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A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

Cottage cheese deliveries halted in Israel

JTAPublished March 18, 2012

JERUSALEM -- Workers from the Tnuva dairy company in Israel have halted the distribution of cottage cheese to stores as part of a labor dispute, reminicent of last summers boycotts over economic inequality. The workers chose cottage cheese because it...

Rows of cottage cheese and other dairy products on display at a
Tel Aviv grocery store. Photo: Dina Kraft

Cottage cheese becomes symbol of Israeli frustration with rising food prices

By Dina Kraft, JTA, TEL AVIVPublished June 22, 2011

For Israelis, cottage cheese is no mere dairy product.Whipped to exceptional creamy and airy perfection, it is a coveted staple of tables across the country. Israelis spend $440 million per year on cottage cheese.But now, with the price of a 9-ounce container...

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