<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Gluten-Free Vendors ------------------- by Jim Lyles The number and variety of gluten-free (GF) products has increased greatly over the last few years. Many health food stores are stocking GF products now, and the number of mail-order sources also is increasing. In this article we highlight some of these GF mail-order vendors. They are not "ranked"; they are simply listed in alphabetical order. (Note: This is not a complete list of GF vendors. Inclusion in this list does not imply endorsement of a vendor, nor does exclusion from this list imply a recommendation against a vendor.) Hints: * When ordering products that can spoil, it is best to order from a company that can ship it to you quickly, even if the cost is a little higher. * Remember to add in tax (if any), shipping, and handling costs when comparison shopping between the various mail-order vendors. * Shipping and handling costs usually make it more economical to place a large order with one or two vendors, rather than placing small orders with several different vendors. -=-=- -=-=- Authentic Foods 1850 W. 169th St., Suite B Gardena, CA 90247 800-806-4737 310-366-6938 (fax) http://pages.prodigy.com/AUTFOODS [log in to unmask] Authentic Foods is famous for its bean flour, featured in many recipes in Bette Hagman's third cookbook, "The Gluten-Free Gourmet Cooks Fast and Healthy". They also carry other GF flours, baking mixes, cookbooks, gums, and spices. -=-=- -=-=- Culinary Imports 100 Schillhammer Rd. Jericho, VT 05465 800-958-7678 (Dept. R) 802-899-4678 (fax) Culinary Imports carries Gulpener brand GF and sulphite-free vinegars and mustards, imported from Holland. -=-=- -=-=- De-Ro-Ma 1118, rue Berlier Laval, QC H7L 3R9 Canada 800-363-DIET 450-629-4781 (fax) http://www.cosmo2000.ca/deroma [log in to unmask] De-Ro-Ma is a Canadian firm that has a large selection of products, all of which are GF: mixes, flours, breads, crackers, soups, sauces, pasta, cookies, sweets, and cereals. Their online catalogue also indicates for each product if it is free of milk, beef protein, egg, peanut, soya, corn, artificial color/flavor, additives, preservatives, and/or refined sugar. -=-=- -=-=- Dietary Specialties, Inc. PO Box 227 Rochester, NY 14601-0227 800-544-0099 http://www.dietspec.com Dietary Specialties has a complete line of GF mixes, Italian pastas, cookies, crackers, condiments, and breads. They now have GF pretzels priced at $1.60 for 2.65 oz. They also provide recipes, free informational brochures, and free newsletters with dietary/medical information. Their products are carried at the Good Foods Company, both east and west stores. -=-=- -=-=- Ener-G PO Box 84487 Seattle, WA 98124-5787 800-331-5222 206-764-3398 (fax) http://www.ener-g.com [log in to unmask] Ener-G Foods has been serving the celiac community for years and offers a wide variety of GF products, including breads, buns, muffins, pizza shells, pasta, soup mixes, crackers, desserts, snacks, milk substitutes, and baking mixes. New products include poi bread (back after a two-year absence) and Veggie Bouquet, an instant vegetable broth mix for soup and flavoring. Their products are carried at most health food stores. -=-=- -=-=- Freeda Vitamins Inc. 36 E. 41st St. New York, NY 10017 800-777-3737 212-685-7297 (fax) http://www.imall.com/stores/freed [log in to unmask] Freeda vitamins are not only GF, they are also starch-free, sugar-free, milk-free, yeast-free, meat-free, fish-free, egg-free, and have no artificial flavors or colors. Call them for a free sample and a $2 coupon for your order. [Be sure to tell them you are a celiac, as I believe it gets you an additional discount--ed.] -=-=- -=-=- G! Foods 3536 17th St. San Francisco, CA 94110 415-255-2139 415-863-3359 (fax) http://www.g-foods.com [log in to unmask] G! Foods makes GF biscotti, cookies, crackers, breakfast bars, granola, and snack items. They offer a sampler for $10 (including shipping) which contains 1/2 lb. of samples assembled fresh from the day's baking. They also offer gift certificates and cookies in gift-wrapped enamel tins. -=-=- -=-=- Garden Spot Distributors 438 White Oak Rd. New Holland, PA 17557 800-829-5100 [log in to unmask] Garden Spot Distributors carries a full line of natural and organic products. Not all products are GF (ask for the gluten-free foods list when you contact them), but they do carry GF mixes, beverages, bread products, flours, pasta, prepared foods (such as chicken sausage), snacks, and vegetarian meat substitutes (such as Vegie burgers). Call for a free catalogue. -=-=- -=-=- Gillian's Foods 462 Proctor Ave. Revere, MA 02151 781-286-4095 781-286-1933 (fax) http://www.gilliansfoods.com [log in to unmask] Gillian's Foods specializes in gluten free rolls and other bread items which have a distinctive taste and a texture remarkably close to wheat bread. -=-=- -=-=- Gluten-Free Delights PO Box 284 Cedar Falls, IA 50613 319-266-7167 [log in to unmask] Gluten-Free Delights offers pies, English muffins, donut holes, hot dog buns, cake, cranberry bread, cookies and more. -=-=- -=-=- The Gluten-Free Pantry PO Box 840 Glastonbury, CT 06033 800-291-8386 (inquiries/orders) 860-633-3826 (customer service) 860-633-6853 (fax) http://www.glutenfree.com [log in to unmask] The Gluten-Free Pantry carries a variety of