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My Meeting With Marsh Supermarkets


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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...


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Jnkmnky Collaborator

That's really great work you're doing. :)

mytummyhurts Contributor

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

Canadian Karen Community Regular

Wonderful work! Good luck!

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Awesome! You are doing a wonderful job :D

jenvan Collaborator

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 Explorer

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


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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 Explorer

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.

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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

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