Fortitech Holds the Fort in Providing High-Quality, Kosher Nutrient Premixes for Key Industries
So many people today are looking for food and beverage products that offer health benefits beyond ‘fat-free’ and ‘reduced sugar.’ If you go into any supermarket, almost every aisle is filled with products whose labels claim that they address a variety of health conditions ranging from cardiovascular issues — ‘heart healthy nutrients’ — to digestive […]
OU RFR Profile: Rabbi Moshe Bomzer
Rabbi Moshe E. Bomzer has served as spiritual leader of congregations in Hollywood, FL, Toronto, ON and Albany, NY over the past 33 years. He received his rabbinical ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University after pursuing Talmudic studies at Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim in Forest Hills, NY and Jerusalem, as well […]
OU Profile: Rabbi Zvi Goodman
Born in Hartford, CT, Rabbi Howard (Zvi) Goodman was educated at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University, and is a graduate of Yeshiva University. After studying advanced Talmud and Judaic Law in Jerusalem, he received rabbinic ordination from Medrash Hatalmud Tifereth Avrohom Yeshiva in Jerusalem, as well as from a number of […]
OU KOSHER Provides Meals for a Captive Audience
ALBANY, NY – Getting out of prison wasn’t supposed to be this easy. On a sunny spring afternoon, Josh Wildman, mashgiach with the Vaad HaKashruth of the Capital District, locked the door of the room of the Department of Correctional Services Food Production Center facility in Rome, New York and ran the tail of an […]
In the Plain of Spain, an OU Rabbinic Consultant Seeks Out Olives and Other Kosher Products
Spain – the very name evokes images of sunny Mediterranean beaches, Flamenco dancing and bull fighting. For the OU, Spain evokes images of artichokes, olives, fish and a plethora of other kosher food products. Nearly 50 Spanish enterprises turn to us for their kosher certification. The OU has several dedicated field representatives who work in […]
The Olives of Seville: Loreto Specialty Foods S.L. from the South of Spain
The Olives of Seville: Loreto Specialty Foods S.L. from the South of Spain, Supplies OU Certified Olives to Worldwide Market, Including United States
La Morella Nuts Provides Ingredients for Recipes that are Both Tasty and Healthful
La Morella Nuts was established in 1986 to take advantage of the precious raw materials — hazelnuts and almonds — that come to us from our surrounding fields. We are based in a hazelnut region in Reus, Spain, and from the very beginning we have learned how to carefully treat each type, origin and variety […]
Mario ® Camacho Foods Merges Seville with Omaha with Quality and Safety as the Goals
As of January 1, 2008, Mario Olive Company and A. Camacho Inc. joined forces creating a company with even greater capabilities, Mario® Camacho Foods. This privately owned, independent company is a joint venture between Westin Foods of Omaha, Nebraska, a family owned producer of high-quality, value-added protein products in the United States, and Angel Camacho […]
Aceites y Salsas Muela Expands into the Olive Oil Business with Help from the OU
Aceites y Salsas Muela, S.L. is located in a nature reserve in Cordova, Spain. Founded in 1993 by Manuel Muela, the company started out bottling and packaging vinegars and sauces, then following an excellent reception from clients, branched out into olive oil. The olive oil packed by Aceites y Salsas Muela, S.L. is chosen carefully […]
Hydroponics and Greenhouses
One of the greatest challenges in kashrus for Rabanim Hamachshirim today is protecting consumers from tolaim. One method that has become popular, especially in Eretz Yisroel, is to grow vegetables in greenhouses. Also known as glasshouses or hothouses, their objective is to provide a pest-free environment. Farmers working in conjunction with Rabbanim Hamachshirim have successfully perfected this method, which has proven to be an invaluable tool in the fight against tolaim in produce.