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Fall 2006

• Absolutely Marvelous News in the World of Vodka!
  Absolut is Certified Kosher by the Orthodox Union
• Love your OU Kosher Starbucks Coffee?
  The Fames Symbol Now Graces the Bottles of Starbucks Liqueurs as Well
• L’Chaim to Absolut Vodka, Starbucks Coffee and Cream Liqueurs, and Don Q Rums
  From the Editor: Rabbi Dr. Eliyahu Safran
• Inside The World Of Chocolate
  by Rabbi Kalman Scheiner
• OU Companies Speak:
• Madelaine Chocolates: The Gourmet Chocolate For (OU) Kosher Consumers
• Endangered Species Chocolate: Tastes Good and Does good At The Same Time
• V Chocolates: Loving Life as an OU Company
• Hoffman Chocolates: From the Florida Tropics Comes a Really Hot Product
• The OU Becomes the Big Cheese At European Dairy Companies
  by Rabbi Andrew Gordimer
• OU Companies Speak: In A Corner Of Old England, Making Cheese The Old-Fashioned Way At Ashley Chase
• By George:  Dew Lay Royal George Kosher English Cheese has Brought its Quality and Personal Service to the American Market
• OU Orthodox Union Kashruth Division Presents A One Day Seminar for the Dairy Industry
• Getting the Flavor of Certifying Flavors: A Primer
  by Rabbi Moshe Zywica
• Don’t Forget to Take Your Vitmains – Don’t Worry, They’re Kosher!
  by Bayla Sheva Brenner
• From Puerto Rico Comes Big News in the World of Rum
  Don Q is Now OU Kosher
• Rum & Coke: Reuniting a Famous Pair, Under the OU Symbol
  by Rabbi Norman Schloss
• Kosherization made easy>>> Well, Not Exactly Easy, But Understandable
  by Rabbi David Bistricer
• ASKOU8 - Learning From the Masters: Two OU Late Summer Programs Train the Next Generation of Kosher Supervisors
  by Regina Avshlumova
• The Simple, But Extraordinary, Industriousness of the Bee
  by Rabbi Gavriel Price
• OU Companies Speak: At Balparmak—Honeybunch, The Beautiful Turkish Flowers Result In Great Turkish Honey
• A Honey Of A Story
  Howe Tropical Blossom Went From A Backwoods Cabin To Worldwide Sales  
• A Honey Tree Grows In Michigan
• Gluten Free Certification Organization Moving Ahead; OU Partnership Critical To Program’s Success
• Marketing Tips:  If You’ve Got It – Flaunt It.
• OU Policy Review

Spring 2006

• Unilever United States - Adding Vitality to Life with the Orthodox Union
• The Hole Truth: Together, Bagels and the OU
  Rabbi Yisroel Bendelstein
• Nobody Doesn't Like Sara Lee - Especially with the OU Symbol
  
• Just Bagels: Crunchy on the Outside, Chewy on the Inside
  
• Sound the Bell for Bell's Bialys
  
• Dean Foods Northeast Discovers the Joys of Consolidation
  Bayla Sheva Brenner
• Dettling Swiss Kirsch: A Cherry Brandy to Savor for Purity and the OU Symbol
  Andrea Baumgartner
• How to put the OU Symbol on Your Label
  Rabbi Avraham Stone
• Have a Hot Kosher Question? Call the OU Kosher Hotline and We'll Set You Straight
  Rabbi David Polsky
• An RC Explores the Lifestyles of Chilean Salmon, or, How are you Going to Keep them Down on the Farm, after they've Seen Salmones Multiexport?
  Rabbi Chaim Goldberg
• Salmones Mutliexport and Aquafarms International
  Brian MacDonald
• Marine Harvest's Emphasis on Quality Includes the Symbol
  
• Exploring Glycerin Uses
  Lynn Grooms
• Let the World Know You are Kosher. Not just Kosher, OU Kosher
• OU Announces Certification of Miss Roben's Allergen-Friendly Baking Mixes
  

