Today is November 25, 2024 / /
Today is November 25, 2024 / /
FROM BLOOMBERG Brazil’s Crop to Tip Coffee Market Into Shortage, Volcafe Says By Isis Almeida The global coffee market will face a shortage for the first time in three years in 2014-15 as the crop in Brazil, the world’s largest producer, will fall short of its potential, according to Volcafe Ltd. Bean supplies will probably Continue Reading »
FROM THE LO-DOWN (LOWER EAST SIDE OF MANHATTAN NEWS) This afternoon, we spoke with David Zablocki, who’s one of three guys who acquired the legendary Lower East Side business earlier this year. He told us that Rabbi Shmuel Fisherlis will allow Kossar’s to keep its hechsher (kosher certification). Fishelis, who has maintained rabbinical supervision of Continue Reading »
FROM ISRAEL TODAY A government bill presented to the Knesset on Sunday would grant the Chief Rabbinate’s kashrut inspection unit sweeping new powers to enforce the rabbinate’s rules for certification. The inspectors, who belong to the rabbinate’s Kashrut Fraud Prevention Unit, currently lack the ability to enter establishments that they inspect without the agreement of Continue Reading »
Shalom Bombay Teaneck 166 Cedar Lane Teaneck, New Jersey 07666 United States 166 Cedar Lane Teaneck, New Jersey 07666 United States (201) 357-8505 MENU APPETIZERS Beef Samosas – Delicately spiced minced beef stuffed in puff pastry Fried Fish Tilapia – Finger fish marinated in garlic, ginger & spices Mixed Kabob Platter – An assortment of Continue Reading »
FROM FAILED MESSIAH Most kosher meat producers have targets for the amount of heads of cattle that will end up being kosher after slaughter. That target figure is first set by upper management and communicated to the cattle buyers. In general, the higher percentage of kosher heads, the costlier the cattle purchase will be, and Continue Reading »
With a fanfare lacking only trumpets and drum rolls, the OU breathlessly announced that this year they will offer OU Pesach certified Quinoa. Here at the Kosher Nexus, we have long stated that Quinoa is automatically kosher for Pesach. And, if you buy your quinoa before Pesach, you certainly have no Pesach worries. In the Continue Reading »
FROM KOSHER TODAY COPIAGUE, NY — For those who thought that the knish was a relic of the Lower East Side of yesteryear, think again. A fire at a major producer of knishes became a media story especially when it resulted in a shortage of the iconic square knishes. What we learned through this entire Continue Reading »
FROM KOSHER TODAY (DEC 16) NEW YORK — Jay Hill is a seasoned kosher food executive that dates back to his dad’s 999 meat line. A habitual food recipe developer, Jay has come up with what many at the recent Kosherfest called “a big winner.” He has developed and is marketing a new dairy-free (Pareve) Continue Reading »
CHOCOLATE WORKS IS TRIANGLE CRC CERTIFIED Manhasset is the latest Long Island town to get a big dose of pure sweetness. Chocolate Works, the burgeoning franchise concept that transforms the corner candy shop into an interactive chocolate factory experience, has just opened its third Long Island franchise this quarter. The new Manhasset store is located Continue Reading »
EDITORIAL IN FANCY FOOD AND CULINARY PRODUCTS We could not have said this any better: Editor’s Choice: PRESSELS Pretzel Chips (Everything) American cities have a tendency to lay claim to certain foods, attacking counterfeits and taking bragging rights to new extremes. New York has a few items in their winners circle, but the boroughs’ introduction Continue Reading »
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