You obviously didn't read the article, and know and understand the distinction between "Halal" and "Kosher" blessed foods.
On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 1:17 PM, plainolamerican <[email protected]> wrote: > SAN FRANCISCO (JTA) — What’s the largest kosher restaurant chain? > > Mendy’s? Six branches, seven if you count the meat and dairy counters at > New York City’s Grand Central Station. > > Dougie’s? Five branches in New York and New Jersey. > BREAKING NEWS <http://www.jta.org/category/top-headlines/> > > - UNESCO head ‘deplores’ proposal declaring Western Wall a Muslim site > > <http://www.jta.org/2015/10/20/news-opinion/israel-middle-east/unesco-head-deplores-proposal-declaring-western-wall-a-muslim-site> > - Gravestones toppled at Czech Jewish cemetery > > <http://www.jta.org/2015/10/20/news-opinion/world/gravestones-toppled-at-czech-jewish-cemetery> > - Jewish, Muslim cemeteries vandalized in Austrian town > > <http://www.jta.org/2015/10/20/news-opinion/world/jewish-muslim-cemeteries-vandalized-in-austrian-town> > > Don’t even bring up Nathan’s Famous — it stopped making kosher hot dogs > altogether. > > The dark-horse winner is Subway, the made-to-order sandwich giant poised > to open its ninth kosher franchise Aug. 18 inside the Michael-Ann Russell > Jewish Community Center in North Miami Beach, Fla. New Subways opening in > Indianapolis and Skokie, Ill., will make it 11 by the end of the year. Five > more are planned for next year. > > Subway is not the only fast-food chain with kosher branches. Dunkin’ > Donuts, the world’s largest coffee and baked goods chain, has 33 kosher > franchises, mostly in New York, according to company spokesman Andrew > Mastrangelo. They serve dairy breakfast sandwiches, but not full meals. > > Subway, the second largest fast-food franchise in the world, didn’t set > out to be No. 1 in the kosher market. Staffers at company headquarters in > Milford, Conn., seemed bemused by the news. > > “Really?” laughed Kevin Kane in the marketing department. > > Sure, 11 kosher stores pales in comparison to the 22,000 non-kosher > Subways in the United States, or to the hundreds of halal Subways in > England and the Arab world. But it’s more than anyone else is offering. > > And it’s a creative solution for Jewish community centers that want to > offer kosher food but don’t want to take the financial risk themselves. > Some would rather offer no food than violate kosher law. > > “There are very few JCCs that run successful food establishments,” says > Eric Koehler, director of the JCC of Northern Virginia, which has never > provided food services in its building. “In this economy, it doesn’t make > sense to have something that loses $20,000 to $30,000 a year.” > > That’s why the Mandel JCC in Cleveland rented space to the country’s first > kosher Subway in May 2006. The center had offered only kosher dining > options since it opened in 1986, but none lasted very long. When Michael > Hyman arrived in 2004 as the center’s new director, he closed the > building’s last struggling cafe without knowing whether he could replace it. > > In stepped Ghazi Faddoul, a Lebanese Christian who had opened 100 Subways > in Cleveland and was willing to give kosher a try with the clout of a > global chain behind him. > > Ham and bacon were removed from the menu, the “cheese” is made of soy, and > the Seafood Sensation sandwich is filled with imitation crab. Two > microwaves and toaster ovens ensure that fish and meat are kept separate, a > consideration for more observant Jews. There is a full-time mashgiach, or > kosher supervisor, and the restaurant is closed on Shabbat. > > “It’s been wildly successful,” Hyman says.In June, the JCC of Greater > Washington in Rockville, Md., picked up on Cleveland’s experience, opening > a kosher Subway in a space formerly filled by a kosher Dunkin’ Donuts. > Executive director Michael Feinstein says the center has been getting much > more foot traffic since it opened, particularly from Orthodox Jews. > > “There aren’t that many kosher restaurants in the D.C. area, so it’s nice > for the community to have this option,” Feinstein says. “And it’s great for > us because it gets people into our building who might not otherwise be > there.” > > The Miami Beach JCC also looked to Cleveland’s example. The center’s > director, Gary Bomzer, notes that the building already has an in-house > kosher caterer, but no sit-down restaurant. > > “Bringing in a national chain gives us real credibility,” he explains. “A > brand name like Subway provides more than a cup of coffee.” > > The remaining kosher Subways are freestanding stores: two in New York > City, in Brooklyn and Queens, as well as one in Cedarhurst