Winter 2006

• At Last, the UDB Becomes a Reality
  by Rabbi Yaakov Luban
• Here’s the Buzz on Certifying Veggies as Insect-free
  by Rabbi David Bistricer
• Why the OU Bugged a Mathematician or Why I’m Going to Think Twice Before Buying any Packaged Product with Fruit or Vegetables that Doesn’t Have an OU on the Label
  by Dr. Bruce Bukiet
• Bodek Kosher Produce – First in the Kosher Vegetable Revolution
  by Frimet Blum
• Sally Sherman Foods: Family Values Make Sally Sherman Food a Salad Lover’s Delight
  By Vasili E. Zisis
• Van Drunen Farms: Commitment to Quality for More Than a Century
• Sol Dios Tequila: Is a Hit — Not in Record Stores, But in Liquor Stores — Following OU Certification
• OU’s Longtime RFR’s — Kashrut Supervision Legends in Their Own Time
  by Bayla Sheva Brenner
• Spray Dryer’s and the Koshering Process
  by Rabbi Raphael Ya’akov Blugrond
• Sugar Flower Plus: When a Wedding Becomes an Even Greater Celebration
  by Terry Becker and Alex Koffler
• Market Intelligence: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
  by Elie Rosenfeld
• World Ethnic Market
  by Rabbi Aharon J. Brun-Kestler
• Michelman: Your One Source for True Kosher Packaging, with OU Quality Assured
• Manischewitz Says You Can Have Your (Pareve) Cake Mix and Eat It Too

Fall 2005

• Novoenzymes: Unlocking the Magic of Nature Through (OU Kosher) Biological Solutions
• Experiencing a Maalox Moment: Following Triaminic, the OU Certifies Novartis
  Consumer Health’s Famed Heartburn Remedy
• Chemical Engineer and Kosher Coordinator
  By Jes Knudsen
• When It’s Enzyme Time Call on the OU
  by Rabbi Menachem Adler
• OU Profile: Rabbi Menachem Adler
• October is National Inclusion Month at the OU
• New Food Safety Program: Independent Certification Program for Gluten-Free Food Processing Utilizes OU Kosher Expertise
• “I Have to Check With the Senior Rabbis”
  What Happens When A Question of Jewish Law Goes to the OU’s Poskim
  By Rabbi Dovid Cohen
• OU PROFILE: Rabbi Dovid Cohen
• The China Syndrome: Products Help to Fuel Giant Economic Growth
  By Rabbi Mordechai Grunberg
• The New China: Booming Economy, Growing OU Presence
  By Rabbi Donneal Epstein
• OU PROFILE: Rabbi Donneal Epstein
• OU COMPANIES SPEAK: And OU Tea from Argentina Too
  By Horacio Clein
• OU Certification Suits Sri Lanka Company to a Tea
• Looking for Kosher Sushi or MSG? If it’s OU Certified, it’s on the New Website Product Search
  by Rabbi Yonatan Kaganoff
• So You Hate Regulatory Paperwork? The OU Comes to the Rescue
  By Howard Katzenstein
• >The Kashrut of Color Additives
  By Rabbi Gavriel Price

• The Health Benefits of Fish: Without the Fish
  Now Kosher, MEG-3™ Brand Omega-3 Powder and Fish Oil Offer Food and Supplement Companies an Explosive Opportunity
  By Susan Michel, MBA
• Spring 2005 Kashrut Conference
• Nothing Fishy Here: Beyond the Four-Year Process at
  Ocean Nutrition to Make Fish Oil Kosher
  By Rabbi Chaim Goldberg
• Culture for the Masses: The Complexities of Yogurt Certification
  By Rabbi Andrew Gordimer
• OU COMPANIES SPEAK
  Leaving No Stone Unturned at…Stonyfield Farm
  By Chris Halverson
• Stonyfield Farms: An OU Rabbi’s Dream Company
  By Rabbi Gershon Segal
• Organic Valley Dairy Cooperative: Independent and Farmer-Owned
  By Jim Pierce

• An Axelrod to Grind at the OU
  By Jerry Gaube

• OU KOSHER
  Bringing Boom for Business & Consistent Quality to Consumers
  By Rabbi Dr. Eliyahu Safran and Bayla Sheva Brenner
• The Case of the Baffling Bialy
  By Rabbi Avrohom Stone
• Shaimos - A Brand Name That Has Withstood Time
  By Rabbi Yisroel Bendelstein
• When Dreams Become Reality: The Marvels of OU Special Productions
  By Rabbi David Bistricer
• Michigan Dessert Corporation

