Kosher Business

Notice to Consumers Regarding Kosher PoultryAs the Greater Toronto Area’s community kosher certifier, and Canada’s largest kosher certifier, we at COR – Kashruth Council of Canada share the concern of kosher consumers across Canada regarding the closure of...
Greater Toronto Area Celebrates the Success of Kosher Restaurant MonthMay was “Kosher Restaurant Month” in the Greater Toronto Area, where 34 participating COR certified kosher restaurants offered 10% off their regular menus to encourage consumers to come out and support their local...
May is Kosher Restaurant Month in the GTA (Coupon)COR-Kashruth Council of Canada is pleased to announce that May is “Kosher Restaurant Month” in the Greater Toronto Area! 34 participating COR certified kosher restaurants are offering 10% off their regular menus...
COR@60 Commemorative Journal Available OnlineThe COR@60 commemorative journal marking COR's 60 years of service to the community is now available online here....
PR Creative Caterers: Food that’s Fit for a PresidentWhen Israeli President Shimon Peres came to Toronto to speak at the Sony Centre, the organizers of the event needed to find a caterer able of providing a meal that was kosher and,...
COR Hosts Kosher Certifiers at AKO Vaadim ConferenceRabbis representing kashrus agencies from around North America and beyond met for the AKO Vaadim Conference in Toronto Canada July 15-17 to unite, share best practices, and raise kashrus standards. The event was...
What is a "Kosher Tanker"?By Rabbi Yechiel Teichman Kosher consumers are amongst the most inquisitive and educated about the food that they purchase. Most consumers probably pick up their favorite branded items, place them in their...
A Brief History of COR: 60 Years Serving the CommunityThis year, 2012/5772, COR – Kashruth Council of Canada is celebrating a milestone -- 60 years serving as Toronto’s community kosher certifier and Canada’s largest kosher agency. Birthdays are often a time to...
COR Pre Passover Lecture InspiresBy Judy Pister On March 26, 2012 COR hosted a Pre Pesach Community lecture in Toronto. Featured guest speakers were Rabbi Moshe Elefant, Chief Operating Officer of OU Kosher and Rabbi Moshe Tuvia...
COR Supervision ModelBy: Rabbi Tsvi Heber, Director of Community Kosher In recent years, the Greater Toronto Area’s kosher community has experienced unprecedented growth so it is not surprising that COR now provides kosher supervision for more than 160...
COR Promotes Continuing Education Amongst Rabbinic InspectorsTechnology is advancing rapidly and food manufacturing facilities are no exception. As a result, COR – Kashruth Council of Canada, Canada’s largest kosher certifier, has instituted an aggressive continuing education regimen for its...
Bakers Journal Magazine Profiles COR Presentation at Guelph Food Technology Centre SeminarFebruary 1, 2012, Brampton, ON - Kosher is capturing a growing share of the food market as consumers of all faiths put their trust in food products prepared according to...
A Baker's Tale: COR's Bulik Bakery Featured in Mishpacha MagazineA fascinating feature article in Mishpacha magazine about COR certified Bulik Bakery. Attached below....
Video: Behind the COR with Rabbi Tuvia BasserBehind the COR with Rabbi Tuvia Basser from COR Kosher on Vimeo....
Video: Behind the COR with Rabbi Sholom H. AdlerBehind the COR with Rabbi Sholom H. Adler from COR Kosher on Vimeo....
Video: Behind the COR with Rabbi Tsvi HeberBehind the COR with Rabbi Tsvi Heber from COR Kosher on Vimeo....
Kosher Certification in QuebecKosher Certification in Quebec COR provides kosher certification in the province of Quebec, Canada’s second most populous province. The agri-food industry plays an important role in the economy of Quebec. It...
Video: Behind the COR with Rabbi J. NormanBehind the COR with Rabbi J. Norman from COR Kosher on Vimeo....
Video: COR Kosher CertificatesCOR Kosher Certificates from COR Kosher on Vimeo....
GFTC Conference on Kosher to Feature CORThe Guelph Food Technology Centre (GFTC) is pleased to announce their first "Innovation Breakfast" for 2012, on Wednesday January 25th and the Person Convention Centre in Brampton, Ontario. The subject will be three emerging...
