Kosher Australia

The number of Kosher consumers has risen from 6 million in 1988 to more than 10.5 million in 2002 and 15 million in 2006. It is projected that by 2010 there will be more than 29 million Kosher food consumers worldwide.

A July 2003 report from the Department of Trade from the Philippines estimates the value of the retail Kosher food market at $US 150 billion with an average growth rate of 15% per annum. This growth had been consistent since 1984.

A CBS Marketwatch report (2002) valued the entire Kosher food market at more than $US 570 Billion. A 2006 report estimates Kosher products are worth upwards of $US 900 Billion.

Other features include:

• 28% of all products sold in the US are kosher certified.
• 75% of all ingredients manufactured are kosher certified.
• There are currently more than 75,000 different Kosher consumer food products.
• US supermarkets carry approximately 13,000 Kosher products lines on their shelves.
• Supermarkets report that generic kosher certified brands demonstrate 6% growth as opposed to 2% in non-kosher equivalents.
• Over 10,000 companies in U.S.A. currently produce products for the Kosher market.
• Each year 3,000 new products are introduced into the Kosher market in U.S.A.
• Products that are kosher certified, outperform their non-certified competitors by 40%.
• 21% of the US retail market is preferentially Kosher.
• 80% of the Israeli retail market is Kosher.

Key Countries for Consumer Demand

Key Countries for Industrial Demand

Some International Kosher Brands

Some Kosher Retailers