Kent State University located in Kent, Ohio is the nation’s first campus to offer a certified and entirely gluten-free dining hall. The university made the decision to restructure an existing dining facility after administrators noticed that the number of students arriving on campus with gluten intolerance was rising each year. The dining facility, Prentice Café,… Read More »
All the latest Gluten Free Retail HQ news you need. Right here. Right now. Enjoy Life Foods opens state-of-the-art production facility. Bakery On Main refreshes website. Kent State is home to nation’s first gluten-free dining hall. New UK mobile phone app points way to gluten-free food. Enjoy Life Foods Opens Doors To New State-of-the-Art Gluten-Free, Allergy-Friendly… Read More »
All the latest Gluten Free Retail HQ news you need. Right here. Right now. Nearly a million people following a gluten-free diet don’t have celiac disease | USA Today 09-07-16 About 2.7 million Americans avoid gluten in their diet, but 1.76 million have celiac disease, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine this… Read More »
GF Retail Weekly Intelligence presents a round-up of hot concepts, product launches and the latest innovations that caught our eye during the past week. The Weekly Intelligence is intended to not only keep readers in the know, but perhaps more importantly, offer strategic insights and implications behind the stories as part of our GF Retail HQ Take. Innovative… Read More »
On-the-go lifestyles are having a profound impact on eating behavior. We’ve increasingly become a nation of snackers and grazers. Snacking is as American as apple pie: 94% of Americans snack at least once a day, according to market research firm Mintel’s Snacking Motivations and Attitudes study. The good news is that 33% of consumers say… Read More »
Flashback: Summer 2001. I caught a virus at work in July – a nasty stomach flu, or so I thought. I was bedridden for the better part of two weeks, doing nothing but running from bed to bathroom. Finally, one day – it was a Sunday – I couldn’t even get out of bed to… Read More »
I was a pretty healthy kid growing up, nothing too out-of-the-ordinary that raised a red flag. In hindsight, I can probably chalk up some of my ongoing childhood health issues – eczema/skin rashes, poor dental health (cavities and gum disease) and “nervous” stomach – to undiagnosed Celiac Disease. But nothing was “bad enough” to concern… Read More »