Is there a kashrut monopoly in Montreal?
The owner of Aleph Meats is taking Montral Kosher (MK) to the Competition Tribunal of Canada, alleging that MK limits competition and keeps prices artificially high.
I was at Aleph this week; I think prices were slightly lower than other sources. I don't eat beef, but what was interesting was that they had cuts of beef we don't usually see, like top round, flanken, from the rear half of the cow. Their hechsher is KSA; Sephardi shochtim (kosher slaughterers) know how to remove the sciatice nerve from the cow's hip and leg, so we will see things like sirloin and filet mignon.
Could competition between supervising agencies lower the price of kosher food? Could this lead to Ashkenazim accepting a Sephardi hechsher? Could this lead to more unity in the Mtl community if KSA is more accepted?