Kosherfest 2010 Debuts 100's Of New Products For The Under Forty Set
By Mel Fabrikant Monday, October 11, 2010, 11:36 AM EDT
Most probably your mother’s kosher kitchen didn’t contain Chorizo Mexican style sausage, Sangria in a box or sriracha sauce……fast forward to 2010, where today’s kosher pantry reflects the gourmet tastes and health conscious diets of the under 40 set. There’s even a new Kosher iPhone app.
According to Menachem Lubinsky, founder and co-producer of the largest and longest running kosher food trade show, Kosherfest, “With 60% of the market believed to be under the age of 40, the kosher food industry is producing gourmet and enhanced food products.
At the same time, it is producing an unprecedented number of gluten-free, spelt, organic and natural foods, a reflection of a growing health consciousness by all classes of consumers.”
Kosher statistics: According to several sources*, the number of kosher consumers in the U.S. tops 12,100,000, and 21% of Americans who regularly or occasionally purchase kosher products do so because the items are kosher-certified. There are approximately 10,650 kosher producing companies and plants, there are 125,000 kosher certified products, 40% of kosher sales occur on the eve of Passover, 19,000 is the average number of kosher products in US supermarkets, and the dollar value of kosher products produced in the USA is $305,000,000,000.
Phyllis Koegel is Director of Marketing at the OU, one of the largest kosher certifiers in the world. She helps non-kosher companies acquire kosher certification…..like the recent OU certification of Jelly Belly and Tootsie Roll pops. “OU kosher certification continues to grow at a rate of 7% to 15% a year, specifically in the snack, beverage and private label categories. Businesses are looking to maximize their market share by appealing to a broad range of customers. Having kosher certification is a business decision which food manufacturers find helps to enhance the marketability of their products.”
Kosherfest 2010 (www.kosherfest), Oct 26-27 at the NJ Meadowlands, reflects the trends, tastes, flavors and pulse of the kosher market as it goes into 2011. The sold out show will feature more than 350 exhibitors, and hundreds of new products from all over the world and from companies big and small, and old and new. This year CANADA will be the featured country, with a special section at the show as well as events from that country dedicated to everything Canadian and kosher.
Here’s a quick look at some of the kosher newcomers debuting at Kosherfest 2010:
Main Menu’s 100% Natural Turkey loaf and Chicken loaf (a new company from A&B Famous Gefilte fish), Au’some’s Super Mario Snerdles candied fruit strips, Cal Delight’s Microwaveable Instant Chinese Meals (no water added), California Delight’s Sriracha Sauce and homestyle spaghetti sauce, Lieber’s Deli Orange Citrus sauce, Joburg Kosher Biltong and Boerewors (100% dried and cured beef products from So. Africa), Roland grilled ready to serve vegetable packs, Roland Chipotle peppers in Adobo sauce, Holy Cow Kosher jerky snacks (turkey is the new flavor), Tribeca Ovens Bread from the Hearth all Natural Artisan breads, Klein’s Frozen yogurt with live active cultures, Oshra Tishbi Wine & fruit preserves (fig cabernet, Cherry Shiraz), Acme Fish Herring Dill sauce, Pereg Gourmet’s Whole Wheat Couscous, & Spinach couscous with pine nuts, cranberries and fried onions), Pereg Gourmet’s Golden Crumb Fine Panko and gluten-free spices, Gabila’s Heat & Serve matzoh balls, mini egg rolls, potato pudding and fat-free soufflés, newly packaged U-Bet syrups from H. Fox Syrup Company, from Madrid Bodegas Sanviver “bag in a box of 3L Sangria” as well as kosher vermouth and mojito alcoholic cocktails, Pharmadus ‘Helps for Little Tummies’ (organic herbs for tummy aches, colds and rehydration), Of Tov fully cooked chicken breast with BBQ seasoning, Molly’s Gourmet meals (one dish heat and serve meals), Tulkoff’s Thai coconut sauce, smoky chipotle sauce and tikka masala sauce, chipotle chili aioli and Tiger sauce dressing, Abeles & Heymann refrigerated hot dogs with no nitrates or nitrites added (also reduced fat, reduced sodium and gluten-free hot dogs), Lily Bloom’s Kitchen chocolate macaroons, Wafu Japanese-style wasabi edamame and ginger carrot dressings, dips and marinades, Jack’s Gourmet sausages (sweet Italian, Spicy Italian and Chorizo Mexican style), Mouts De P.O.M. sparkling lemonade and sparkling grape juice, Aviva Sugar free Light Cookies, Maya Company’s candies infused with nutritional supplements and probiotics, Gaya Organic Olive Oil, Katz’s gluten free baked goods (cakes, cookies, breads, muffins, kishka and farfel), Webber’s Original gluten-free and all natural pepper relish, Shabtai Gourmet gluten free bon bons, honey cake and chocolate chip biscotti, Neptune kosher seafood (smoked trout, char, mackerel, herring and salmon), Kolatin Real Kosher Gelatin, Davidovich high fiber bagels, Cherry Herring & Herring Coffee Liqueur, Mimicreme 100% natural non-dairy and non-soy creamer and dairy substitute, Rotelli’s Italian Bakery (complete line of buns, breads, ciabatta, Texas toast), Mountain Breads with only three ingredients-no yeast, dairy, oil or stabilizers (Australia), Garlic Expressions 100% natural dressing and marinade.
