Company Profiles
Dolly (Madison) Kosher Ice Cream Production
Ice Cream Is An Age-Old Dessert Favorite. Historical annals and popular anecdotes date the invention or discovery of ice cream (or something like it!) back thousands of years.
At Dreyer’s They Know, OU is the Symbol that Sells
Earning the prized packaging symbol declaring OU kosher certification can be a daunting challenge and a rigorous process for a business as complex as Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, Inc. At Dreyer’s, the product line is extensive, the ingredient list is long, suppliers are many, and products are made at six plants in five states. But Dreyer’s knows that once it has earned the right to apply the OU symbol to its packaging, consumers will take note. And, when consumers take note, so too do grocery stores buyers.
Hoffman Chocolates: From the Florida Tropics Comes a Really Hot Product
Amid the usual pastel stucco architecture of tropical South Florida, stands a charming Tudor-style building that is home to some of the finest confections in the world. Hoffman’s Chocolates was established in 1975 when Paul Hoffman purchased the furniture and fixtures from Dolly’s, a small candy shop in downtown Lake Worth. After sixteen years as an engineer for Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company, Paul decided to own a business in which he and his family could work together.
V Chocolates: Loving Life as an OU Company
Ron Best has been making fine chocolates for 25 years, and friends say he has chocolate running through his veins. Five years ago, he found himself out of the chocolate business and selling insurance. It didn’t take long for the love of candy-making to pull him back into the business. In late 2004, Ron teamed with some friends and formed V Chocolates, to specialize in fine toffees, caramels and truffles.
Madelaine Chocolates: The Gourmet Chocolate for (OU) Kosher Consumers
For over half a century, Madelaine has been satisfying Americans’ cravings for high quality chocolate with incredibly delicious, premium chocolate, molded into a wide variety of highly detailed, foiled shapes, and a wide assortment of chocolate covered confections.
Endangered Species Chocolate: Tastes Good and Does Good at the Same Time
Endangered Species Chocolate was founded in 1993 in an effort to spread awareness and make a positive impact on the growing number of plant and animal species disappearing from the Earth. This company’s mission, to produce high-quality kosher chocolate made with the finest ethically traded, shade-grown cocoa and all-natural ingredients, fuels its philanthropic commitment to contribute ten percent of net profits to help support species, habitat and humanity.
Salmones Multiexport & Aquafarms International
Salmones Multiexport is a salmon farming company located in beautiful Puerto Montt, Chile, where the landscape consists of towering snow-capped volcanoes, beautiful crystal clear glacier-fed lakes, and impressive and expansive fjords. Not only is this location awe-inspiring in beauty, but it is also ideal for rearing salmon and steelhead. The Puerto Montt area has become the world’s mecca for farmed salmon. The ideal water conditions and currents provide the perfect environment to grow healthy and robust fish.
An RC Explores The Lifestyles of Chilean Salmon, or, How are You Going to Keep Them Down on the Farm
As the wave of healthy eating pervades American consumers, even the most entrenched in their bags of junk food have begun to take notice of the trend. Among the foods our couch-potato society has begun to more actively incorporate in its diet is fish, particularly salmon. As such, news reports have highlighted the differences between wild and farmed salmon
Dettling Swiss Kirsch: A Cherry Brandy to Savor for Purity and the OU Symbol
In 1867, Franz-Xaver Dettling established a trading company in Brunnen, Switzerland specializing in Italian wines and operating a distilling plant for mountain cherries from Central Switzerland. Dettling’s business quickly became successful.
Building on a Great Relationship: Dean Foods Northeast Discovers the Joys of Consolidation
The company describes itself as proud to be in the business of enhancing and enriching the lives of its consumers. The fact that the OU shares these noble goals explains the Dean Foods Northeast Region and the OU’s consummate connection.
