Kosher Industry News

Passover Season ’07 in Full Swing as Some Delivery Problems Surface

New York... The Passover season has arrived for retailers all over the world but some in this country are experiencing delays in receiving product, a kosher food distributor told KosherToday. Some deadlines for shipments to supermarket warehouses were not met and are causing some problems in “finalizing the set.” With three weeks left until the first Seder night, retailers are hoping that these problems are resolved quickly and are still forecasting record sales, particularly because of many new “exciting” items, Israeli products, and traditional foods used on the holidays. Most chains already released their FSI’s in the Jewish and other media with such brands as Kedem, Osem, Manischewitz, Rokeach, and Macabee appearing most often. Sales of hand-made Shmura Matzoh are well ahead of last year, sources say. Consumers will have many more choices of Matzoh this year including several new brands from abroad. Most groceries have already opened their special Passover aisles. Notable amongst some of the new items on shelves are Gluten-Free and Sugar-Free items as the industry pays more attention to the health concerns of customers for the Passover holiday. One Brooklyn store carried no less than 8 different sugar-free bars of chocolate as well as several brands of dietetic candies. It also appears that kids will benefit from many new snack items, both from local manufacturers and from Israel, as well as several new Cholov Yisroel ice cream products from Klein’s.

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