Consumer Kosher Articles
Greek Yogurt Bars
Unilever, under their Yasso brand, recently added 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 snack market remains strong. A Market Snapshot According […]
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 […]
Combat Rising Egg Prices
Egg prices are spiking. Millions of birds are being lost to the avian flu, causing an egg shortage. The Associated Press reported that in January, a dozen eggs reached an average price of $4.95. There are alternatives, however, that can bind and leaven foods just like eggs. They’re cheap and likely exist in your kitchen […]
The Fiber Factor
GLP-1, weight loss, glucose stability and gut fortification are words that are abuzz in the food and healthcare industry. A common denominator among all four is that fiber intake can help actualize them. Regarding GLP-1, a hormone activated by fiber to promote insulin production, Bay State Milling, an OU kosher-certified company, has made advancements in […]
Speaking to the LA Mashgiach
Los Angeles has been on the mind of many, and we wanted to check in with our LA mashgiach, Rabbi Binyomin Kaplan. We got a sense of the situation, an understanding into the type of plants he inspects, the retelling of two anecdotes about how plant personnel at a Coca-Cola plant told him not to […]
Let’s Talk Kashrus: Kosher Can, Treife Plan?
What can be wrong with canned corn? All the ingredients are kosher. Let’s listen to Rabbi Mordechai Stareshefsky a Rabbinic Coordinator at the OU as he explains some potential issues with the most basic food items. This serves as a reminder why one should always ensure that there is a good hechsher on everything they […]
In the Frozen Aisle
OU Kosher certifies an extensive repertoire of popular frozen food products. The frozen food market has been in the news lately, with Conagra releasing its second annual Future of Frozen Food 2025 report. Notable findings included a desire among millennials and Gen Zers for high-quality, restaurant-style at-home meals, a general craving for global and […]
A Taste of Pastry
Rabbinical Coordinator (RC) Rabbi Yisroel Bendelstein commented about the macaron, “…it’s the new trendy OU-D kosher pastry.” Le Macaron French Pastries, one of the companies he works with as their Rabbinical Coordinator, specializes in crafting these dazzling, melt-in-your-mouth treats. Though similar to the macaroon in a few aspects, the macaron stands out for its sophisticated […]
Speaking With OU Kosher’s Shanghai-Based Mashgiach
Though OU Kosher’s headquarters is in Beijing, Rabbi Mordechai Grunberg, the thirty-year OU Kosher mashgiach in China, resides in Shanghai. However, his travels take him across the country. In one of my first correspondences with Rabbi Grunberg, he was taking a train from Shanghai to Hefei (the central part of Anhui Province in China). He […]