如果被要求命名杂货行业的蓬勃发展，您可能首先想到无麸质烘焙食品，植物性产品，，，，替代奶，或其他任何一种从根本上改变了美国人饮食和购物方式的趋势。您可能不会想到获得犹太洁食的食物。这re’s nothing new or trendy about them, yet 41% of all packaged food in the US is certified kosher, and that number is growing: According to market research, the American demand for kosher products is propelling a near 12% growth rate, expected to reach $60 billion in sales by 2025.
这英国广播公司reports that this explosion in popularity isn’t necessarily being driven by those who observe kashrut, but by non-Jewish consumers who believe that kosher food—which undergoes a rigorous inspection and labeling process—is cleaner and safer, especially for those worried about cross-contamination by allergens. Products that are kosher-certified as “pareve” contain no meat or dairy, nor are they exposed to them during processing, making them attractive to vegans.
新泽西州最近的一场犹太食品生产商的贸易展览吸引了来自世界各地的参展商，包括巴基斯坦，韩国，斯里兰卡和意大利。“I think firms are coming from the basis that you can’t produce an ingredient anywhere in the world, and hope to sell it in the US, without being kosher,” Menachem Lubinsky, chief executive of the event’s organizer, Lubicom, told the BBC. “There’s a significant market, and firms want a piece of it.”