Wandering the aisles of the Specialty Food Association’s Summer Fancy Food Show at Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City, I visited as many chocolate vendors as possible — close to 30. Making my way from one delicious booth to the next, I noticed a trend of companies displaying multiple certifications and claims…
Walking down Yaffo Street in Jerusalem, it is impossible not to be impressed by Israel’s diversity. A Filipino caregiver with a friendly smile pushes a white-haired man in his wheelchair. A Moroccan man leisurely sips his coffee as he watches passersby. An Orthodox Jewish mother shops with her three girls for new clothes. Two Arab-speaking…
It’s a lot like Nutella, but pareve. Now, Parvella’s been named Best in Show in the annual new-product competition that precedes Kosherfest, the giant industry expo that ran last week in Secaucus, New Jersey. An Italian product, Parvella is part of a big wave of kosher products from around the world to gain popularity Stateside….
Nibbling my way through the Meadowlands Exposition Center yesterday in Secaucus, New Jersey, for the first day of , I tried to glean the prevailing themes from the ocean of kosher products on display. Nothing obvious emerged. What I found was the continued momentum of the movement I recognized at last year’s show toward more…
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad urged his compatriots in the occupied West Bank on Sunday to boycott all Israeli products, upping the ante in a standoff with the Jewish state. Tensions between Palestinian and Israeli leaders have risen since the United Nations General Assembly voted to recognise Palestinian statehood last month, a move opposed by…
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