Tag: Abe’s Eats

Mohammad Modarres, founder and chief executive officer of New York-based Abe’s Meats, produced the first-of-its-kind “interfaith meat” in response to a wave of anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim incidents following the 2016 presidential election in the United States. He hosted a dinner uniting the Jewish and Muslim communities to tackle the rise in bigotry and learned quickly that serving halal and kosher foods in the same space was a “logistical nightmare and really expensive,” Mr. Modarres said.
https://www.foodbusinessnews.net/articles/13170-three-big-ideas-in-food

Modarres now hosts a series of large Shabbat Salaam interfaith dinners in San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and New York City, all of which have sold out. An observant Jew oversees the kosher process, and there’s always a separate kosher kitchen. A Muslim certifier makes sure the animals have been sacrificed in a way that’s acceptable. Abe’s Meats is not a brick-and-mortar operation: It’s more about rigorous sourcing of poultry, goat, and even black-bellied ram.
https://www.specialtyfood.com/news/article/12-under-35-mohammad-modarres-founding-director-interfaith-ventures-and-founder-abes-meats/

Until recently, there was no overlap: Meats were either kosher, halal, or neither. A new brand seeks to change that. Abe’s Meats, from Interfaith Ventures, reports that it is producing “the first-ever Interfaith Meat products that are both Halal and Kosher.” Founder Mohammad Modarres says, “Brands that offer dual Kosher and Halal food products do exist. However, meat is one of the most complicated and expensive products to produce as ‘Interfaith’ because of the production process, cost, and need to collaborate.
https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/advice-guy/can-meat-be-both-kosher-halal?utm_source=Marketing%20Cloud&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=RB-Daily_07-19-18&sfmc_s=1591418