 The merging companies then attempted to dominate the kosher meat market in the United States.Local unions of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters controlled by the Lucchese and Genovese crime families would selectively strike other kosher meat producers, causing supermarkets to switch to the merged company in order to ensure a steady supply.Distributors and supermarkets were also bribed or coerced by mobsters to switch kosher meat suppliers.