Kosher In Print- New
Joan Nathan’s Quiches, Kugels & Couscous (Knopf) will be introduced at Kosherfest. Joan Nathan, a bestselling kosher cookbook author and frequent contributor to the NEW YORK TIMES food section, will be on hand to sign books and discuss kosher cooking.
A new book, Sue Fiskoff’s KOSHER NATION will be debut and be available for sale at Kosherfest 2010.
Gil Marks, award winning author will debut The Encyclopedia of Jewish Food, and discuss
The History of Jewish Food. A book signing will follow the event.
Paula Shoyer, THE KOSHER BAKER, over 160 dairy-free recipes from traditional to trendy will debut at Kosherfest 2010.
Kosher Diva Susie Fishbein hopes to inspire teenage and 20-somethings to try their hand in the kitchen with her new release, KOSHER BY DESIGN TEENS & 20 SOMETHINGS: Cooking for the Next Generation.
Kosher Inspired, a new kosher food magazine for kosher foodies is launching at Kosherfest 2010. It will be published bi-monthly (www.kosherinpsired.com).
For a complete list of Kosherfest 2010 events, seminars, lectures, book signings and more, go to www.kosherfest.com.
Kosherfest is co-produced by Diversified Business Communications of Portland, ME (www.divbusiness.com) and Menachem Lubinsky, president and CEO of LUBICOM (www.lubicom.com).
Diversified Business Communications (DBC) specializes in producing international trade events in the food and beverage industry, and brings more than 40 years experience to buyers and sellers together. DBC’s food industry expositions include four internationally recognized seafood shows, the New England Foodservice & Lodging Expo in Boston, All Things Organic in Chicago, three Fine Food and Hospitality shows in Australia, Expo Comida Latina, All Asia Food and Kosherfest.
Menachem Lubinsky is the Chairman & CEO of LUBICOM Marketing Consulting, a strategic marketing firm that also markets kosher foods. He is the founder of Kosherfest, the world's largest international kosher food trade show, and a prominent figure in the Orthodox Jewish Community.
*Sources: Mintel Report, Lubicom, United Jewish Communities.
Kosherfest 2009
Meadowlands Exposition Center
355 Plaza Drive
Secaucus, NJ 07094; 201-330-7773
Oct 26, 2010: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Oct 27, 2010: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
According to Menachem Lubinsky, founder and co-producer of the largest and longest running kosher food trade show, Kosherfest, “With 60% of the market believed to be under the age of 40, the kosher food industry is producing gourmet and enhanced food products.
At the same time, it is producing an unprecedented number of gluten-free, spelt, organic and natural foods, a reflection of a growing health consciousness by all classes of consumers.”
Kosher statistics: According to several sources*, the number of kosher consumers in the U.S. tops 12,100,000, and 21% of Americans who regularly or occasionally purchase kosher products do so because the items are kosher-certified. There are approximately 10,650 kosher producing companies and plants, there are 125,000 kosher certified products, 40% of kosher sales occur on the eve of Passover, 19,000 is the average number of kosher products in US supermarkets, and the dollar value of kosher products produced in the USA is $305,000,000,000.
Phyllis Koegel is Director of Marketing at the OU, one of the largest kosher certifiers in the world. She helps non-kosher companies acquire kosher certification…..like the recent OU certification of Jelly Belly and Tootsie Roll pops. “OU kosher certification continues to grow at a rate of 7% to 15% a year, specifically in the snack, beverage and private label categories. Businesses are looking to maximize their market share by appealing to a broad range of customers. Having kosher certification is a business decision which food manufacturers find helps to enhance the marketability of their products.”
Kosherfest 2010 (www.kosherfest), Oct 26-27 at the NJ Meadowlands, reflects the trends, tastes, flavors and pulse of the kosher market as it goes into 2011. The sold out show will feature more than 350 exhibitors, and hundreds of new products from all over the world and from companies big and small, and old and new. This year CANADA will be the featured country, with a special section at the show as well as events from that country dedicated to everything Canadian and kosher.
