Number of Kosher Establishments in US May Reach 20,000; New York at Nearly 4,000
The U.S. is by far the largest market for kosher, according
to a recent survey conducted by KosherToday. As many as 20,000 establishments
are involved in some way in the manufacture, processing, and wholesale and
retail sales of kosher foods.
In New York, according to figures released by the New
York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, the number is approximately
3,700 with some estimates that it is as high as 4,000. Remarkably, the number
of New York establishments involved in
kosher was estimated at 1500 in 1990.
Out of some 34,000 supermarkets in the US, at least 10%
are said to devote some space to kosher. But when one factors in manufacturing
plants, ballparks, gas stations, nursing homes, prisons, schools and catering
establishments, the number rises dramatically. Despite being the center of kosher,
New York is not necessarily the hub of kosher manufacture. A significant number
of food manufacturers are located in the Midwest and Southwest.
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