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Info On The Gluten Free Market

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For those who are interested, I just found this company call Spins which tracks the natural food industry. Go to this website to see some of the info/stats they have come up with on the gluten free marketplace and industry: Open Original Shared Link

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That was interesting--thanks!

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For those who are interested, I just found this company call Spins which tracks the natural food industry. Go to this website to see some of the info/stats they have come up with on the gluten free marketplace and industry: Open Original Shared Link

Interesting, thanks for posting! I'm trying to convince a local restaurant chain to come out with a gluten free menu and this could help the cause.

Susan

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These articles are great I think, when trying to get leverage or convince a restaurant or company of the celiac/gluten-free case. Have you seen the Univ of chicago Celiac fact sheets? I took those to the grocery store I was working with...They have some great stats on Celiac.

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These articles are great I think, when trying to get leverage or convince a restaurant or company of the celiac/gluten-free case. Have you seen the Univ of chicago Celiac fact sheets? I took those to the grocery store I was working with...They have some great stats on Celiac.

I haven't seen those, do you happen to have a link?

Susan

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here is one that I know of..

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Thanks! Very interesting!

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Susan-

Go to this page, Univ of Chicago celiac disease center: Open Original Shared Link

Click on top left-Fact Sheets, then choose the statistics one, last on list. Has some good stats/numbers!

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I love that fact sheet! I have printed off copies as I think this is good for others to read, too. Puts the whole thing in a perspective that everyone can relate to.

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Susan-

Go to this page, Univ of Chicago celiac disease center: Open Original Shared Link

Click on top left-Fact Sheets, then choose the statistics one, last on list. Has some good stats/numbers!

Thanks Jen!

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Thanks Jen. These are great. You always have the most informative links to share.

Jennifer

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Glad ya'll can use them! :)

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thanks Jen

that is very interesting......but it kinda makes me sick when I think of the price we pay to stay healthy and gluten-free........I often think how can rice flour be so dam expensive>>>>. I know there is more to it than that but gluten-free is not cheap and I truly feel for those who can't afford this and has to endure because of celiac's.

mamaw

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Well, perhaps as time goes on and the demand increases and the products become more common, the prices will drop :) Might be a good time to do some investing the natural food industry....

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It is a huge trend that is reshaping, though slowly, the market place. Just last night I attended my first gluten-free support group meeting. It was held at an all gluten-free Italian Gourmet Restaurant. They were even willing to share the ingredients. It was the best meal I have had in over a week and talk about tons of pastas and even breaded chicken and fish --ummmmmmm

Thanks for sharing this, I believe I will send some of the local markets off to this website!

Deborah

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It is a huge trend that is reshaping, though slowly, the market place. Just last night I attended my first gluten-free support group meeting. It was held at an all gluten-free Italian Gourmet Restaurant. They were even willing to share the ingredients. It was the best meal I have had in over a week and talk about tons of pastas and even breaded chicken and fish --ummmmmmm

Thanks for sharing this, I believe I will send some of the local markets off to this website!

Deborah

Hi Deborah, what restaurant was it? Thanks!

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Deborah, cool restaurant. And spread the info around. When I was meeting the grocery, I also took in an article on Walmart and their gluten-free labeling...another 'trend-setter', although I'm not a huge fan of them :) But we can still use their decisions to influence!

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