in the city’s > Long Island suburbs; and one each in Los Angeles, Baltimore and Kansas City. > > The U.S. stores are the only kosher Subways. Israel opened the world’s > first kosher Subway in 1992 but the operation, which reached 23 stores at > its peak, shut down in 2004 after the original manager died. > > Subway spokesman Les Winograd says the company used its experience with > halal, the Muslim standard, to learn how to deal with kashrut challenges > such as sourcing specific meat and following strict dietary laws. The first > halal Subway opened in Bahrain in 1984, followed by branches in Saudi > Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Tanzania, Zambia and other > countries with large Muslim communities. England alone has nearly 60 halal > branches. > > Kosher Subways are more difficult to keep open, Winograd says. Some open > and shut, like one that lasted for about a year in Livingston, N.J., and a > Wall Street branch that closed last winter when the economy collapsed. > > While Winograd receives lots of inquiries from potential franchise owners > in other countries who are interested in the kosher option, none have > panned out. > > “The population has not always been there to support the business,” he > says. > > Subway serves meat, so a kosher store requires full-time kosher > supervision — an extra expense added to ingredients that already cost more > than their non-kosher equivalents. > > Maurice Lichy, owner of the new Miami JCC Subway, says he’s trying to keep > his prices “competitive” and hopes to charge no more than $1.50 extra per > sandwich. > > Will he offer a kosher $5 Footlong? > > Lichy hesitates. > > “No," he says, "but I’ll try to manage a $6 Footlong. Probably tuna or > turkey; not the corned beef.” > > On Monday, October 19, 2015 at 6:41:48 PM UTC-5, Bill wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Halal Meat, Please READ !!! >> “Subway” now uses Halal Meat. “Costco” now selling Halal Meat >> You decide what to do with this....... >> >> HALAL Meats are already in most of our local supermarkets, Watch >> what you buy!!------- >> >> Just another symptom of Sharia law in the U.S. and Canada. >> >> There are 200 Subway restaurants in the U.S. that have removed all >> pork products and added Halal meat to the menu! >> Have You Seen this on Meat Labels??? >> >> Take a look and forward to your friends and family. Do Not buy this meat! >> "Costco” is stocking their meat counters with " Halal" meat." >> >> I shopped for groceries at my local Wal-Mart. As usual, I bought a bag of >> frozen >> chicken breasts, but this time I checked to make sure the meat was not >> labeled >> "Halal." >> >> Here's why: Halal is the Islamic term that basically means the meat >> is lawful to eat for a devout Muslim. What makes it lawful or acceptable >> is that the meat has been processed in a very specific way. >> Unlike kosher food, where the physical processing of the meat is the >> focus, >> for Islam it is the spiritual component that makes the meat lawful. >> >> Ann Barnhardt, a cattle commodities broker, has more about " Halal." >> "NEVER buy meat that is marked as " Halal." I am in the cattle business, >> and believe me when I tell you that Halal kill plants are CONSTANTLY being >> cited and shut down by the USDA for horrific infractions. >> >> Most of these plants are in Michigan and upstate New York . >> One of the things that Halal Kill Plants are notorious for is putting >> already-dead animals in the human consumption line. >> They will go pick up a dead cow off of a farm or ranch and instead of >> putting it in >> their rendering tank where the resulting " tankage" is worth pennies on >> the >> dollar as pet food or industrial products, they will shackle the dead >> animal on the normal kill line and process it as human food which is the >> highest-dollar product. >> >> This kind of sickening behavior is standard. Halal plants are also >> notorious for >> general citations for filth and uncleanliness. >> I have toured normal cattle slaughter plants, and in most cases, you >> could eat off >> of the floor. Everything is white and men walk around with water hoses >> and steam guns constantly keeping everything in a state of spotlessness. >> Halal plants are filthy. >> A lot of Halal meat is also labeled as "organic." Again, don't be fooled >> into >> thinking that " halal" means "better." It isn't. >> I would never, ever knowingly eat halal meat purely from a food safety >> perspective." >> >> THIS IS COMING AND LOOK OUT FOR THIS INTRUSION IN U.S. And CANADIAN >> MARKETS... " Halal" meat... Are you aware of this? Take a look and >> forward to your friends and family. 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