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It’s Cott to Be Good if the Beverage is OU Kosher
Today’s consumer is flooded with beverage choices. Is it that standard refreshing cola, tart lemon-lime or that sweet orange-flavored soda you are looking for? Perhaps it’s the New-Age fortified, vitamin-enriched waters or a sports drink. The choices are endless. However, the one word most consumers recognize about a beverage is if it’s “kosher.” Kosher is also used as a term indicating “its high quality!”
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Cabot Quality Gets Stronger with OU Kosher Cheese
Kosher has its roots in Judaism, but its future has a much broader audience, as the term has come to be synonymous with quality. And in today’s America, with food safety recalls occurring on what seems to be a regular basis, many Americans are turning to well-recognized kosher certifiers such as the Orthodox Union for the reassurance they need to once again have faith in their food supply.
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ESP at DSP? How a State of the Art Automated System Revolutionized Dairy Processing
In the farm country of Reading, PA, a kosher wonder has been born. Created with what can only be termed “Kosher Intelligent Design,” Dietrich's Specialty Processing, LLC has sharpened and reshaped the cutting edge of kosher systems, setting an example that is hard to match.
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From the President’s Desk: How Dietrich’s Dairy Became DSP
The Dietrich family started in the milk business in 1926 as Dietrich’s Dairy, a retail fluid milk products company. From that starting point, Dietrich’s Milk Products (DMP) was formed in 1952 to make milk powders. In 1969, Dietrich’s Dairy operations were discontinued and the family continued to own and operate DMP through 1998, at which point it was reorganized as an LLC (limited-liability company) with two large dairy cooperatives as equal partners with the family.
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Two years ago in this column, I wrote about the continued upsurge in “kosher consciousness,” particularly among non-Jews. Kosher products, I noted, were increasingly being sought by Muslims and Seventh-Day Adventists with religious dietary restrictions similar to kosher, by those with dietary health issues such as lactose intolerance, and by millions of ordinary consumers who regard the OU symbol as an assurance of wholesomeness and quality.
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Dear Rabbi, How Do You Make Kosher Wine?
The Orthodox Union receives many inquiries about certification of wine. This is a typical response, as written by Rabbi Nahum Rabinowitz, Senior Rabbinic Coordinator.
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Everything’s Popping! (With the OU and Popcorn)
According to www.popcorn.org, Americans consume in excess of 17 billion quarts of popped popcorn annually – or about 54 quarts for every man, woman and child. The world’s primary popcorn producing region is the Midwestern United States and an entire food industry has grown up around it. Why is popcorn so popular? Because it is nutritional, versatile and delicious! Popcorn is an easily prepared whole grain snack. Without butter or other additions, popcorn is about 31 – 55 calories per cup. It goes with almost anything, and can accept a wide variety of flavor enhancements. Today, you don’t have to do much work to enjoy this treat. While of course one can still purchase raw popcorn and either air or oil pop it, microwave popcorn has become ubiquitous. In fact, the first test of the microwave on food in the 1940’s was popcorn. By the 1990’s this product niche had over $240 million in sales. And while salt and butter remain the most popular flavors, today’s marketplace is full of gourmet popcorns -- and not only caramel. There are cheese flavors, chocolate covered, nut balls and new flavor trends like jalapeno, too.
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At Harlan: The Pursuit of Growth with Grains, Granola and the OU