Here’s a quick look at some of the kosher newcomers debuting at Kosherfest 2010:
Main Menu’s 100% Natural Turkey loaf and Chicken loaf (a new company from A&B Famous Gefilte fish), Au’some’s Super Mario Snerdles candied fruit strips, Cal Delight’s Microwaveable Instant Chinese Meals (no water added), California Delight’s Sriracha Sauce and homestyle spaghetti sauce, Lieber’s Deli Orange Citrus sauce, Joburg Kosher Biltong and Boerewors (100% dried and cured beef products from So. Africa), Roland grilled ready to serve vegetable packs, Roland Chipotle peppers in Adobo sauce, Holy Cow Kosher jerky snacks (turkey is the new flavor), Tribeca Ovens Bread from the Hearth all Natural Artisan breads, Klein’s Frozen yogurt with live active cultures, Oshra Tishbi Wine & fruit preserves (fig cabernet, Cherry Shiraz), Acme Fish Herring Dill sauce, Pereg Gourmet’s Whole Wheat Couscous, & Spinach couscous with pine nuts, cranberries and fried onions), Pereg Gourmet’s Golden Crumb Fine Panko and gluten-free spices, Gabila’s Heat & Serve matzoh balls, mini egg rolls, potato pudding and fat-free soufflés, newly packaged U-Bet syrups from H. Fox Syrup Company, from Madrid Bodegas Sanviver “bag in a box of 3L Sangria” as well as kosher vermouth and mojito alcoholic cocktails, Pharmadus ‘Helps for Little Tummies’ (organic herbs for tummy aches, colds and rehydration), Of Tov fully cooked chicken breast with BBQ seasoning, Molly’s Gourmet meals (one dish heat and serve meals), Tulkoff’s Thai coconut sauce, smoky chipotle sauce and tikka masala sauce, chipotle chili aioli and Tiger sauce dressing, Abeles & Heymann refrigerated hot dogs with no nitrates or nitrites added (also reduced fat, reduced sodium and gluten-free hot dogs), Lily Bloom’s Kitchen chocolate macaroons, Wafu Japanese-style wasabi edamame and ginger carrot dressings, dips and marinades, Jack’s Gourmet sausages (sweet Italian, Spicy Italian and Chorizo Mexican style), Mouts De P.O.M. sparkling lemonade and sparkling grape juice, Aviva Sugar free Light Cookies, Maya Company’s candies infused with nutritional supplements and probiotics, Gaya Organic Olive Oil, Katz’s gluten free baked goods (cakes, cookies, breads, muffins, kishka and farfel), Webber’s Original gluten-free and all natural pepper relish, Shabtai Gourmet gluten free bon bons, honey cake and chocolate chip biscotti, Neptune kosher seafood (smoked trout, char, mackerel, herring and salmon), Kolatin Real Kosher Gelatin, Davidovich high fiber bagels, Cherry Herring & Herring Coffee Liqueur, Mimicreme 100% natural non-dairy and non-soy creamer and dairy substitute, Rotelli’s Italian Bakery (complete line of buns, breads, ciabatta, Texas toast), Mountain Breads with only three ingredients-no yeast, dairy, oil or stabilizers (Australia), Garlic Expressions 100% natural dressing and marinade.
Kosher In Print- New
Joan Nathan’s Quiches, Kugels & Couscous (Knopf) will be introduced at Kosherfest. Joan Nathan, a bestselling kosher cookbook author and frequent contributor to the NEW YORK TIMES food section, will be on hand to sign books and discuss kosher cooking.
A new book, Sue Fiskoff’s KOSHER NATION will be debut and be available for sale at Kosherfest 2010.
Gil Marks, award winning author will debut The Encyclopedia of Jewish Food, and discuss
The History of Jewish Food. A book signing will follow the event.
Paula Shoyer, THE KOSHER BAKER, over 160 dairy-free recipes from traditional to trendy will debut at Kosherfest 2010.
Kosher Diva Susie Fishbein hopes to inspire teenage and 20-somethings to try their hand in the kitchen with her new release, KOSHER BY DESIGN TEENS & 20 SOMETHINGS: Cooking for the Next Generation.
Kosher Inspired, a new kosher food magazine for kosher foodies is launching at Kosherfest 2010. It will be published bi-monthly (www.kosherinpsired.com).
For a complete list of Kosherfest 2010 events, seminars, lectures, book signings and more, go to www.kosherfest.com.
Kosherfest is co-produced by Diversified Business Communications of Portland, ME (www.divbusiness.com) and Menachem Lubinsky, president and CEO of LUBICOM (www.lubicom.com).
Diversified Business Communications (DBC) specializes in producing international trade events in the food and beverage industry, and brings more than 40 years experience to buyers and sellers together. DBC’s food industry expositions include four internationally recognized seafood shows, the New England Foodservice & Lodging Expo in Boston, All Things Organic in Chicago, three Fine Food and Hospitality shows in Australia, Expo Comida Latina, All Asia Food and Kosherfest.
Menachem Lubinsky is the Chairman & CEO of LUBICOM Marketing Consulting, a strategic marketing firm that also markets kosher foods. He is the founder of Kosherfest, the world's largest international kosher food trade show, and a prominent figure in the Orthodox Jewish Community.
*Sources: Mintel Report, Lubicom, United Jewish Communities.
Kosherfest 2009
Meadowlands Exposition Center
355 Plaza Drive
Secaucus, NJ 07094; 201-330-7773
Oct 26, 2010: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Oct 27, 2010: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
