NYC Aging · DFTA · DHS · DYCD · H+H
Sixty million meals across six years for the city's most essential programs — from older adult centers to homebound seniors to transitional housing. One standard, every plate.
What We Do
From a single Older Adult Center to a citywide shelter network — the same kitchens, the same culinary standard, the same team showing up every day.
DFTA-approved menus produced daily for congregate dining and home delivery. Active NYC Aging partner today.
Three meals per day to shelter sites, with kitchen retrofits available at zero cost where on-site equipment is needed.
High-volume institutional service across 1,000+ NYC schools and citywide healthcare programs — including medically tailored meals.
Restaurant Quality at Scale
Most institutional caterers start with a budget and work backwards. Kommissary starts with the question: what does a great meal actually look like? Then engineers the operation — culinary, food-safety, and logistics — to deliver it consistently.
The same equipment used by Michelin-starred kitchens — chosen because it's the best, not the cheapest.
Director of Operations Mark Roth is FCI-trained, with two decades at Dig Inn, Magnolia Bakery, and Levain.
Latin, Caribbean, Asian, Mediterranean, kosher, halal — developed with the communities we serve, not for them.
What goes out at meal 1 and meal 50,000 tastes exactly the same.
Our Bronx kitchen operates under federal oversight (Est. #2570/P-2570). Every batch clears a pre-shipment review before it leaves — a standard most caterers don't meet.
"We don't ask what's the minimum we need to serve. We ask what would make someone feel like they matter today."
— The Kommissary kitchen philosophy
Trusted Across NYC
Real references, real volumes, real contacts. Available on request.
NYC Aging Home-Delivered Meals partner since 2024. 600+ daily hot & frozen meals to homebound seniors across all five boroughs.
75 daily congregate meals with culturally tailored menus. The same plated-to-go model required at most OACs.
Up to 50,000 daily culturally & diet-sensitive meals across 35 HERRC sites at peak. Staffed with licensed food handlers on-site.
3,500+ daily meals & snacks across 1,000+ NYC schools in all five boroughs and 32 school districts. DOE nutritional standards.
250 meals daily including snacks, seven days a week. DHS subcontract launching July 2025.
140 meals daily including snacks, seven days a week. Transitional housing service.
Awarded July 2025 (EPIN 06924P0025001). Selected as the City's standby partner for large-scale emergency feeding response.
Nutrition provider for the Bronx's lead social care network. Medically tailored meals and food-prescription boxes through Medicaid.
Across every City contract — H+H, DSNY, DYCD, DHS, NYC Aging — Kommissary has never received a less-than-satisfactory performance rating.
Certifications & Compliance
Every license and certification required to serve the city's most regulated programs — maintained proactively, not reactively.
Minority-Owned Business Enterprise — MWCERT2020-4842
Establishment #2570 / P-2570
Wholesale Food Establishment — both production kitchens
Active vendor — VS00063829
NY State Department of Agriculture & Markets — #21186
Certified service via subcontracting partnership
Documented food safety protocols, automated temp monitoring
All meals meet or exceed Meals & Snacks Standards. Reviewed monthly by in-house RD.
Our Team
Direct lines, not call centers. Your single point of contact is the same person planning your menus.
Edward Song
CEO & Founder
Built Kommissary from a 2010 Korean taco truck into one of NYC's highest-volume food service operations. Led the company's emergency-meal pivot during the pandemic.
Mark Roth
Director of Operations
French Culinary Institute–trained chef. Two decades running kitchens at Dig Inn, By Chloe, Magnolia Bakery, and Levain. Your direct point of contact.
Ethan Lee
Chief Financial Officer
Six years in fixed-income trading applied to rigorous financial management, transparent cost reporting, and contract accountability.
JD Dillon
Director, Food Safety & QA
Former USDA inspector. A decade in multi-site food manufacturing. Leads HACCP execution, FSMA preventive controls, and federal compliance at our USDA-inspected Bronx facility.
Elysa Dinzes
RDN · MS, RD, MPA, CDN, CLT
20+ years in government and community nutrition. Validates every menu against NYC Food Standards, USDA Dietary Guidelines, and CACFP requirements — including the updated standards effective July 1, 2026.
Get In Touch
Tell us about your sites, your members, and your service needs. You'll hear back from Mark or Edward directly, usually within one business day.
Our Kitchens
509 Manida Street
Bronx, NY 10474
36-56 34th Street
Long Island City, NY 11106
Email: host@kommissary.com
Phone: 888-676-2892