvahs and other major affairs. Under the supervision of the OK Kosher Certification, Callahan’s PCK Catering is

New York…An unprecedented array of new kosher wines for Passover will offer consumers a plethora of choices for the holiday. In its annual Passover wine review, KosherToday found new wines to fit almost every budget. The Herzog family is marking its legendary kosher winemaking by introducing a special limited offering of

Brooklyn…Teenagers visiting Brooklyn for Shabbat were treated to a tour of Schick’s Bakery, where each one of the youngsters left with a box of Schick’s Hamantachen. The tour guide was owner Chaim Braunfeld on a breather before tackling the hectic Passover

New York…The 3rd annual Simply Manischewitz Cook-Off on February 13th was for the company more than a promotional event. Held at the Marriott Hotel in New York City’s Times Square, the event, say Manischewitz officials, is designed to demonstrate that its products, and kosher food in general, are high-quality,