Kof-K Explained

Kof-K, a Teaneck, New Jersey–based Kosher certification agency,^[1] is one of the "Big Five."^[2]

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

Its founder and rabbinic administrator was Rabbi Dr. Harvey (Zecharia) Senter, who died April 4, 2021 (אחרון של פסח).^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

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

See also

• Hechsher

Notes and References

1. News: . .. a 'K' can be owned . Jennifer Medina . January 27, 2007.
2. which collectively certify more than 80 percent of the kosher food sold in the US. Book: Kosher: private regulation in the age of industrial food . Timothy D. Lytton . 2013 . Harvard University Press . 978-0674075238 . 74.
3. News: . Red, White and Kosher . Sue Fishkoff . July 4, 2010.
4. Some refer to a BIG FOUR, omitting CRC: News: . Challenge to Kosher Laws Raises Some Deeper Issues . Carole Paquette . February 25, 1996.
5. Web site: In Kosher, We Trust? . April 29, 2013 . Daniel Infeld.
6. (and executive administrator) News: Chicago Tribune . Kosher foods' appeal widens . Nancy Ryan . December 29, 1993.
7. (doctorate in mathematics) Web site: KOF-K Kosher: How A Local Family Business Became a Kashrus Leader . Jenny Gans . August 14, 2014.
8. Web site: Senter . RYNJ.org (Rosenbaum Yeshiva Of North Jersey).
9. News: . What's new in kosher food . David Tuller . April 5, 1987.
10. Web site: Kosher Dining Establishments in the Manhattan Area.