au cus , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁Est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁it ▁includes ▁an ▁exhibition ▁hall , ▁lect ures , ▁cook ing ▁demonstr ations , ▁a ▁cul inary ▁competition ▁between ▁celebr ity ▁che fs , ▁and ▁new ▁product ▁awards . ▁Kos her fest ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁show case ▁for ▁food ▁tr ends ▁and ▁innov ations ▁in ▁the ▁k os her - cert ified ▁food ▁industry . ▁The ▁event ▁is ▁closed ▁to ▁the ▁public , ▁but ▁adm its ▁manufact ur ers , ▁supp liers , ▁wh oles al ers , ▁buy ers , ▁c ater ers , ▁ret ail ▁stores , ▁and ▁media ▁personnel , ▁including ▁photograph ers ▁and ▁food ▁blog gers . ▁Kos her fest ▁is ▁co - produ ced ▁by ▁Lub ic om ▁Mark eting ▁and ▁Cons ult ing ▁and ▁D ivers ified ▁Communic ations . ▁ ▁History ▁Kos her fest ▁was ▁conce ived ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁by ▁Ir ving ▁Silver man , ▁who ▁h ired ▁Men ach em ▁Lub in sky , ▁President ▁and ▁CE O ▁of ▁Lub ic om ▁Mark eting ▁and ▁Cons ult ing , ▁to ▁market ▁it . ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁called ▁the ▁International ▁Kos her ▁Food ▁and ▁Food ▁Service ▁Trade ▁Show . ▁At ▁its ▁inaug ural ▁event , ▁st aged ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Pass enger ▁Sh ip ▁Terminal , ▁there ▁were ▁ 6 9 ▁exhib itors ▁and ▁ 7 0 0 ▁at ten de es . ▁By ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁attract ing