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Olive Branch vs. Sobeys: A kosher food fight erupts in Thornhill

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JL;DR SUMMARY A controversy ignited in the Jewish community of Thornhill, Ontario, where a new kosher market, Olive Branch, accused the manager of a nearby Sobeys of threatening caterers with business loss if they supplied both establishments. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski.

  • At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself.
  • This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude.
  • Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from.
  • But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
  • And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.
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Tags

PassoverKosher FoodCompetitionJewish MarketsOlive BranchThornhillCorporate EthicsSobeysCommunity BoycottSupplier Relations

Places mentioned

Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
"the Olive Branch Kosher Supermarket in Thornhill, explaining to a customer why he's so excited about the Holocaust."
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"of a Toronto kosher business called Hartman's, now rebranded as Savers, with stores further south, in Toronto."
New York, United States
"Glat in New York State who were also behind the salvaging a few years ago of a Toronto kosher business"
Montreal, Ontario, Canada
"investors also helped open a store in Montreal called Fooderie."
Nova Scotia, Canada
"This is a local decision. This isn't head office in Stellerton, Nova Scotia, right?"
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Retrieved 2025-04-10 05:30:26 UTC
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