The Sixth Sense
LUBICOM Kosher CEO Menachem Lubinsky is the founder and co-producer of Kosherfest, the annual trade event for the kosher food & beverage industry and is the editor-in-chief of KosherToday. The views expressed in this column do not represent the opinions of KosherToday’s publishers and are those of the author alone.
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August 6, 2007
Death of a Party Planner, Charity from Kosher Care Packages, Dorot Plans USA Subsidiary, Subway Kosher Franchises, German Store Marks Israel Week, Manischewitz Pareve Frostings
April 30, 2007
Trucking Industry Comes Under Increased Kosher Scrutiny, Kashrus Agencies Making it Tougher for “Kosher Hoppers”, Two Largest Kosher Chocolate Manufacturers in Strategic Arrangement, Consumers Had More Questions This Passover
April 23, 2007
Kashrus Agencies Worldwide Resort to Marketing, Second International Kashrut Convention Opens in Jerusalem on Sunday, Breakthrough on Kosher FSI’s in OU-Tribune Agreement, Kosher Lapses on Passover Reported
April 2, 2007
Sugar-Free Passover Pastries, Kosher Checks and Balances, Israeli Hotels with US Certifications, Coke and Wines on Passover, Boston Kosher Dairy, Elite Passover Chocolates
August 7, 2006
Israeli Food Exporters Struggle to Keep Goods Moving Overseas, Length of War Begins to Impact Tourist Trade Severely, SPECIAL FEATURE: Many Products Benefit from Rapid Growth of Chasidic Community
April 24, 2006
Passover 2006 Retail Sales Soar, Non Jews Buy Kosher: So What Else is New?, Israelis Cut Back on Passover Spending but Food Sales Were Stronger than Ever, Ill Fated Baby Formula Returns to Shelves
April 16, 2006
Passover ’07 Sales May Have Hit Record, Many Health-Conscious Americans Will Miss Passover, Restocking of Shelves Drives Post-Passover Sales, In Canada, Kosher is Test of Tolerance in Society, Nestle Invests Heavily in Ethnic Markets
April 10, 2006
Passover Sales Soar in US and Israel, FEATURE STORY: Kosher Wine the Big Story this Passover, Dominos Pizza Expects 50 Percent Sales Increase At Passover, Finding Good Romaine a Challenge this Passover, A Yorkshire Christian Becomes a Personal Kosher Chef, Rabbi/Psychiatrist Authors Kosher Cookbook
April 3, 2006
Passover Prices Stay Low as Margins Plummet as Well, Rabbis Warn Against Passover Foods that are Not Kosher, Comeback for Some Machine-Made Shmurah Matzoh?, Russian Jews Bake Their Own Matzos, Kosher Consumers Expect Discounts Even on Passover
Passover ‘06 Set to Debut with Many New Products
With many Passover aisles set to open in less than a month, kosher industry sources are already predicting a "robust" season.