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OK Kosher 2022 Year-End Wrap-Up
December 2022
As we close the calendar year, we’re gifting you with a recap of Kosher in 2022. Valuing our Employees First off, a moment of gratitude.  This year, we all saw the economy take a downward turn, leading to mass layoffs ...
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Ilana Klein

Is The Letter K Really a Trademark? Can They Do That? (Part 2)
November 2022
Part 2 of 2: Avoid These 9 Trademark Infringements with Kosher Certification A couple of weeks ago we told you about two thirds of the most important misuse scenarios using the OK Kosher Symbol.  Those are specific to when your ...
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Ilana Klein

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Is The Letter K Really a Trademark? Can They Do That? (Part 1)
November 2022
Part 1 of 2: Avoid These 9 Trademark Infringements with Kosher Certification Kosher supervision and its associated kosher symbol, or certification mark are two distinct things.  That’s right.  Even the letter K itself becomes questionable when referring to a product’s ...
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Ilana Klein

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What’s the Problem with Palm Oil?
July 2022
The Implications of Palm Oil: Exploring What’s Practical, Ethical, and Kosher. Food industry professionals aren’t the only ones talking about one of the world’s most common food commodities: palm oil.  It seems everyone from economists to the eco-conscious have taken ...
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Ilana Klein

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Kosher Certification? It’s Not Worth Your Investment, Without Checking These 5 Boxes.
June 2022
How to tell when there’s ROI in kosher certification, and when not to bother. Yep – you’re reading a post from a major, international kosher certifier here – that’s no secret.  This is our arena, and that’s precisely why you ...
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Ilana Klein

Why Maxwell House’s Ad Executive Pushed Kosher-For-Passover Certification
April 2022
How the Nashville Hotel Coffee became a Household Name via the Fabric of American Jewishness. There’s just no convincing you that Kosher-for-Passover certification is something your customers will care about if they’re, well…not Jewish.  Which, if you’re like most food ...
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Ilana Klein

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We Won’t Approve Most Kosher Collagen (or Gelatin). Yes, Even When it Says it’s Kosher.
February 2022
You asked, and we delivered.  One of the most common questions we get from companies looking to get kosher certified is why we don’t approve certain ingredients. Even when they have kosher certification.  And perhaps you’ve found yourself here on ...
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Ilana Klein

Inspecting spinach for infestation - a reason you may need kosher certification for your brand..

Why Do I Need Kosher Certification for My Brand?
January 2022
Check out the top 5 reasons you wouldn’t expect to need kosher certification for your company. When compiling a portfolio of certifications, you need to predict and provide what your customers are already looking for.  But it can be daunting ...
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Ilana Klein

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More Plant-Based Brands are Going Kosher (and Vice Versa). Here’s Why.
December 2021
What’s all the hype with classifying foods as plant-based?  From meat replacements, to vegan cheeses and everything non-animal in between, ‘plant-based’ has become a staple household term by now.  Even products with no likeness to anything of animal origin seem ...
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Ilana Klein

Pistachios with a Clean Label

Millennials Seek Clean Labels, and Lean Further into Kosher Certification.
July 2021
The world’s largest consumer base holds transparency as top priority, keeping both these standard sets in high demand.  Can they help your brand too? In 2020, Millennials (those born between 1981 and 1996, according to one definition[i]) have surpassed Baby ...
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Ilana Klein

Large, Digital, Gold Numbers Changing from 2017 to 2018

QuicKosher January 2018
January 2018
Dear OK Kosher Client, We hope you are having a great start to 2018! For OK Kosher, 2017 has been another year of continued improvement and growth in all areas.  We are happy to share with you that we have hired additional ...
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Dina Fraenkel

Someone Looking at the FDA Nutritional Label on a Food Product in a Store

Can the FDA’s label changes be an opportunity for your brand?
September 2016
Dear OK Kosher Customer, As you may know, the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) has taken a major step by requiring updated nutritional information for most packaged foods sold in the United States. This new regulation means that most ...
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Dina Fraenkel

OK Kosher's Award for Best of Brooklyn 2014 in Kosher Foods

OK Kosher Selected for Best of Brooklyn 2014 Award
April 2014
Brooklyn Award Program Honors the Achievement   BROOKLYN April 23, 2014 OK Kosher Certification has been selected for the 2014 Best of Brooklyn Award in the Kosher Food Products category by the Brooklyn Award Program.   Each year, the Brooklyn ...
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Dina Fraenkel

