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Monsey, NY…The Pathmark store on Route 59 is one of the highest volume stores in the country. This, despite the presence of several large independent kosher grocers in the community. On March 8th, the store will sponsor its annual Kosher Fair in advance of the Purim and Passover holidays. The store is expecting some

New York…Retailers throughout the country are hoping that kosher food sales for the upcoming Passover holiday (eve of April 8th through April 16th) will at least match last year, although there is apprehension over the effects of the recession. One Queens retailer was already told by a customer that she would only have 8

Chicago…Kashrus officials are set to gather in West Palm Beach next Sunday February 22nd to discuss a host of issues, particularly those faced by local Vaadim (kashrus committees). The event, coordinated by Rabbi Sholem Fishbane, Executive Director of the Association of Kashrus Organizations (AKO), will deliberate on

Brooklyn, NY…Estelle, who lives in Southern Jersey, customarily visits her aging mother in Flatbush on Sundays. But since the Pomegranate opened last August, she makes the weekly detour to the nation’s leading upscale kosher supermarket. In her shopping cart was a variety of better cuts of kosher beef along with an

New York…Kosher manufacturers and distributors still see Jews who observe kashrus at any level as the “engine that drives the kosher market.” The comments were in reaction to the widely publicized findings of the Mintel Research Organizations that 13% of Americans consume kosher products with the majority not being

New York…The action by the Orthodox Union (OU) to withdraw its certification from the Peanut Corporation of America did not come as a surprise to rabbis involved in kashrus. Peanut Corporation owns three peanut-processing plants, in Georgia, Texas and Virginia. A federal investigation into the salmonella outbreak, which

New York…Kosher Today Feature Editor…According to data provided by the Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP), a record 5,360 inmates in federal prisons are receiving kosher meals in all of the FBOP’s 114 facilities across the United States. Of those, 3,268 identify themselves as Jewish. While there have been several

Tel Aviv…Globes reports that Wissotzky Tea is in talks to acquire Unilever Israel’s 51% stake in Beigel and Beigel Foods. The Beigel family owns the rest of the salted snacks maker. Israel’s leading business publication reports that Unilever Israel wants to quit the savory snacks business. The Beigel family has no

New York…More than 700 wine and food connoisseurs are expected to fill the Metropolitan Pavilion in Lower Manhattan on Monday as Royal Wines (manufacturers of Kedem wines and juices) repeats its “Kosher Food & Wine Experience” for the third time in as many years. The event has become a showcase for the leader in

Oxnard, CA…Herzog Kosher Wines is holding its second annual international food and wine festival on February 18. The Wine Cellars located in Oxnard, California will be hosting winemakers from around the globe. Chef Todd Aarons, in charge of the Wine Cellars kosher gourmet restaurant Tierra Sur will be providing an