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Why the world's best known brands choose the OU for Kosher certification

Behind the Union Symbol


Behind the Union Symbol is the highly acclaimed quarterly magazine of the Orthodox Union’s Kashruth Division for current and prospective Kosher certified companies. The publication, which in only a few years has become the premiere kosher trade magazine, features technical articles on the scientific and halachic aspects of kosher food production, company profiles, tips on maximizing a kosher program, as well as sometimes whimsical and always fascinating articles on how the OU’s rabbinic experts bring their skills to more than 6,000 plants in 77 countries worldwide. A must read for food executives, marketing officers and plant personnel. Read entire article »


You can view and download current and previous issues in pdf format by using the dropdown menu below and you can request a free subscription to Behind the Union Symbol by calling 212-613-8346 or 8238 or by emailng Safrane@ou.org.


Issue: Browse past issues:

Fall 2009

  • Editor’s Letter: Too Much To Eat- Is Gluttony A Disease Or A Choice
    by Rabbi Dr. Eliyahu Safran
  • Jelly Belly Grows With the OU
  • Recipe for Success: The Making of An OU Restaurant
    by Bayla Sheva Brenner
  • A Peafowl by Any Other Name
    by Rabbi Chaim Loike
  • How Sweet It Is! Jams and Jellies Reflect Their Own Kosher Issues
    by Rabbi David Gorelik
  • Clearbrook Farms: Taste Them Once Be Spoiled For Life
  • Hero Preserve: Blended To Perfection
  • Ask the Rabbi
    by Rabbi Andrew Gordimer
  • Heering Coffee Liqueur Joins Heering Cherry Liqueur with OU Certification
  • At City Winery You Just Don’t Enjoy the Product but Can Make Your Own Wine As Well
  • For Fish and Fjords Norway Can’t Be Beat
    by Rabbi Chaim Goldberg
  • Denomega’s Omega-36: A Complete Omega-3 For The Kosher Consumer
  • Fish From the Fjord Flourished at Fjordlaks
  • Highways and Byways
    by Rabbi Moshe Heimowitz
  • Bakers Cheese: On the Crossroads Between Acid Cheese And Rennet Cheese
    by Rabbi Eli Gersten
  • Franklin Foods In On a Mission To Reinvent Cream Cheese
  • Par-Way Tryson: Preventing Kosher Food From Sticking For Four Decades
    by Rabbi Binyomin Kaplan