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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

Passover  Kosher Food  Competition  Jewish Markets  Olive Branch  Thornhill  Corporate Ethics  Sobeys  Community Boycott  Supplier 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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