food founded new york city u.s. 1916 founder aron streit headquarters new york city united states area served united states other international cities products kosher food products slogan from our family to yours website streitsmatzo.com aron streit inc. sold under the name streit s is a kosher food company based in new york city best known for its product streit s matzo . it is the only family owned and operated matzo company in the united states and distributes matzo in select international markets . 1 it holds about 40 percent of the united states matzo market with its major competitor new jersey based manischewitz . 2 contents 1 history 2 matzo factory 3 factory operations 4 sale of the factory 5 new factory 6 products 6.1 list of products 6.1.1 year round products 6.1.2 kosher for passover products 6.1.3 ethnic delight products 7 see also 8 references 9 external links history edit the company was founded in 1916 by aron streit a jewish immigrant from austria . its first factory was on pitt street in the lower east side of manhattan . there streit and his business associate rabbi weinberger made each piece of matzo by hand . in 1925 with the growing number of jewish immigrants congregating in the lower east side streit along with his two sons moved his business to nearby rivington street . soon thereafter they bought the adjacent buildings where the company 3 operated for 90 years before moving in 2015 . since the start of the franchise streit s has prided itself on traditional values and customs . a big advertising claim that they have is while others have sold out to large corporations we at streit s continue our family tradition of bringing you the best matzo and kosher food products for passover and year round . matzo factory edit streit s 47 000 square foot 4 400 m2 matzo factory along with katz s delicatessen and yonah schimmel s knish bakery was a surviving piece of the lower east side s jewish heritage . 4 at the turn of the 20th century jews along with other european immigrants were crammed into the many unsanitary tenements of the lower east side . in 1915 they made up 60 percent of the lower east side population . because of the large jewish presence jewish centric businesses like streit s opened and flourished . however because of the poor living conditions as soon as they financially could many jewish families moved out of the tenements to new areas of industry in new york city namely uptown and brooklyn slowly making streit s a relic of the past . 5 since the 1980s the lower east side has experienced hyper gentrification . the neighborhood is now a burgeoning area for glass luxury high rise buildings such as the blue condo and the hotel on rivington a stark contrast to streit s modest brick factory . despite the changing neighborhood the factory still tries to integrate itself with the community . it is known to give out fresh pieces of matzo to passing pedestrians and its adjacent shop at one point even served as a community art gallery . 6 7 the streit family even considered at one point to open a caf or bar that serves matzo to go with the lower east side s new nightlife scene . 8 factory operations edit streit s matzo factory usually bakes about 16 000 pounds of matzo each day . 2 in preparation for passover the factory runs 20 hours a day testing its 30 000 pounds per day capacity . 9 the factory follows strict kosher laws . only shomer shabbat sabbath observing jews are allowed to touch the dough . however once the dough is baked people of any religion are allowed to touch the matzo . 6 the entire process of making the matzo is under rabbinic supervision . in particular they time the matzo making process checking to see it does not exceed eighteen minutes . otherwise the batch would be considered not kosher for passover and discarded . 8 sale of the factory edit on 20 december 2007 it was announced that the factory had been listed for sale for 25 000 000 . 10 the streit s family cited noise complaints congested streets and their desire to modernize its equipment as the reasons for their eventual move . its realtor massey knakel realty services commented the building will most likely be torn down and converted into luxury condominiums . 4 midtown east based cogswell realty bought the factory for 30.5 million in 2015 . cogswell closed on the properties which together span roughly 50 000 square feet in may 2015 . 11 cogswell lee development and gluck which is also the project s architect are developing the condo building and plan to festoon the lobby with streit s memorabilia 11 new factory edit the new streit s factory is at 171 route 303 orangeburg new york consolidating all operations the matzo factory that used to be in manhattan and the warehouse and dry pack facility that is presently operating in new jersey . these include bag and box mixes like the matzo ball and soup mix potato pancake mix and most of the other side items that have been made in moonachie new jersey for years . 