Top Ten “CORporate Kosher” TipsStaying on top of your kosher data program is an art. Thankfully, COR’s computer database program -- CORporate Kosher -- makes keeping your company kosher straightforward. Below are the top ten tips to...
Who's Who at the COR: Joseph Sheinis, Software DeveloperJoseph Sheinis was born in Korosten, Ukraine before moving with his family to St. Petersburg when he was five years old. After graduating high school he went to St. Petersburg Technical ...
Canadian Business Journal Profiles CORPromoting koshers products in Canada Kashruth specifically refers to the Jewish dietary laws. Conforming...
COR Arranges Tour for Jewish Camp at COR Certified Candy ManufacturerIn a real life adventure straight out of Willy Wonka, COR recently facilitated a visit to Karma Candy Inc., located in Hamilton for a group of Yeshiva Mishkan Hatorah students and their teachers....
New Kosher Restaurant Opens in Toronto: Mi KamochaIf you lived in Panama City -- where temperatures remain a constant 27 degrees Celsius throughout the year -- would you move to Toronto which averages around four and a half feet...
iCOR: COR Rabbinic Inspectors Go DigitalThe kosher dietary laws are thousands of years old. But that doesn’t mean COR (the Kashruth Council of Canada) is behind the times because COR’s industrial Rabbinic Inspectors have recently gone digital....
Bug Off: COR in the Community Presents at Eitz Chaim in TorontoHow could something so small be that bad for you? That was one of the questions addressed at COR’s recent bug checking seminar given to the Eitz Chaim girl’s school in Toronto....
COR a Featured Presenter at SIAL -- Canada’s Largest Food ShowFor COR, the Kashruth Council of Canada, kosher isn’t only about food. It’s also about education. And nowhere was this more apparent than at the recent SIAL Canada food show. SIAL Canada...
COR and GFTC Form Exclusive PartnershipTwo leading Canadian organizations in the food and beverage industry have formed an alliance to better service food manufacturers and end consumers. COR (Kashruth Council of Canada) – Canada’s largest kosher certification agency,...
Perspectives Interview with COR's CEO Rabbi Tuvia BasserPerspectives: Rabbi Basser. You have been acting as the CEO of the COR for a few months now. How has it been going? What have been some of your biggest challenges thus...
COR Holds "Mashgiach Appreciation Night"People who keep kosher spend a considerable amount of time ensuring that the food they consume is kosher. But we do not spend much time thinking about how something became kosher, or...
A Guided Tour of the New COR WebsiteWelcome to the new COR website. We hope you find it a useful resource. Since many of our users have not yet seen the new COR website we thought a “guided tour”...
Rabbi Tuvia Basser Appointed CEOCOR -- the Kashruth Council of Canada, Canada’s largest kosher certification agency, is pleased to announce the appointment of Rabbi Tuvia Basser as its new Chief Executive Officer. Rabbi Basser has had...
The Working MashgiachBy: Rabbi Tsvi Heber, Director of Community Kosher Monitoring the kosher program in a catering or restaurant environment is...
The Kosher ProfessionalBy: Rabbi Tsvi Heber, Director of Community Kosher Keeping kosher has never been as easy as it is today. Just take a stroll down the “kosher aisles” of the local COR certified supermarkets...
Kosher Certification in AlbertaCOR provides kosher certification in the province of Alberta, a leader in Canadian food processing and agriculture and has one of the strongest economies in Canada. Alberta’s food and beverage processing industries represent the...
Kosher Certification in SaskatchewanCOR provides kosher certification in Saskatchewan, a province that generates approximately $50 to $60 million of annual export sales from processing ingredients and products for the natural health and functional food sector.  Saskatchewan food processors...
Kosher Certification in New BrunswickCOR provides kosher certification to companies in New Brunswick, a province with a rich agriculture and agri-food sector. The industry is flourishing with over 3,000 farms and 100 food processing plants. This sector is...
Kosher Certification in GuelphCOR provides kosher certification to companies in Guelph. Agri-food represents a $63 billion value chain in Ontario. The Agri-food and Innovation Cluster in Guelph-Wellington represents a system of market and non-market links between companies and institutions...
