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FoodHeinz Revamps Ketchup Packet
Posted: Sep 22nd, 2011 8:38 AM
Say goodbye to the unattractive teeth-ripping. The old Heinz ketchup packets will soon be a thing of the past.
After three years of observing what consumers struggled with most when it came to the old packets (eating in the car), Heinz has finally readied the new packets for public release. They were first announced a ... Read More
FoodDoes It Meet My Standard Of Kashrus? By Yudel Shain
Posted: Jun 22nd, 2011 8:04 AM
When you shop in a grocery, supermarket and purchase closed packages, you check the hashgocha and decide if that's your standard, When you go to a takeout, Pizza, Ice cream, Yogurt bar, etc you don't know what you are getting. It's common by a take out to at least ask who's meat & poultry do you use, even just ... Read More
FoodManischewitz To Bake 25 Foot Long Matzo
Updated: Jun 14th, 2011 10:45 AM
NEWARK, N.J. — Kosher products maker Manischewitz is celebrating the opening of its new corporate headquarters in Newark Tuesday by baking a monster matzo.
Event organizers say this piece of unleavened bread will be 25 feet long and weigh 25 pounds — the equivalent of 336 regular matzos. It will be blessed by a rabbi ... Read More
Food3 Years After Deadline, FDA Still Hasn’t Defined "Gluten-Free"
Posted: May 2nd, 2011 12:24 PM
For seven years, the Food and Drug Administration has been trying to answer this question: What does it mean to be “gluten-free”?
That is roughly the time it took to build a tunnel beneath the English Channel to connect Britain and France.
In the meantime, foodmakers have been deciding for themselves whether they can ... Read More
Lifestyle, Food, ImpactTONIGHT: Robert Singer Vocational Institute Dedication At The Strand Theater (See Invitation For Details)
Updated: Jan 17th, 2011 10:02 AM
Tomorrow night, January 17th at 6:30 pm, come to the Strand Theater and join a diverse group of well wishers for a food and wine pairing. Partake in a feast of sushi and steak that is truly fit for a king's table. A type of gathering that can only be compared to a wedding, where everyone comes together from all walks of ... Read More
Food, Local NewsParadise Garden – Your Ticket To Paradise
Updated: Nov 30th, 2010 8:20 AM
Paradise Garden is now open on Route Nine South in the Cabinetics mall. They have gorgeous flower, and fresh fruits, all at the lowest prices. They currently are making the most beautiful fruit platters as well. Let Ovadia greet you with his trademark smile, and help you make your home beautiful and sweet .Delivery is ... Read More
FoodPrinceton Students Campaign For Alternative Hummus
Updated: Nov 29th, 2010 6:07 PM
The Princeton Committee on Palestine has sponsored a referendum in next week’s USG elections that asks Dining Services to sell an alternative to Sabra hummus in all its retail locations on campus.
The Strauss Group and PepsiCo each own 50 percent of Sabra Dipping Company.
In August, Philly Boycott, Divestment and ... Read More
FoodVineland Kosher Poultry Mulls Layoffs, Cites More Competition
Posted: Nov 5th, 2010 3:13 PM
New Jersey - Vineland Kosher Poultry has notified the state it might lay off at least 50 employees -- about a quarter of its total work force -- next month. The company on South Mill Road filed a "Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act" notice with the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development Act on Oct. ... Read More
FoodPicklelicious At Toms River Farmers Market Wednesday
Posted: Oct 27th, 2010 4:01 AM
Teaneck New Jersey's famous pickle store will be coming to sell their briny creations at the Toms River Farmer's Marketthis Wednesday October 27th
Picklelicious is kosher certified by the Rabbinical Council of Bergen County.
Toms River has a premiere Farmer's Market every Wednesday, Rain or Shine, in the center of their ... Read More
FoodFlams Takeout Open For Businesss!!