12 products edit besides matzo streit s produces many other kosher products under its name . there are two lines of products year round products and kosher for passover products . they also operate a separate label of foods called ethnic delights which is mainly condiments and seasonings . 1 list of products edit year round products edit matzo lightly salted unsalted flour water moonstrip egg onion whole wheat matzo meal mediterranean noodles fine medium broad bows medley flakes barley toasted barley soup mixes mushroom barley split pea variety minestrone lima bean cup a soup beef noodle chicken noodle mushroom barley garden vegetable chili bean split pea tomato couscous couscous assorted matzo products matzo ball mix onion soup mix matzo ball soup mix vegetable soup mix stuffing mix soup nuts potato products potato starch potato kugel potato pancake mix vegetable potato pancake mix ready to serve canned soups chunky chicken noodle chicken consomm hearty vegetable mushroom & barley minestrone wafers vanilla chocolate lemon dessert jel tropical punch pineapple orange strawberry banana strawberry cranberry chanukah products candles milk chocolate coins dark chocolate coins specialty kishka vegetable quiche fried rice old fashion farfel bag n bake honey glazed bag n bake barbecue bag n bake griddle mix blueberry pancake mix chicken flavored rice beef falvored rice with vermicelli brown gravy onion gravy family skillet dinner chili family skillet dinner pasta sauce sugar free chocolate syrup chow mein noodles couscous kosher for passover products edit matzo passover matzo egg matzo whole wheat schmura meal farfel cake meal macaroons coconut chocolate almond brownie crunch chocolate chip bananarama chocolate chocolate chip honey nut cookies chocolate chip jelly tart chocolate nut diet kichel egg kichel diet kichel jumbo kichel mandel toast marble mandel plain mandel almond mandel chocolate nut mandel mandel loaf chocolate chip cinnamon raisin potato chips salted unsalted salt ripple cake mixes sponge honey chocolate coffee chocolate chip loaf chocolate chip crumb chocolate brownie chocolate cupcake vanilla cupcake honey raisin muffin blueberry muffin chocolates lollycones chocolate covered macaroons milk chocolate carmel cashew clusters milk chocolate covered matzo festival pop chocolate covered egg matzo thin mints pepper mints almond krunch condiments mayonnaise lite mayonnaise ketchup apple sauce apple sauce unsweetened honey brown gravy onion gravy family skillet dinner dessert jel tropical punch pineapple orange strawberry banana strawberry cranberry preserves strawberry cherry orange apricot raspberry cup farfel soup vegetable chicken onion tomato beef pickled products mannhattan style pickles sweet and sour mushrooms hungarian style onions sweet and sour pattypan squash gourmet cake mix fudge brownie chocolate coffee honey chocolate chip cookie mix chocolate fudge cookie mix assorted products kishke vegetable quiche bag n bake honey glazed bag n bake barbecue bag n bake stuffing mix potato pancake vegetable potato pancake potato kugel vegetable soup mix with matzo ball mix onion soup mix with matzo ball mix matzo ball & soup mix potato starch muesli cereal griddle mix blueberry pancake mix soup nuts mashed potatoes in a cup no salt potato pancake mix passover noodles with chicken flavor sauce passover noodles with mushroom flavor sauce ethnic delight products edit manhattan style pickles with hot peppers three color peppers black peppercorns chicken seasoning garlic & herb seasoning organic herb salt roasted garlic sea salt green olive spread black olive spread pesto sauce garlic aioli with dill sun dried tomatoes sun dried tomato morsels see also edit yehuda matzos manischewitz references edit a b streit s matzos official website . aron streit inc. 2008 . retrieved 2008 03 03 . a b dobnik verona 2007 12 28 . lower east side matzo factory for sale . usa today . retrieved 2008 03 03 . aron streit s inc. 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retrieved 25 april 2016 . it s official streit s matzo is now in rockland county rockland county times . rosman janie . 1 october 2015 . retrieved 25 april 2016 . external links edit official website v t e passover seder seder afikoman the exodus ha lachma anya ma nishtana outstretched arm ten plagues white house passover seder seder plate beitzah charoset karpas maror zeroa haggadah songs adir hu chad gadya dayenu echad mi yodea l shana haba ah illustrations maxwell house haggadah sarajevo haggadah szyk haggadah passover foods matzah products matzo matzah ball matzah brei matzo farfel granola matzah pizza matzah companies streit s manischewitz ren neymann yehuda matzos rakusen s religious observances bedikas chametz fast of the firstborn eve of passover on shabbat passover sacrifice chol hamoed mimouna isru chag pesach sheni seharane laws customs chametz challah from shmurah matzah kitniyot gebrochts prayers song of songs torah readings prayer for dew v t e pancakes list of pancakes 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