Kosher Products From Other Countries That Should Be Imported To the US

[whYME]

So we don't need TJs to make a run for us. We need to find out who their supplier is and talk to them directly.

Western Kosher in L.A. Does that.
IIRC they sell them as "T.J.'s original" (or something like that.)
They are expensive though.

[BigDanFan]

So we don't need TJs to make a run for us. We need to find out who their supplier is and talk to them directly.

+10,000
I'm in 1000%
let's do it..
just one run and one (OK?) mashgiach will be enough for 1,000 cases.
10 cases, 100 DDfers and we're all set -

[henche]

+10,000
I'm in 1000%
let's do it..
just one run and one (OK?) mashgiach will be enough for 1,000 cases.
10 cases, 100 DDfers and we're all set -

But I only want 9 cases....

[steeeveknowsbest]

ok... i'll take 11

[henche]

If Western Kosher is already doing it, it is likely worth it to deal through them instead of reinventing the arrangement. Since we aren't going to compete with them (because we'll have it delivered to NY), they really only stand to gain since it will cut their cost also.

[BigDanFan]

If Western Kosher is already doing it, it is likely worth it to deal through them instead of reinventing the arrangement. Since we aren't going to compete with them (because we'll have it delivered to NY), they really only stand to gain since it will cut their cost also.

I'm not so sure that Western Kosher is doing what we are proposing..
(either they invested in cases of the old stash (O-K pareve) or they are relying on a rabbi that says that the the OK-D is just an allergy pre-caution of the one dairy chip in a million...

Last time I saw the WK chips there was not an O-K parve on the packaging..
They are prob not making their own run - Who can ask?
And what hechsher are they showing now?

[ahecht37]

I would consider taking care of this entire arrangement, as long as I don't end up stuck holding the bag (if we have 100 ppl who want 10 cases each and then half change their mind and or I get stuck with shipping it out, ect.)

[ushdadude]

I would consider taking care of this entire arrangement, as long as I don't end up stuck holding the bag (if we have 100 ppl who want 10 cases each and then half change their mind and or I get stuck with shipping it out, ect.)

i don't think anyone can commit until they know how much it will be. I emailed the OK if they can get us in touch with the supplier but they didn't get back to me yet.

[ahecht37]

i don't think anyone can commit until they know how much it will be. I emailed the OK if they can get us in touch with the supplier but they didn't get back to me yet.

don't count on a reply so fast. what did they cost in stores. lets assume that it will be the same price

[ushdadude]

don't count on a reply so fast. what did they cost in stores. lets assume that it will be the same price

it would have to cost more if we have to hire an exclusive mashgiach and have them clean the machines to our standards. Spread over an entire run it shouldn't be too much though.

[BigDanFan]

I would consider taking care of this entire arrangement, as long as I don't end up stuck holding the bag (if we have 100 ppl who want 10 cases each and then half change their mind and or I get stuck with shipping it out, ect.)

Okay -
We can arrange I under you.
If it's easier to have 30-40 people order 20 cases each
(they may not need more than 600-800 cases for a one-day run), then each of
us 30-40 people can pay up front and then each work with our own area..)

However, who else knows someone in Ok or what western Kosher is/was doing?
I know someone there -
Should we make a wiki to see if we have 30 people who can move 20 cases each?
It may be $120 per case - based on retail price of $2.50/bg. X 48 in a case, IIRC..

[ahecht37]

it would have to cost more if we have to hire an exclusive mashgiach and have them clean the machines to our standards. Spread over an entire run it shouldn't be too much though.

it still should cost less than the stores, since we would be buying direct from manufacturer, at a bulk price

[ahecht37]

Okay -
We can arrange I under you.
If it's easier to have 30-40 people order 20 cases each
(they may not need more than 600-800 cases for a one-day run), then each of
us 30-40 people can pay up front and then each work with our own area..)

However, who else knows someone in Ok or what western Kosher is/was doing?
I know someone there -
Should we make a wiki to see if we have 30 people who can move 20 cases each?
It may be $120 per case - based on retail price of $2.50/bg. X 48 in a case, IIRC..

sounds right, definitely better to have less people who take larger amounts, and divide it afterwards

[BigDanFan]

it would have to cost more if we have to hire an exclusive mashgiach and have them clean the machines to our standards. Spread over an entire run it shouldn't be too much though.

-1
That's exactly why I'm shocked at the TJ's "cost" issue.
The OK said it was NOT the machine cleaning that was the issue -
just the packing -
Between the dairy run and the parve run...
The indiv chips are independent, by they did not want a mashgiach for the packing and therefor cannot guarantee that one Ok dairy chip gets into the OK Pareve bags..

It would only be 1-2 days pay prob to do 800 cases of parve cc's...

Dan's Deals: Home of the cc's (chargeable) and the cc's (edible)

[ushdadude]

-1
That's exactly why I'm shocked at the TJ's "cost" issue.
The OK said it was NOT the machine cleaning that was the issue -
just the packing -
Between the dairy run and the parve run...
The indiv chips are independent, by they did not want a mashgiach for the packing and therefor cannot guarantee that one Ok dairy chip gets into the OK Pareve bags..

It would only be 1-2 days pay prob to do 800 cases of parve cc's...

Dan's Deals: Home of the cc's (chargeable) and the cc's (edible)

I -1 your -1

What has changed is that our supplier of the chocolate chips has recently made some changes to the cleaning process used for the piece of equipment that puts the chips into bags. These changes (going from a "wet" to a "dry" cleaning regimen) triggered the need for an FDA regulated, dairy-related allergen statement, and this in turn brought about a change in the Kosher certification for our item--going from "Kosher Parve" to "Kosher Dairy."

See? We're both right

[FlightGuy]

How about a Cholov Yisrael Entenmann's Donuts!

[eis517]

If anyone is looking for good Parve choc chips, check out Shoprite. I know a professional baker who swore by them. We tried them and they are soooooo much better than the jewish brand ones. I would say they are as good as TJ

[BigDanFan]

I -1 your -1

See? We're both right

i +1 all your comments -
I know we're both right and I know that this is not an expensive run for a mashgiach.

Between you, AHecht, Dan, etc.. who can get the facts from Western Kosher and who can get from the OK?
If needed, I have a friend at the OK - He told me what you wrote when it was coming out.
(that's how i knew to get my 3 cases, l'chatchila that I still enjoy the last few bags - They are not white, still fresh, a year later - keep in basement) New run can last 2 years -
want to make a 600-800 case run if we are on board.
nope, the Shoprite and restaurant depot are not the same.

[henche]

On a chabad forum with hundreds of members, someone's got to have a contact with the OK.

Nu, who here is eidim by Rabbi Levy?

[whYME]

I'm not so sure that Western Kosher is doing what we are proposing..
(either they invested in cases of the old stash (O-K pareve) or they are relying on a rabbi that says that the the OK-D is just an allergy pre-caution of the one dairy chip in a million...

Last time I saw the WK chips there was not an O-K parve on the packaging..
They are prob not making their own run - Who can ask?
And what hechsher are they showing now?

WK is buying them in bulk (i.e. before them going through the bagging machine) and packaging them themselves. (at least this is what I was told by the person who's house I saw them in.)
IIRC they were $3.49 a package.

I saw them during the summer, I can't say for certain that my info is current.