Bowl of Fermented Red Carmine Powder for Kosher Food Creation

Fermented Red – A Game Changer?
February 2014
Courtesy of Chr. Hansen   Ed. Note: Carmine, a popular red colorant, is not kosher due to the prohibition of insect derived foods. A synthetic version is a major contribution to kosher food production.   The ability to produce natural ...
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Dina Fraenkel

Angelic Bakehouse Kosher Certified Sprouted Seven Grain Bread

Sprouting a Successful Future
June 2013
GMO-­‐FREE GRAINS, NATIONAL KOSHER CERTIFICATION AND NEW NAME POSITION CYBROS THE SPROUTED BAKEHOUSE FOR CONTINUED GROWTH Cybros the Sprouted Bakehouse, a leading producer of fresh sprouted grain breads, today announced that it will use only non-­genetically modified grains, natural sunflower ...
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Dina Fraenkel

Terressentia Fine Beverages Goes Kosher
June 2013
Terressentia, maker of unique, locally produced flavored alcoholic beverages, recently entered into a kosher certification agreement with OK Kosher Certification. The newly kosher certified products, under the brand name Local Choice, include Vodka, Strawberry Kiwi Flavored Vodka, Espresso Flavored Vodka, ...
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Dina Fraenkel

Sweet Tammy’s Wins Kosherfest Award
December 2012
With a slogan of “Our ovens are always warm, and you are always welcome,” its no wonder that Sweet Tammy’s is known for its mouthwatering, kosher and dairy-free baked goods. They were recently recognized for their dedication to superb taste ...
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Dina Fraenkel

OK Visits Kellogg Company For Innovative Kosher Education Seminar
December 2012
On November 27, Rabbi Chaim Fogelman and Rabbi Yankel Wilschanski represented OK Kosher Certification at Kellogg Company’s headquarters in Battle Creek, Michigan for an innovative kosher education seminar. Kellogg is always looking for ways to improve its kosher program and ...
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Dina Fraenkel

HomeFree Wins About.com 2012 Readers’ Choice Award For Best Allergy Friendly Sweets
April 2012
Windham, NH (PRWEB) HomeFree, LLC recently announced that HomeFree cookies have been selected as the About.com 2012 Readers’ Choice Award winner for best allergy friendly sweets. Now in its fifth year, the About.com Readers’ Choice Awards honor the best products, ...
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Dina Fraenkel

Exter BV: Pure Taste From the Authentic Kitchen
January 2012
Savor the authentic taste of traditional cuisine. The flavor of food of days gone by. That’s the essence of Exter. The pure flavor of traditional food made from ingredients sourced from nature and the farm. Food cooked like your grandmother ...
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Dina Fraenkel

Post® Cereals and OK Kosher Certification – Providing the Best to the Kosher Consumer
January 2012
One of the greatest accomplishments of the kosher food industry was making mainstream products in the commercial cereal market kosher. When I think of breakfast cereal, the iconic Post® logo immediately comes to mind – that ubiquitous red oval logo ...
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Dina Fraenkel

As Passover Nears, These Rabbis Are Getting Out Their Blowtorches
May 2011
*Originally published in The Wall Street Journal. We are told that Rabbi Chaim Fogelman, Director of Education and Editor-in-Chief of Kosher Spirit, is the second orthodox rabbi to ever grace its front cover. Working 24/6 to Get the Leavened Bread ...
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Dina Fraenkel

OK Kosher Meets with ConAgra CEO
January 2011
Late in August, Rabbi Don Yoel Levy, CEO of OK Kosher Supervision (also known as “Circle K Kosher”) presented ConAgra Foods CEO Gary Rodkin with a plaque recognizing more than four decades of collaboration between the two firms. But it ...
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Dina Fraenkel

Welcome, Rabbi Eli Lando!
January 2011
Rabbi Eli Lando recently joined the staff of the OK as Chief Customer Relations Officer. Rabbi Lando was born and raised in Israel where he received ordination as a rabbi.  Rabbi Lando is also a graduate of UBC Business Sauder ...
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Dina Fraenkel

UAS Laboratories Joins Legion of Thousands of OK Kosher Certified Companies
July 2010
UAS Laboratories, Inc., “The Probiotic Company”, headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, is one of the latest additions to OK Kosher Certification’s legion of kosher certified companies. UAS specializes in production of probiotics and other supplements, including acidophilus, coenzyme Q-10, joint ...
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Dina Fraenkel

NY Area Costco Stores Honored by OK Kosher
January 2010
Where can you find high-end food products, combined with top-notch kosher supervision and warehouse prices? Five Costco stores in the New York area provide this unique, niche product line, serving a large community of price-conscious and kosher-conscious consumers. For over ...
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Dina Fraenkel