GF baking mixes (bread, pancake, muffin, pie crust, and bulk mixes), ready-to-eat snacks, bread machines and other appliances suitable for handling heavier GF doughs, and baking accessories such as hamburger rings. Orders of $40, $80, or $100 receive 1, 2, or 3 free baking mixes. Part of their sales supports celiac research. Check their website for a catalogue, recipes, and specials. Also, their products are carried at Good Food Company (both stores) and at Vic's in Novi. -=-=- -=-=- Jowar Foods 113 Hickory St. Hereford, TX 79045 806-363-9070 806-364-1984 (fax) http://www.jowar.com [log in to unmask] Jowar Foods sells sorghum-based products, including flour, Jo-Krisps cereal, pancake mix, muffin mix, and brownie mix. -=-=- -=-=- Kingsmill Foods Co. Ltd. 1399 Kennedy Rd., #17 Scarborough, ON M1P 1L6 Canada 800-737-7976 (orders only) 416-755-1124 (hotline) 416-755-4486 (fax) http://kingsmillfoods.com [log in to unmask] Kingsmill Foods offers GF rice bread, cookies, a baking mix, and egg replacer. From their baking mix you can make pancakes, pizza crusts, buns, bagels, pie crusts, cheese sticks, crepes, and several types of bread. The baking mix is $3.86 US/$5.15 Canadian for 28 oz. With the first order you'll get a free box of cookies. -=-=- -=-=- Kinnikinnick Foods Inc. 10306-112 St. Edmonton, AB T5K 1N1 Canada 877-503-4466 (24 hour order line) 403-424-2900 (other inquiries) 403-421-0456 (fax) http://www.kinnikinnick.com [log in to unmask] Kinnikinnick Foods offers products produced in a GF facility and guaranteed to be 100% GF. Some of the products are also egg-free, diary-free, yeast-free, and/or sugar-free (ask when you place an order). They offer a special Overture sampler pack for $24.95, including shipping anywhere in North America. The sampler pack includes eight kinds of bread, bagels, buns, donuts, and more. -=-=- -=-=- Lundberg Family Farms 5370 Church St. PO Box 369 Richvale, CA 95974-0369 530-882-4551 530-882-4500 (fax) http://www.lundberg.com [log in to unmask] Lundberg grows a number of different brown and specialty rices, and produces many rice-based products such as rice cakes, syrup, creamy cooked cereal, flour, entres, pudding, and risotto. Their products are carried at most health food stores. -=-=- -=-=- Miss Roben's, Inc. PO Box 1149 Frederick, MD 21702 800-891-0083 http://www.missroben.com [log in to unmask] Miss Roben's produces and sells only GF products, so they guarantee no cross-contamination problems for celiacs. Their products include mixes for breads, cakes, cookies, muffins, biscuits, bagels, pizza & pie shells. They also sell pasta, baking items, crackers, cookies, cereals, and cookbooks. They've recently added Glutano Pretzels to their catalogue, a snack that celiacs and non-celiacs alike have been raving about. For orders of $40, a free bonus mix is included; for $60, three free bonus mixes are included. -=-=- -=-=- Pamela's Products, Inc. 364 Littlefield Ave. So. San Francisco, CA 94080 415-952-4546 Pamela's offers GF cookies, biscotti, and baking mixes. Their products are carried at most health food stores. -=-=- -=-=- The Really Great Food Co. PO Box 319 Malverne, NY 11565 800-593-5377 516-593-9522 (fax) The Really Great Food Company offers GF bread mixes (including a rye-style mix), other mixes (cookie, muffin, pizza crust, pie crust, and cake), Jo-Krisps cereal, flours, pasta, and Macariz macaroni and cheese mix. Through December, they have a special offer: seven bread/cake/muffin mixes (no more than three of one kind) for $29.95, including shipping. -=-=- -=-=- Special Foods! 9207 Shotgun Court Springfield, VA 22153 703-644-0991 703-644-1006 (fax) http://www.specialfoods.com [log in to unmask] Special Foods!(tm) sells many unusual GF flours, including white sweet potato, cassava, malanga, yam, lotus, amaranth, milo, water chestnut, artichoke, buckwheat, and quinoa. They also have many other GF products (as well as many that are not GF). -=-=- -=-=- Stokes Medical Arts Pharmacy, Inc. 639 Stokes Road Medford, NJ 08055 800-754-5222 609-654-5899 (fax) http://www.stokesrx.com [log in to unmask] Stokes Pharmacy offers custom compounding of pharmaceuticals, which gives you complete control over which inert ingredients are added to a drug to put it into pill or liquid form. They also offer a booklet (the cost is $22 in the US including shipping) entitled "Celiac Sprue, a Guide Through the Medicine Cabinet". Its format is somewhat like our shopping guide. It contains basic information about celiac disease as well as lists of commercially-medications which are known to be free of gluten (and in some cases lactose). Also included is contact information for a number of drug manufacturers. -=-=- -=-=- The Tamarind Tree, Ltd. 1037 State St. Perth Amboy, NJ 08861-2001 800-432-8733 732-293-1507 (fax) http://www.tamtree.com [log in to unmask] Tamarind Tree offers GF products with taste of India. They offer ready-to-eat, shelf-stable, lowfat/vegan dinners in single-serving portions. Entres such as curried garbanzos & potatoes, lentil chili, spinach with Indian cheese, creamy vegetable medley with nuts, and spicy garden vegetables are priced at $3.99. Each entre comes with a pre-cooked serving of brown rice. They also sell spicy lentil crisps for $3.49 per 6.35 oz bag. They will include a free cotton bag with first orders of $45 or more.