Kosherfest was an annual, two-day[1] trade fair for the kosher-certified food industry held at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, New Jersey.
The event was closed to the public, but admitted manufacturers, suppliers, wholesalers, buyers, caterers, retail stores, and media personnel, including photographers and food bloggers.
Attendance at Kosherfest was restricted to manufacturers, suppliers, wholesalers, buyers, caterers, retail stores, and media personnel, including photographers and food bloggers.
[16] At the first show in 1989, exhibitors displayed traditional kosher fare such as "gefilte fish, chopped liver, stuffed cabbage and kugel".
[20] With the abundance of free samples handed out by exhibitors in the exhibition hall, Kosherfest had been called "the world's biggest kiddush"[5] and "a cross between a professional trade show and the buffet line at your cousin's bar mitzva".
[14] Samples ran the gamut from dairy to meat to pareve, including cheeses, sausages, sauces, pastries, ice cream, wine and liquor.
[14][28] Concurrent with the trade show, a Kosherfest social media dinner and the Kosher Food Bloggers Conference were held in off-site locations.