Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The offerings are not only limited in terms of time on the market (through November) but also in terms of where they may be found.

The 16% of Americans who buy kosher products do so in an effort to maintain a halal diet, making it the fourth-most cited reason for buying kosher, behind the 55% of those who eat kosher for health and safety reasons, the 38% who are vegetarians and 35% who simply like the taste or flavor.

Joining the notion of healthfully energizing beverages is a new line of iced coffees from Real Beanz.

Edlong Dairy Flavors offers two new functional dairy flavors that are especially useful in the better-for-you category when reducing fat and sugar.

Flavor Mill’s Baked Potato Chips are available in Cheddar & Sour Cream and Original varieties, but the true selling point will be their kosher certification and lack of gluten. Each 9oz package contains 3g of fat, no cholesterol or trans fat, and only 0.5g of saturated fat.

The kosher food industry has grown at a rate that matches the organic trend: double digit increases almost every year for the past couple of decades.

Butter Buds Food Ingredients has been selected to participate in The Profitable Sustainability Initiative of Wisconsin. The Racine-based company is one of thirty state manufacturers selected for this program.

Kinnikinnick Foods announced its company, facilities and all of its current products are certified OU kosher pareve by the Orthodox Union.