KOL Foods

Name

KOL Foods

Legal name

KOL Foods, LLC

Website

https://kolfoods.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Kosher Meat and Poultry

NAICS

Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers (424470), Poultry and Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers (42444), Meat Retailers (445240), Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers (42442), Meat Retailers (44524)

SIC

Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products (2013), Food And Kindred Products (2000), Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (5140), Prepared Fresh Or Frozen Fish & Seafoods (2092)

akta.pro primary industry

Halal & Kosher Meat Wholesale (AFAIADAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Kosher Beef & Veal Processing (Certified) (AFANAIAI), Kosher Poultry Processing (Certified) (AFANAIAG), Kosher Lamb & Goat Processing (Certified) (AFANAIAK), Frozen Meat, Poultry & Seafood Wholesale (AFAIAHAF), Certified Cold Storage, Handling & Logistics (Halal/Kosher Segregation) (AFANAIAF)

Keywords

• Kosher meat delivery
• Grass-fed beef
• Pastured poultry
• Online meat retailer
• Regenerative meat products

Headquarters

HQ city

Silver Spring

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Direct E-commerce Retail: KOL Foods sells premium kosher meat and poultry products directly to consumers through their e-commerce website. Products are priced per pound with various size/weight options. The company ships frozen products directly to customers' doorsteps using insulated eco-friendly coolers.
2. Wholesale B2B Sales: Wholesale accounts for stores, restaurants, camps, schools, synagogues, Hillels and other organizations. Requires minimum 100lb per order with potential discounts for larger orders. Prices negotiated through wholesale account with payment by credit card or wire/check.
3. Gift Certificates: Digital gift certificates sold in amounts between $35 and $1,000,000, emailed to recipients after payment. Non-refundable.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

KOL Foods sells premium glatt kosher meat and poultry directly to consumers and wholesale buyers through its e-commerce website, offering 100% grass-fed beef (American Tradition and Grassland Range lines), grass-fed lamb, pastured chicken including heritage breed, pastured turkey, pastured duck, wild Alaskan salmon, handcrafted bone broths, and processed items such as hot dogs and jerky. Products are Star-K certified glatt kosher, sourced from small family farms using regenerative grazing practices, and shipped frozen nationwide in eco-friendly insulated coolers via UPS or seasonal KOLlective routes.