Updated: Oct 15th, 2010 1:20 AM
Flam's Takeout, in the Crazy Joes Plaza together with Wine on the Nine, The Print House, and the Health Food shop, is now open.Thursday nights until 1 am and Friday. Thursday night Flam's has an all you can eat buffet for 9.95. They also are the innovators of The Sandwich bar. Make your own sandwich creation for 9 ... Read More
FoodCoca Cola: "No Cane Sugar Version- We Already Have Mexican Coke"
Posted: Oct 13th, 2010 5:19 PM
Consumers that are allergic, or do not like, High fructose Corn Syrup have been asking Coca Cola to come out with a sugar cane version just like Pepsi did. Many cane lovers already know that every Passover Coca Cola does a run of pure cane soda for Kosher consumers. there is always a shoortage at that time of year because teven ... Read More
FoodNewest Healthy Beverage- Brain Toniq
Updated: Oct 7th, 2010 10:10 PM
Brain Toniq, the winner of the Best Beverage at the 2009 Kosherfest, is the world's first organic kosher botanical-based non-caffeinated “think” drink specifically designed for people who need more mental focus and clarity. Formulated out of plant extracts and natural compounds, the ingredients in Brain Toniq have a long ... Read More
FoodStudy Links Asthma, Food Allergies
Updated: Oct 5th, 2010 4:57 AM
A new study suggests food allergies are more common among people with asthma, and food allergies may actually contribute to asthma attacks.
Dr. Andrew Liu, a professor at the National Jewish Health in Denver, CO, and his colleagues also said that food allergies are more common among children, males and non-Hispanic ... Read More
Health, FoodRecall On Some Similac Powder Infant Formula Products
Updated: Sep 27th, 2010 8:46 PM
Abbott Laboratories, a pharmaceutical health care company, has recently announced that they are recalling 5 million cans of specified Similar brand powdered infant formula.
Apparently, the Similac recall was due to a possibility of some product to contain a small beetle or described by their laboratories as larvae, in which ... Read More
FoodThe Pork That's Kosher: Israel's Chief Rabbi Allows Import of Goose Meat That Tastes of Pig
Posted: Nov 24th, 2011 6:24 PM
Israel's Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi Yona Metzger on Tuesday announced the discovery of a special goose species, which tastes exactly like pork.
"We are looking into the possibility of industrial imports of goose," the rabbi said during a culinary conference at the Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot, tantalizing the taste buds of ... Read More
FoodCelebrate The New Year With Modern Wines From Italy and Israel
Updated: Sep 21st, 2011 8:53 PM
Jews who came of age before the 1980s associate holidays with super-sweet wines made from the Concord grape, typically from market leader Manischewitz. But in the last 30 years, modern-styled kosher wines from Israel, California and major wine regions of Europe have found a place at the Jewish holiday table.
Two weeks ago, I ... Read More
FoodDowntown New Upscale Store California Swirls Is Open For Business
Updated: Jun 16th, 2011 10:10 AM
The California swirls six easy steps to an awesome Yogurt experience:
Grab a cup, swirl it off, top it off, weigh it, pay it, enjoy!
Tingle your taste buds with a choice of 12 exciting flavors daily ( including sugar free and Lactose free (pareve) . Select from over 85 unique toppings to complete your masterpiece. Once ... Read More
FoodBoro Park 15th Ave EVERYBODY! Loves Fresh Kosher challah
Posted: Jun 6th, 2011 8:46 PM
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FoodRed Cross Looks at Providing Kosher Food
Posted: Feb 19th, 2011 9:59 PM
Nashville, TN - The American Red Cross has been looking at ways it can improve its response to the next disaster and it’s found some surprising answers.
Joel Sullivan, CEO of the Middle Tennessee chapter of the American Red Cross, said changing demographics have led to a demand for food that meets the specific cultural and ... Read More
FoodKosher's New Opponent: Costco
Posted: Dec 16th, 2010 10:50 PM
In the past, Kosher stores competed against other kosher stores, but of late they are looking over their shoulders at stores like Costco, Target, Trader Joe’s and even Wal-Mart.
