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he had relied solely on Agriprocessors.
As it is, he is struggling to keep up his
stocks.
"I may order 500 pounds of a
certain prime cut for my guys to
then break and I may only get 300
pounds, but I am getting the product:'
Schreiber said. 'Are my stocks as deep
as normal? No, not hardly. But I can
keep customers in product."
The decline of Agriprocessors
placed fish and poultry center stage
at Kosherfest, the annual kosher food
trade show held Nov. 11-12 at the
Meadowlands Exposition Center in
New Jersey. While purveyors of kosher
poultry and fish were abundant,
including many first-time exhibitors
from North America and abroad, there
were only a handful of meat produc-
ers, and those few were besieged by
buyers desperate for supplies. None
of the major kosher meat producers
were there: no Agriprocessors, no
International Glatt, no Alle.
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November 27 • 2008
Who'll Buy Postville Plant?
With their finances in ruins,
Agriprocessors has been courting
outside investors and rumors were rife
at the show as to who might buy the
company's facility in Postville. Names
floated most often were Empire and
Alle, as well as the non-kosher giant
ConAgra. Costco and Sam's Club have
both reportedly expressed interest.
Empire representatives say the
company has investigated the pos-
sibility of entering the kosher beef
market but has made no decisions.
But Empire's announcement that
it plans to expand production of
chicken is widely hoped to alleviate
pressure on the kosher poultry supply
at a crucial moment — the week of
Thanksgiving.
On Nov. 17, Agriprocessors execu-
tives appeared in bankruptcy court in
New York where they met their lender,
First Bank Business Capital of St.
Louis. First Bank initiated foreclosure
proceedings against the company for
defaulting on a $35 million loan.
According to a report in the Des
Moines Register, First Bank had
sought a total freeze on spending until
Agriprocessors cleared up its debts.
The company responded that a freeze
would force it to cease all operations. A
judge appointed a trustee to oversee the
case, and a company spokesperson told
the Register that the details would be
worked out.
In an unrelated legal setback for
Agriprocessors, the U.S. Supreme
Court declined to hear ithe company's
case against the National Labor
Relations Board, according to a
report in the industry publication
Meatingplace. A lower court had
rejected the company's argument that
a union vote at its Brooklyn warehouse
was invalid because its workers were
illegal immigrants and therefore not
entitled to organize.
Agriprocessors did not respond to
requests for comment.
Kosher beef problems are likely
to remain — a fact that has sparked
interest from companies as far
afield as Australia. Ephraim Nagar,
the owner of Talia's Steakhouse on
Manhattan's Upper West Side, has
received an e-mail from a com-
pany gauging interest in kosher meat
exports from Down Under.
For Nagar, who used to get all his
supply from Agriprocessors, any new
product would be an enormous relief.
Other suppliers have declined to deal
with him because he was not a regular
customer. To acquire beef, he has had
to send drivers to outer borough ware-
houses, driving up his costs. ❑
ZOA Forum: Guarding Yesha
Oak Park — The Zionist Organization
of America/Michigan Region will
welcome Israel Danziger as the guest
speaker at the next community pro-
gram, Thursday, Dec. 4, at 7 p.m. at
Young Israel of Oak Park, 15140 W.
10 Mile, between Greenfield and
Coolidge, in Oak Park.
Danziger is founder and direc-
tor of Mishmeret Yesha (Guardians
of Yehuda, Sholmon and Gaza), a
grassroots umbrella organization of
4,000 volunteers that protects and
improves the lives of Jews in Israel
since 1988.
As a member of the Likud Central
Committee, and an infantry vet-
eran with the legendary Alexandroni
Brigade, Danziger will share first-
hand experience of what it is like to
live under a daily threat of terrorist
attacks.
He will also talk about the roles
of Israeli soldiers and the volunteer
Rapid Response teams play in combat-
ing terrorism.
General admission is free; make res-
ervations by Dec. 3 by calling Sarah at
(248) 282-0088.