Kof-K

Kof-K, a Teaneck, NJ-based Kosher certification agency,[1] is one of the "Big Five."[2] It is trusted Worldwide by many Orthodox Jews for dedication to preserving Kashrut.[3]

As of 2010, more than one third of all food sold in the United States has kosher supervision,[4] 80% of it from one of the "Big Five.".[2][3]

Kof-K symbol for Kosher

(placed on certified products)

Its founder[5]and rabbinic administrator[6] is Rabbi Dr.[7] Harvey (Zecharia)[8] Senter.[9]

While the Kof-K's certification is largely for products, they also certify kosher eateries.[10]

See also

• Hechsher

References

1. Jennifer Medina (January 27, 2007). ".. a 'K' can be owned". The New York Times.
2. which collectively certify more than 80 percent of the kosher food sold in the US. Timothy D. Lytton (2013). Kosher: private regulation in the age of industrial food. Harvard University Press. p. 74. ISBN 0674075234.
3. Some refer to a BIG FOUR, omitting CRC: Carole Paquette (February 25, 1996). "Challenge to Kosher Laws Raises Some Deeper Issues". The New York Times.
4. Sue Fishkoff (July 4, 2010). "Red, White and Kosher". The New York Times.
5. Daniel Infeld (April 29, 2013). "In Kosher, We Trust?".
6. (and executive administrator) Nancy Ryan (December 29, 1993). "Kosher foods' appeal widens". Chicago Tribune.
7. doctorate in mathematics: Jenny Gans (August 14, 2014). "KOF-K Kosher: How A Local Family Business Became a Kashrus Leader".
8. "Senter". RYNJ.org (Rosenbaum Yeshiva Of North Jersey).
9. David Tuller (April 5, 1987). "What's new in kosher food". The New York Times.
10. "Kosher Dining Establishments in the Manhattan Area".