It was perhaps a sign of the times when a Long Island kosher store advertised prices that are 10% - 20% lower than Costco.
Kosher stores used ... Read More
Food, Local NewsBagel Nosh Presents- Make Your Own Donuts
Updated: Nov 30th, 2010 12:06 AM
Bagel Nosh is bringing the joy of making donuts this chanukah straight to your kitchen. They just put up a huge display of everything you need to make your donut creation. Just buy a box of plain donuts, choose your filling or frosting with your choice of rainbow sprinkles, and have a blast. Just resist from eating a ... Read More
FoodMike Tyson Plans To Open Kosher And Vegan Restaurant Chain.
Updated: Nov 29th, 2010 6:04 PM
World famous Boxer Mike Tyson is rumored to be opening a high-end Kosher/vegan restaurant chain.
The retired boxer was recently spotted at Kosher eatery Solo in NYC with Moshe Malamud, Executive Chairman of the Franklin Mint. A rep for Solo reported that the two discussed the concept of opening a Kosher and Vegan ... Read More
FoodTuv Taam Recalls Nova Lox Salad For Listeria
Updated: Nov 1st, 2010 12:38 AM
KOSHER FIRST LLC. 502 FLUSHING AVE. is recalling TUV TAAM SALADS NOVA LOX SALAD due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail, or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy ... Read More
Business, FoodKosherfest Tuesday And Wednesday (Video)
Updated: Oct 27th, 2010 10:23 PM
Kosherfest, the largest kosher food, beverage, wine, and spirits trade show for kosher retail professionals, is being held this year on October 26 and 27 at the Meadowlands Expo Center in Secaucus, NJ. The first Kosherfest was March 6, 1987. Subsequently, the kosher show was transformed from a public event to a private ... Read More
Health, FoodWhat Mechanically Separated Chicken Looks Like
Posted: Oct 14th, 2010 12:24 AM
Say hello to mechanically separated chicken. It’s what all fast-food chicken is made from—things like chicken nuggets and patties. Also, the processed frozen chicken in the stores is made from it.
Basically, the entire chicken is smashed and pressed through a sieve—bones, eyes, cartilage , feet and all. It comes out ... Read More
FoodKosher Bacon Flavored Mayonnaise, Salt, Popcorn And... Envelopes? Coming To a Store Near You
Posted: Oct 10th, 2010 5:45 PM
The following is the Kosher certification statement from the J&D foods website.
"Yes, there are rabbis out there with enough chutzpah to certify our products as kosher. If you keep kosher, the good news is that all of J&D's products are Kosher certified. Hickory, Peppered, Jalapeno, Maple, Applewood and Mesquite ... Read More
FoodCostco Put Pork in Kosher Section
Updated: Oct 7th, 2010 1:56 PM
London - A customer at discount members’ warehouse Costco was enraged at finding pork pâté and other non-kosher meat in a kosher freezer.
David Elias, 79, from Gants Hill, spotted the treif items in the Chingford branch. “I pointed this out to a member of staff and the assistant manager, who was less than ... Read More
FoodThe Minhag Of Eating Kreplach ‘Hoshana Rabbah’
Updated: Oct 2nd, 2010 10:55 PM
The seventh and final day of Sukkot that falls tonight is called Hoshana Rabbah which comes ten days after Yom Kippur and shares some traditions with the Day of Atonement. The chazzan wears white and chants prayers using Yom Kippur tunes.
Many people eat Kreplach triangular pockets of dough with meat or other stuffing, ... Read More
Health, FoodTSA Releases Statement Regarding Travelling With Arba Minim
Updated: Nov 29th, 2010 6:37 PM
The travel period for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot is from September 19 through October 4, 2010.
Observant Jewish travelers may carry four plants – a palm branch, myrtle twigs, willow twigs, and a citron – in airports and through security checkpoints. These plants are religious articles and may be carried either ... Read More
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