Case Studies
Kosher Chocolate Mystery and an OU Rabbi
I once visited a U.S. company that manufactured both dairy and pareve kosher-certified chocolate. This is what the process looked like. They start off putting dry, powdered ingredients like sugar and cocoa powder through a refiner, which is a series of rollers that crush the powder to make it even finer, each successive roller grinding […]
Ethanol: From Corn to Kosher Vinegar
The Midwest is known as the breadbasket of America, thanks to its endless fields of grains. Omaha-based Green Plains Inc., which makes corn-based products, was founded in 2004 and is now the fourth largest ethanol fuel producer in North America, with 11 plants in Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Tennessee, Indiana and Nebraska. With such a large […]
Going for the Goji
Around 10 years ago, then an electrical and general contractor, Tibor Fischl designed a retractable greenhouse and agricultural growing system. Figuring he had to put something into it to show how it would work, he looked for nutritious plants and came upon the goji berry. Originally brought to the United States in the 19th century […]
Eat The Change: Snack to the Future
Eat the Change creates healthy chef-crafted snacks, including its latest offering, OU Kosher-certified Cosmic Carrot Chews. Co-founder Seth Goldman who also co-founded Honest Tea wanted kosher certification to expand the product’s reach. “What we eat has the single biggest impact on the planet of any of our daily actions,” says Seth Goldman, co-founder and CEO […]
SOS Co-packing Solutions Sees Every Product and Customer as Unique
SOS Co-packing Solutions considers itself a strategic partner and an extension of its customer’s team offering complete services from regulatory expertise to packaging, branding and ingredient sourcing. SOS sees each request as unique and takes the time to analyze process and presentation in formulating a plan that meets the customer’s specific goals and objectives. SOS […]
Tulkoff Food Products: 4 Generations of Food Products and Co-Packing Services
Tulkoff Food Products is a 4th generation family firm which began in Baltimore, Maryland in the early 1930s. Brothers Phil, Alec and Michael Tulkoff are 3rd generation. Their grandparents Harry and Lena Tulkoff began with a small grocery in Baltimore, Maryland before specializing in horseradish and then sauces. In 1959, Horseradish, was their first product certified by OU Kosher. Their father, the late Marty Tulkoff, expanded the firm in the late […]
Steuben Foods and Elmhurst Dairy – Co-Packing Liquids in the Northeast
Steuben Foods, based near Buffalo, is America’s leading aseptic food and beverage manufacturer – making long shelf-life products requiring no refrigeration until opened. From dairy – particularly fluid milk and yogurt – roots, we Steuben has grown with the industry, their customers, and their own innovative disposition. What was the first Elmhurst product that […]
A Look at ProChile
ProChile(*), the Trade Promotion Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile provides a wide range of services for national exporters, such as high quality information systems; supporting their participation in some of the most important international trade shows; and programs specifically designed to develop export capacities.
Kosherizing an Agglomerator: They Said It Couldn’t Be Done. They Were Wrong.
One of the complex pieces of equipment used in the food industry today is the agglomerator. This machine is unique because of its high level of versatility, allowing for its many and varied functions. Through the application of dry heat and liquid spray, the agglomerator will effect physical and chemical changes to the texture of the product. The agglomeration process helps to produce a wide range of products: From medicinal herbs to dairy drink mixes, among the kosher products, and chondroitin and glucosamine, among the non-kosher items.
No Surprise at Symrise: OU Certification is an Important Part of Business at one of the Leading Makers of Fragrances and Flavorings
Today’s consumers are increasingly demanding food that, in addition to tasting good, is also healthy and affordable. This poses a tremendous challenge to the food industry – a challenge that becomes still more sophisticated when kosher requirements are introduced into the equation.