Product overview

KOL Foods is a direct-to-consumer e-commerce platform selling premium glatt kosher meat products, primarily a single unified offering centered on ethically sourced, regeneratively raised meats. The portfolio spans two main product lines (American Tradition and Grassland Range for beef) across beef, lamb, chicken, turkey, duck, and wild salmon categories. Specialty offerings include Heritage Chicken, bone broths, and various processed products like sausages and hot dogs. All products share common attributes: glatt kosher certification, 100% grass-fed (beef/lamb) or pastured (poultry), organic-fed, and regeneratively raised.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 100% Grass-Fed Beef Premium glatt kosher beef from the American Tradition (AT) and Grassland Range (GR) lines, 100% grass-fed and grass-finished, regeneratively raised, for kosher-observing and sustainability-focused home cooks.
• 100% Grass-Fed Lamb Glatt kosher lamb cuts including roasts, chops, ground lamb, and specialty cuts, 100% grass-fed for kosher holiday meals.
• Pastured Chicken Organic-fed, 100% pastured chicken including whole broilers, parts, bone broth, and specialty cuts, marketed to families seeking kosher poultry raised on pasture.
• Heritage Chicken Barred Plymouth Rock heritage breed chickens raised to American Poultry Association standards and slow-grown for superior texture and flavor, positioned as a specialty kosher poultry offering.
• Pastured Turkey Organic-fed, 100% pastured turkey including whole birds, breast, thighs, drumsticks, and processed products such as franks and jerky for holiday and everyday meals.
• Pastured Duck Organic-fed, 100% pastured duck including whole ducklings, breast, wings, legs, and soup bones for kosher gourmet cooking.
• Wild Alaskan Salmon Wild-caught Sockeye salmon from Alaska, sold as fillets and portion cuts as a non-meat kosher protein option.
• Bone Broths Handcrafted Homestyle Chicken Bone Broth and Homestyle Beef Bone Broth simmered for hours from pastured animals, packaged for direct home delivery.
• Digital Gift Certificates Digital gift certificates in denominations from $35 to $1,000,000 emailed to recipients after purchase, used to fund KOL Foods product orders.
• Wholesale Accounts Program B2B bulk supply program for stores, restaurants, camps, schools, synagogues, and Hillels requiring a minimum 100 lb per order, with negotiated pricing and FedEx frozen delivery within 48 hours.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Star-KcoreOthersStar-K is the hechsher (kosher certification agency) that certifies all KOL Foods meat and poultry products as glatt kosher. This is the fundamental certification required for their core market of kosher-observing Jewish consumers.
• American Grassfed AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKOL Foods is the only kosher member of this premier grass-fed organization in the USA. Their beef meets the highest standards of the American Grassfed Association - ruminants are only fed grass, live on pasture, and aren't given animal by-products, arsenic, antibiotics, or hormones.
• Green AmericaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKOL Foods is a Gold-level Approved Business with Green America, an organization that promotes environmentally and socially responsible business practices.
• Savory InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKOL Foods donates to the Savory Institute which provides ranchers with training in regenerative grazing practices. This partnership supports the company's mission of promoting regenerative agriculture.
• TD BankminorOthersKOL Foods uses TD Bank for their banking needs. TD Bank has been carbon neutral since February 2010, aligning with KOL Foods' environmental values.
• Eastern Village CohousingminorOthersFounder Devora Kimelman-Block and her family are founding members of Eastern Village Cohousing, an award-winning LEED-certified green building in downtown Silver Spring, MD.
• Small Family-Owned Farms and RanchescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKOL Foods works directly with small, traditional family-owned farms and ranches that use regenerative grazing management. They partner with ranchers to transition to better practices and create financial incentives to change agriculture. Poultry sourced through Amish Meadow (chicken), Amish Valley (turkey), and Amish Lake (duck) lines.
• Dr. Temple GrandincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAll KOL Foods meat is shechted at slaughterhouses that use animal-welfare expert Dr. Temple Grandin's methods. These abattoirs are located near ranches and farmers so animals don't travel far.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Grow and Behold: Grow and Behold sells pasture-raised, glatt-kosher meats (beef, lamb, chicken, turkey) directly to consumers. Closest direct peer to KOL Foods given near-identical positioning across kosher certification, pasture-raised sourcing, and DTC/wholesale channels.
• Wise Kosher: Wise Organic Kosher / Wise Kosher offers organic and kosher poultry and meat products to retail and institutional customers. Comparable to KOL Foods on the kosher + organic/clean-label intersection, with overlap in poultry product lines.
• Mesorah Foods: Mesorah Foods produces and distributes glatt-kosher meat products (beef, poultry, deli meats) to retail and institutional buyers. Comparable to KOL Foods in glatt-kosher meat category, particularly in the B2B/institutional channel.
• Bodek: Bodek is a kosher meat brand supplying ground beef, steaks, and prepared products to kosher consumers and institutions. Comparable to KOL Foods in kosher meat category with overlap in wholesale/institutional distribution.
• Yachad Foods: Yachad Foods distributes kosher meat, poultry, and prepared foods to kosher consumers and institutional buyers. Comparable to KOL Foods across kosher meat product categories and wholesale/institutional channels.
• Aaron's: Aaron's is a long-established kosher meat brand producing beef, poultry, and prepared products under rabbinical supervision. Directly comparable to KOL Foods in kosher meat category, though broader in scope and less focused on regenerative/grass-fed positioning.

Emerging players

• ButcherBox: ButcherBox is a subscription-based DTC meat company delivering grass-fed beef, organic chicken, and heritage pork nationwide. Comparable to KOL Foods in DTC meat e-commerce and grass-fed positioning, though currently broader in scope; represents a potential future competitor if ButcherBox expands into kosher.
• Crowd Cow: Crowd Cow is a DTC meat marketplace connecting consumers with independent farms for craft beef, pork, chicken, and seafood. Comparable to KOL Foods in DTC meat e-commerce model and farm-direct sourcing narrative, though broader in assortment and not kosher-focused today.

Broad incumbents

• Empire Kosher: Empire Kosher is the largest US kosher poultry brand and a broad kosher meat producer with national retail distribution. Comparable to KOL Foods across kosher poultry and meat categories, but operating at vastly larger scale and a wider product portfolio without the regenerative/grass-fed focus.
• Hebrew National: Hebrew National (a Conagra brand) is one of the most recognized mass-market kosher meat brands, particularly in hot dogs and deli meats. Comparable to KOL Foods in kosher consumer brand awareness but operates at mass-market scale without the DTC regenerative/sustainability positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/kolfoods
• Pinterestpinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://kolfoods.com
• Xx.com/kolfoods
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kol-foods

Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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