About Us

J. Kahan Food Industries is a leading manufacturer in Israel, in the food service industry , mainly in the institutional food sector. This company offers its customers a wide range of food products, produced in top-level factories in Israel and around the world. Kahan’s was established in the 1940’s and started as a coffee roaster before becoming what the company is today. The company is owned by Ram Teren, and the activity of the company has advanced and grown with the ever-changing food industry in both Israel and internationally.

J. Kahan adheres to strict and safe production while applying innovation and creativity to development of new products while adapting them to the ever changing needs of the food market. Kahan’s has a factory located in the Milouot industrial area in the northern part of Israel, spanning an area of 4 acres. This location includes advanced logistical warehouses and distribution trucks. The group employs about 100 employees, including engineers, food technologists, laboratory personnel and quality control workers. As part of the vision of this company, they support the environment and the community by being an equal opportunity employer.

J. Kahan is constantly continuing to innovate and lead the production of raw materials in Israel. It’s commitment to provide an even wider range of products to the institutional and retail market in Israel. This company complies with strict international production standards and safety protocols for food production, including FDA approval. The group’s customers include the largest food factories in Israel, leading coffee shop chains, Asian restaurant chains and large distribution companies. J.Kahan is an outstanding exporter with sales to representatives and agencies in the USA and several other countries around the world. The company’s products have kosher certificates under the supervision of the ultra-Orthodox community in Jerusalem and kosher certificates adapted to the American-Jewish market.

85 Years of Professional Excellence
From the day of its establishment 85 years ago, J. Kahan has been firm about quality raw ingredients, innovative equipment, and skilled and professional human capital, while nurturing the group’s institutional and retail customer family.

J. Kahan offers its customers a comprehensive and professional package of services. These services include solutions for product development, starting from the initial product research stage and laboratory tests, through the package planning, studio photography and packaging design in the graphic department. The strict control processes in the production stages can guarantee its customers a quality product at the required time and with a piece of mind.

The Company’s Products
The company produces the leading products in Israel, including coffee beverages, made and sold to most of the major coffee shop chains in Israel. In 2020, new products were developed in the field of sauces for the Asian market in collaboration with the top chefs in the culinary and restaurant sector in Israel. Since then, production of sauces has expanded to marinades, cooking sauces, dressings, glazes & spreads.

J. Kahan places great emphasis on the development of healthy products without sugar and by using natural ingredients. In 2023, the company launched several sugar-free products and other innovative products, including a 100% natural sugar-free coffee infusion drink. This product was developed over the span of one year in cooperation with the Innovation Authority of the Ministry of Economy. Also new to the company is a 99% natural fruit sorbet with no sugar added. There were a series of products with reduced sugar and fat, adapting to the new requirements of the food market in Israel. J. Kahan is also invested in developing health products with high nutritional value and products for the vegan market.

J. Kahan also offers a wide variety of mixtures and powders to produce hot and cold drinks, flour mixes for baking and desserts.
To summarize, J. Kahan’s leading products produced in their state-of-the-art facilities, flour mixes include Belgian waffles, crepes and pancakes. Powders for making ice cream, toppings, flavor mixes for seasonings, gourmet spreads for filling and baking, ice cream pastes, sauces for the Asian food market, sauces for coatings, syrups for drinks and cocktails, fillings and jams and tea products. The company’s products are sold as raw materials to the leading food factories in Israel and finished products to the retail markets and major food chains.