New York…Empire Kosher Poultry, founded in 1938 by Joseph Katz, is set to enter the kosher meat market, sources told KosherToday. The beef will not be sold under the Empire brand, due to trademark restrictions, but will be certified by the Star-K Kosher Certification and Khal Adas Jeshurun. Sources say that Neil Rosenbaum, the company CEO, has worked out […]
“Joshua Weir, of the Peck Law Firm in Omaha, Neb., one of the firms representing the workers, said the lawsuit was dismissed July 1 because its demands were met. He didn’t specify any other demands or whether the lawsuit could be refiled. “The goals of the case were met when we reached an agreement with […]
Rubashkin PR Firm: This Battle Is Not About Blogging, Its About Protecting Kashrut
Kosher meat giant hopes 5W P.R. campaign will counter boycott
Agriprocessors has hired 5W Public Relations, a New York-based P.R. powerhouse that represents clients ranging from hip-hop stars to Fortune 500 companies, as well as a number of major Jewish organizations and Israeli […]
Aaron Rubashkin, outside his Brooklyn butcher shop on June 3, 2008, says his Agriprocessors firm “don’t do no injustice to nobody, not to a cat.”photo JTA
Aaron Rubashkin, the owner of the embattled kosher slaughterhouse Agriprocessors, denies he has engaged in unethical labor practices and blames the failure of U.S. immigration policy for his mostly illegal […]
“The arrest of almost 400 immigrant workers in a raid earlier this month of Agriprocessors, Inc., a meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa, shows that something is wrong with our immigration system.(skip) But let’s dig deeper. Raids in Postville and at Swift & Company’s six meat processing plants in Marshalltown, Iowa, last December as well as […]
OU weighs in on Agriprocessors scandal
“We have to see where the facts take us,” he said. “If [the Rubashkins] are found to be criminally liable, then we would have no choice but withdraw the supervision.” OU Jstandard.com
Upd: OU Pushed for Sholom Rubashkin Ouster @ page 3 JewishStar.pdf
It is at the insistence of the Orthodox […]
“I don’t think the Jewish community can survive at this point without Rubashkin,” the owner of KosherMart in Rockville, Md., Mordechai Yitzhaky, said of the family that owns Agriprocessors. NYsun
“Rubashkin” Agriprocessors hires 5W PR to limit damage to its businesss
Agriprocessors hiring replacement workers
The company, he said, was also scrambling to hire replacement employees through advertisements and new applicants. He said he did not know how many replacement workers would be hired. desmoinesregister.com
Raid on Kosher Slaughterhouse Sparks Fears of Meat Shortage
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