• The Sleeping Giant: The Kosher for Passover Market
  By Rabbi Yaakov Luban
• Keeping Up with Passover Trenditions
  By Bayla Sheva Brenner
• Not a Half-Baked Idea: Baking for Passover Offers Tasty Rewards
  By Rabbi David Bistricer
• The Kosher for Passover Snack: A Rarity No More
  By Rabbi Dov Schreier
• Meeting the Challenge of Certifying Flavors for Pesach
  By Rabbi Nathan Neuberger
• A Chemical Reaction at Passover
  By Rabbi Eliyahu W. Ferrell
• Behind the Chometz-Free Certification
  By Rabbi Avraham L. Juravel
• Continuing a Kosher Tradition... Bumble Bee Seafoods Offers Prime Fillet Kosher for Passover Solid White Albacore
  By Jennifer Hayes
• The Modern Passover Marketing Story
  By Menachem Lubinsky
• The Big Three - For Generations, These Firms Have Defines Kosher for Passover Food
  By Rabbi Dr. Eliyahu Safran
• How Our Seafood Producers Navigate the Waters of kosher for Passover Supervision
  By Rabbi Chaim Goldberg
• With a Keen Eye Towards the U.S. Kosher Consumer Marketplace, Israel's Tnuva Dairy Giant Initiates Massive Preparations for Passover
  By Shlomo Stephens
• A Real Tear Jerker: Here's the Story of the Relationship Between the OU & Gold's Horseradish
  By Marc Gold
• Is there a Doctor in the House?  Dr. Praeger is on Call, During the Year and at Passover
  By Rabbi David Bistricer
• MilMar's Marvelous Meals
• Ever Hear of Pasta Ice Cream?  Why Dairy Products Must Be Kosher for Passover
  By Rabbi Avrohom Gordimer
• From Around the World to Your Table: Wine this Passover is Different From All Others
  By Bayla Sheva Brenner
• Glad Tidings from the World of Plastic Wraps
• Making a Date for Passover
  By Rabbi Binyamin Kaplan
• A Special Concern for Wheat Derivatives
  By Rabbi Gavriel Price

• Nestlé USA: Providing Good Food for Kosher Life
  by Nicole Turner-Stone
• Behind the Scenes of the Amazing(ly secret) World of a Flavor Company
  by Rabbi Nathan Neuberger
• A Primer on Flavors and the Kosher Process: Yummy, This Tastes Good!
  by Ilana Kurts
• Mother Murphy’s Laboratories
  by Pamela Murphy
• S&S Flavors
• Gold Coast Ingredients
• Test Your Kosher IQ
  by Rabbi Avrohom Stone
• We Mourn Rabbi Syshe Heschel
• Let’s Talk More Turkey
  By Rabbi Eliyahu Safran

• Nestlé And The OU: A Relationship Built On Communications

• The Entenmann’s-Bakers Treat Connection: A Tale of Rugelach, Philanthropy & OU Kosher
• If You Provide Kosher Food, Let the Consumer Know: ‘Your Meal Is Waiting’
  by Elie Rosenfeld
• Your LOC: What’s in a Name? Plenty.
• Resources for Success
  By Rabbi Reuven Nathanson

• Eating their Wheaties:
  OU Certification Helps Propel General Mills To New Heights In Food Sales

• Making the Case for Kosher Casein in the Former USSR

• Erie Food International
  by Glenn Motsinger

• American Casein Company
  by Jane Macey

• From Alaska - the Call of the Wild (Salmon)
  By Rabbi Chaim Goldberg

• Specialty Needs for Kosher Processing
  By: Dennis Martin, Director, Food Industry Division, ChemTreat, Inc.

• Leads to Industrial Innovation

• ON THE ROAD - The Wondrous World of New Jersey
  By Rabbi Avrohom Stone

• Jewish Pastry Thrives Under Muslim Owner Choosing Kosher Route Paid Off For Chewy’s Rugelach
  By Asher Price
• The Quest: Achieving OU Certification at Morgan Foods, Inc.
• OU-P: The Letters That Lead to Higher Sales
  by Rabbi Yonatan Kaganoff
• An American (Dairy) Revolution?

• Bumble Bee Seafood's
  A Kosher Tradition

• It’s Your Spud
  How to keep your potatoes Kosher

• Dear Rabbi
  Understanding the Fine Print of Schedule A

• Simply the Best

• Lets Get Chemical
  Kosher Issues in the Chemical World

• Acidulants
  OU CertifiedShellfish-Free Glucosamine

• Telling It Like It Is

• Let’s Talk Turkey

• Carriage House Companies, Inc.
  Appreciates OU RFR

• Thomas’® and Entenmann’s
  A Kosher Tradition
• Industry Trends Bagels, Biscuits and other Baked Goods
  How to Keep Your Cakes Kosher
• Best Brands Corp.
  Innovated Products & Service. Bottom Line Results
• Pas Yisrael Certification
  Important Component for Business Growth
• Creating the "Gold Standard" for Butter
• A Kosher Clarifier
  Say Cheese! An in-depth look at
  the kosher dairy world
• KOSHER CERTIFICATION
  It Makes Good $ense
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  An inside look at the RFR's life in Malaysia and Indonesia

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