Israeli Burger Chains Go Strictly Kosher to Support War Effort

The move is an initiative of the Israel Defense Forces’ Rabbitists in collaboration with global Kashrut organizations to ensure that Jewish soldiers of various religious backgrounds all receive food donated by Israeli civilians seeking to support the war effort. We aim to make it possible for people to enjoy it.

Also on Thursday, Domino’s Pizza Israel opened strictly kosher stores in Tel Aviv Port and nearby Givatayim. The chain plans to open two more Mehadrin branches in the Sharon district of central Israel.

Late last year, a Druze restaurant in the western Galilee village of Julis made its kitchen kosher in solidarity with soldiers stationed in northern Israel. He also decided to set aside one day a week at the Noor restaurant where he would prepare meals exclusively for IDF soldiers.

The IDF is determined to annihilate Hamas after the terrorist group unleashed a bloody insurrection in the northwestern Negev on October 7, killing 1,200 people, injuring thousands more, and taking 253 prisoners. We are working.

The Israel-Hamas war hurt McDonald’s global sales in the fourth quarter of 2023, as anti-Israel activists targeted the fast food giant over the company’s perceived support for the Jewish state.

Global same-store sales rose 3.4% in the three months ended Dec. 31, 2023, well below the 4.7% increase expected by analysts polled by FactSet. Revenue at U.S. stores increased as expected, but at franchised locations in the Middle East he saw an increase of 0.7%.

When the Israeli franchise announced in October that it would provide free meals to soldiers, the company drew ire from the anti-Israel BDS movement and customers in the Middle East.

Starbucks has also faced backlash in the Middle East for being seen as supporting Israel.