Kosher Trends
Thymly Products: Baking Clean Ingredients and Customer-First Culture
Founded in 1967, Thymly Products is a third-generation, family-owned company based in Maryland that provides functional ingredients for the baking industry—including dough conditioners, baking powders, flavors, and more. All of their products are business-to-business and intended for further processing, not consumer-ready use. Today, Thymly is turning its focus to one of the most pressing issues […]
Navigating the Food Dye Ban: OU Kosher Certified Companies Lead with Natural Alternatives
Recent regulatory shifts in the U.S. food industry, driven by health concerns over synthetic dyes, are reshaping how companies approach food coloring. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced plans to phase out eight artificial dyes by the end of 2026, following the ban on Red No. 3, which must be removed from food […]
Pioneering Clean-Label Grain-Free Foods: The Story of Grain Zero
Discover Grain Zero, a pioneer in gluten-free & grain-free foods. Learn how they revolutionized gut-friendly snacks & baking ingredients 20+ years ago.
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 […]
Whole Foods 2025 Trend Forecast and Matching OU Kosher Products
Whole Foods Market has unveiled its 2025 food trend predictions, spotlighting global flavors, sustainable practices, and nutrient-rich innovations. These trends harmonize with the growing range of OU kosher-certified products, underscoring how kosher certification aligns with modern consumer demands. This alignment offers food manufacturers opportunities to innovate while expanding into diverse markets such as halal, vegan, […]
OU Kosher Adds Two New Options to Consumer Product Search Website
Dairy Equipment and Yoshon Categories Offered in Response to Community Requests Of the hundreds of weekly queries OU (Orthodox Union) Kosher fields from consumers via its Kosher Hotline and Webbe Rebbe forum, the most popular centers on Oreo cookies. “The most frequently asked shaila in America is whether Oreos are dairy, pareve, or simply made with […]
Sustainable and Smart Packaging Solutions
In a green and smart economy, food and beverage companies are looking for sustainable and technology-based solutions for packaging. Nestle and Mars, two OU kosher-certified companies, are heavily invested in sustainability, especially in using recycled plastic and biodegradables in the packaging process. This is reducing a carbon footprint. Smart packaging has entered the market as well. […]
Tailorzyme Tailor-Made Enzyme Solutions for Feeding the World
Tailorzyme, co-founded by Lars Peter Andersen and Bent Piil Pedersen, is based in Denmark and has been in business since 2015. Their focus is on applications where an enzymatic solution will bring value to their customers and benefit society by more efficiently using raw materials and improving the impact on the environment. In some […]
FIT Gelatins and Kosher Bovine Collagen
FIT (Food Industry Technology) Gelatins, founded by David Holzer, is North America’s largest supplier of verifiable kosher gelatin and has been OU Kosher certified since 1993. In addition to kosher gelatin FIT Gelatins also produces OU Kosher certified collagen powder which is produced using enzymes. Their products derived from kosher fish and the hides of […]
Vegetarian Casings
In an exciting development, certain vegetarian casings from Europe are now OU kosher-certified. This will allow kosher-producing hot dog companies and consumers to avoid casings that are usually made of collagen, which are proteins extracted from cow hides that weren’t slaughtered properly. If slaughtered properly, then the collagen from the cow hides would be kosher, […]