Kosher Certification in CalgaryCOR provides kosher certification to companies in Calgary, a city with a booming economy that has seen ample growth over the past several years. Agriculture has always been a key component of the...
Kosher Certification in Prince Edward IslandCOR provides kosher certification to companies in Prince Edward Island. Prince Edward Island’s agriculture remains the dominant industry in the provincial economy. The province is known worldwide for potato industry and several of...
Kosher Certification in NewfoundlandCOR provides kosher certification to companies in Newfoundland. The fishing industry remains an important part of the provincial economy, employing roughly 20,000 and contributing over $440 million to the GDP. Dairy production is also another huge...
Kosher Certification in HamiltonCOR provides kosher certification to companies in Hamilton. The food and beverage processing sector in Hamilton is Ontario and Canada’s third largest manufacturing sector. Hamilton’s food industry activities include food and beverage processing, warehousing and distribution,...
Kosher Certification in Nova ScotiaCOR provides kosher certification to companies in Nova Scotia. The Agri-Food Processing sector is a significant contributor to the province’s economy. Annual farm-gate and agri-food processing sales contribute over 1 billion to the economy...
Kosher Certification in KelownaCOR provides kosher certification to companies in Kelowna, British Colombia. Located in the Okanagan Valley, this city is known for its sprawling vineyards and tourist attractions. Kelowna is home to several food processing facilities,...
Kosher Certification in EdmontonCOR provides kosher certification to companies in Edmonton. Edmonton’s economy is one of the most diverse in Canada; in fact it has been ranked one of the top 5 cities in North America for investment...
Kosher Certification in ReginaCOR provides kosher certification to companies in Regina, the cultural and commercial centre of southern Saskatchewan. The farm and agricultural component is a significant part of Regina’s economy. COR provides kosher certification to several...
Kosher Certification in WinnipegCOR provides kosher certification to companies in Winnipeg, Manitoba’s capital city located on the eastern edge of the Canadian Prairies Winnipeg has a diverse economy; The CIBC Metropolitan Economic Activity Index has rated Winnipeg's economy...
Kosher Certification in St. John’sCOR provides kosher certification to companies in St. John’s, the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador and the oldest English-founded city in North America. The economy has been growing quickly in recent years and...
Kosher Certification in Saint JohnCOR provides kosher certification to companies in Saint John, the largest city in the province of New Brunswick, and the second largest in the maritime provinces after Halifax. Saint John has a diverse...
Kosher Certification in CharlottetownCOR provides kosher certification to companies in Charlottetown, a flourishing community of around 34,562 people located on the south shore of Prince Edward Island. Charlottetown is the capital city of Prince...
Kosher Certification in FrederictonCOR provides kosher certification to companies in Fredericton, the capital of New Brunswick, Canada. Fredericton boasts a rich cultural and historical background. With a metro population of 94,268, Fredericton is situated in the...
Kosher Certification in TaiwanCOR provides kosher certification to companies in Taiwan. Taiwan’s total trade in 2010 reached an all-time high of US 526.04 billion, according to Taiwan's Ministry of Finance. Both exports and imports for the year 2010...
Kosher Certification in MonctonCOR provides kosher certification to companies in Moncton. Moncton has a heritage of being a commercial, distribution, transportation and retailing centre. This is due to Moncton's central location in the Maritimes: it has the...
Kosher Certification in HalifaxCOR provides kosher certification to companies in Halifax, the largest maritime city, recently ranked by MoneySense magazine as the fourth best place to live in Canada for the year of 2012. Agriculture and fishing...
Kosher Certification in SaskatoonCOR provides kosher certification to companies in Saskatoon. Saskatoon's nickname, "Hub City", refers its ideal central location for distribution and logistics. The economy of Saskatoon is strongly connected to agriculture (specifically wheat). COR certifies several of Saskatoon's...
Kosher Certification in WindsorCOR provides kosher certification to companies in Windsor, the southernmost city in Canada, located in southwest Ontario. Windsor borders with major US city Detroit and is home to several large corporate headquarters. COR...
Kosher Certification in ManitobaCOR provides kosher certification to companies in Manitoba and certifies several of Manitoba’s largest food processors. COR is the kosher certification trademark used by the Kashruth Council of Canada, the largest kosher certification agency in...
Kosher Dining in Toronto