Consumer Kosher Articles
AI’s Continuing Influence on the Food Industry
AI continues to give food manufacturers an edge in the marketplace. New developments are constantly emerging. Whether it involves collecting detailed weather reports, generating creative branding strategies, allowing employees throughout the organization to interface and have real-time data, monitoring food safety, or saving on transportation, AI is bringing efficiency and savings to the industry. Five […]
Mason Jar Ice Cream
Many have a strong affection for ice cream. Though it can be bought in shops and stores, it can also be made at home. Taking the homemade route adds a sense of adventure and a signature experience. With a few ingredients and a mason jar, it’s quite simple to make. Flavorful inserts and toppings can […]
The Pineapple Hack
Summer is the time to refresh, and there’s a hack that can introduce you to an easy, hassle-free way to enjoy your pineapple. Just imagine if you could slightly pull at one circular protrusion sticking out of a pineapple and have a ready-made piece come out. Would you do it? If so, there’s a hack […]
Celebrity Brands Embrace OU Kosher Certification as Mainstream Market Strategy
The Latest Celebrity Launch Khloé Kardashian’s new protein popcorn line, Khloud, hit Target shelves last month with OU Kosher certification featured alongside its other “better-for-you” credentials—marking the latest celebrity brand to embrace kosher as a mainstream selling point. Kardashian, known for her role on Keeping Up with the Kardashians and various business ventures like Good […]
Dairy Creativity
How ironic that a commentator’s observation relating to why we eat dairy on Shavuos gives context to a trending dairy industry practice. He notes that milk from the cow, unlike meat, can only be attained if the cow is alive. Meat, however, can only be attained after slaughter. It may be said, therefore, that milk’s […]
Meat Wars
On May 15, 1902, Jewish women from the Lower East Side forever changed the kosher meat industry. Through collective protest against high kosher meat prices, brought about by inflated wholesale rates from the Beef Trust in Chicago, they ultimately succeeded in lowering prices for thousands of Jews in New York. This war waged by Jewish […]
Addressing Food Tariffs
As a White House Fact Sheet indicates, Canada and Mexico are now being taxed at 25% on certain food items. Fortunately, under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), agricultural products are fully exempt from these tariffs. In addition to taxed goods from Mexico and Canada, price increases can be seen on other items such as seafood, coffee, […]
Greek Yogurt Bars
Snacking giant Unilever, under its Yasso brand, recently added OU-D yogurt bars with whole fruit to its previous lineup of high-protein frozen snacks. The updates in this arena speak to what’s trending in the snack space: health, convenience, and on-the-go consumption. Though the economy has been somewhat in flux, the healthy snacks market remains strong. […]
Rivky Kleiman Talks New OU Kosher Products, Recipes From Her Newly Published Cookbook, Simply Pesach & Beyond, and Mashgiach Appreciation
We did a write-up in the past on Rivky Kleiman’s OU kosher-certified spice line, known as “Recipe in a Bottle,” and her Simply cookbook. Recently, we had a conversation relating to her latest products and third cookbook, Simply Pesach & Beyond. All the recipes are gluten-free and can be used year-round, in addition to Pesach. […]
Feastables, fastest growing global chocolate brand, is becoming OU Kosher certified
Worldwide rollout of new kosher chocolate products to take place over coming months Feastables, the global snacking company founded in 2022, by YouTube creator and influencer Jimmy Donaldson (better known as MrBeast), has completed the kosher certification process for the production of its chocolate products. The kosher certification was supervised by OU Kosher. Since February […]