My Meeting With Marsh Supermarkets

[jenvan]

Just wanted to update those of you interested--on my meeting with Marsh Supermarkets. The meeting went great and there are good things in store! Free gluten-free food samples in October for celiac disease awareness month, gluten-free food basket give-a-ways in the store, more gluten-free products, a gluten-free food list to be produced and distributed. I am working on getting them to partner with me to get an article in the Indianapolis Star or a story on the news. And I'm also trying to get them to sponsor me to make a brochure, print it and distribute it to doctors offices. I'm excited about it all Hopefull it will all come to fruition! Thanks to those of you who also passed along ideas to me...

[Jnkmnky]

That's really great work you're doing.

[mytummyhurts]

Good job Jen! That's so awesome! I wish I had one of those stores here.

[Canadian Karen]

Wonderful work! Good luck!

Karen

[KaitiUSA]

Awesome! You are doing a wonderful job

[jenvan]

thanks all--it means a lot to me to think i might be able to make celiac a bit easier for a few other out there just like all of you do on this board!

[kabowman]

Jen, will that include the other Indiana Marsh's? Like in Bloomington? Thanks...

[jenvan]

Kate-

It should include all Marshs. However, products can vary a bit from store to store. However, the woman am I working with at their corporate office said that 99% of the time you can ask that a product carried at another location be carried at your local store. And she said oftentimes we can request totally new products. I will definitely post their gluten-free information what we finish it up. Have you noticed any new gluten-free or 'natural/organic' products at your store? Glad to see someone else here to shops there

[kabowman]

I shop almost exclusively at Marsh, except for some products like Enjoy Life, Chebe, etc. and I am able to purchase most of my food from there (except for my rice or almond milk)...they have a much bigger selection of natural products (including carrying rice dream ice cream that I can "sometimes" eat) than our Kroger in town and are working to see if they can order me some passover mayo.

[jenvan]

Kate-

Well, enjoylife and chebe were both on my list of products they should carry--so maybe you'll be a one-stop shopper soon! I still go to 3 different places... I'll keep you updated!

-Jen