Every hashgacha has +&-.
This is from the FAQhttps://kosherstarbucks.com/faq#:~:text=Are%20you%20certified,any%20Starbucks%20store.What are you referring to?
Who is LKO?Lakewood Kasrus Organization (LKO) is run by R’ Yosef Tesler of Lakewood under the guidance of Harav Yitzchak Abadi.
This is from the FAQQuoteAre you certified by any Rabbi?We are not a kashrus certifying agency and we don’t certify Starbucks stores. We provide kosher information about the products offered in Starbucks stores. All the information offered on this website can be verified in any Starbucks store.https://kosherstarbucks.com/faq#:~:text=Are%20you%20certified,any%20Starbucks%20store.What are you referring to?
Are you certified by any Rabbi?We are not a kashrus certifying agency and we don’t certify Starbucks stores. We provide kosher information about the products offered in Starbucks stores. All the information offered on this website can be verified in any Starbucks store.
https://kosherstarbucks.com/faq#:~:text=Are%20you%20certified,any%20Starbucks%20store.What are you referring to?I think you are misreading the site. They explicitly say they are not a kosher certifying agency.They then indicate specific products which are certified by the LKO and in the FAQ they explain what the LKO is.
Recommended? (I don't see it on the CRC list.)
The Va'ad of KC is on the CRC list https://www.crcweb.org/agency_list.php
I've been told by the crc it's on a case by case basis
Thanks. The PDF I was looking at must have been outdated; I searched for "Kansas" and came up with nothing.
Who to call about each case?
R Nota Greenblatt and his son R Yankel
Recommended? The name isn't familiar to me.
He is an uncle of Rav Ephraim Greenblatt A"H the mechaber of Shu"T Rivivos Efraim and the reason that R'Moshe was comfortable sending him to Memphis.
Uncle or nephew?
Nashville Kashrut Commission(NKC) recommended?Under Rabbi Saul Strosberg, rabbi at Congregation Sherith Israel, Nashville's Orthodox congregation.