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A Kosher Formula
I have heard it said that running a successful kosher program is as easy as PIE: Products, Ingredients and Equipment. One must keep an updated schedule B (products) an updated schedule A (ingredients) and have a proper system for keeping track of the kosher/pareve status of equipment. I would like to add another interpretation to this wise adage. Running a successful kosher program is as easy as π (as in 3.14159…).
RICH VITAMINS RECEIVES OU KOSHER CERTIFICATION FOR MULTIVITAMINS AND MINERAL PRODUCTS
Rich Vitamins, makers of alternaVites and alternaVites Kids, has received kosher certification for its multivitamin and mineral products from the Orthodox Union, the world’s largest and most respected kosher certification…
IT’S A SMALL WORLD: RAV BELSKY’S WEBCAST SHIUR VASTLY APPRECIATED BY KOLLEL AUDIENCE IN AUSTRALIA
Rav Yisroel Belsky, OU Kosher halachic posek, is an extremely soft-spoken man, but through the wonders of modern communications, his voice and image carried 10,300 miles as he conducted the…
OU KOSHER CELEBRATES 200TH ISSUE OF THE DAF HAKASHRUS, 20 YEARS IN THE MAKING
Twenty years in the making, the Orthodox Union Kashrut Division this month is celebrating the 200th issue of The Daf HaKashrus — its highly technical newsletter for OU Rabbinic Field…
Peru Revisited: A Rabbi’s Second Trip Opens New Horizons for Himself and OU Companies
If a picture is worth a thousand words, actually visiting a place, interacting with the people and seeing what they do and how first-hand is transcendental. Recently, I had the privilege of making my second trip to Peru. The purpose? To better understand the country and the business environment so that the OU can best service both current and potential kosher clients. To that end, I met with several Peruvian firms and also spent critical time with Mr. Sandro Monteblanco (the OU Business Liaison in Peru – featured in the last BTUS), as well as members of the local Jewish community.
