Shopping for Kosher Items

This month, you may notice some customers indicating a particular request for their grocery items — most often, meats — to be kosher. What does it mean to be Kosher?

Kosher items are prepared following strict religious guidelines within the Jewish faith. When a customer orders kosher items, treat this as a Healthy Option (i.e., kosher, organic, gluten-free, etc.) — meaning watch out for changes from kosher to non-kosher unless the customer has given you their approval.

The symbols you should look for when a selecting a kosher items:

Here is a link to the national list of Kosher approval organizations here.

These are three main categories of food to be mindful of within Kosher items:

Dairy
These are foods, such as cheese, milk, yogurt, ice cream, etc.

Meat
This includes all kosher animals and fowl slaughtered in the prescribed manner, and any other products derived from the animal.

Pareve
This describes foods that are neither dairy or meat, such as eggs and fish, tofu, nuts, seeds, fruits and vegetables, and the like, provided they are not prepared with any milk or meat products.

With Rosh Hashanah on September 10th, Shabbat Shuva on September 15th and Yom Kippur September 19th, be sure to check with your customers if you need to replace any Kosher products.

Happy Shopping!