Here's interesting: Heinz have a link to information about their gluten free foods from the home page of their corporate site. Look, right in there among the Annual Report, Investor Relations and Careers material... I've always loved Heinz for their labelling, and often recommend to worried parents of small children recently diagnosed that … [Read more...]
When is a food ‘Free From’?
Is it just me, or is anyone else concerned - or confused - about Boots' latest promotional idea? I had an email from them marketing their latest labelling idea - that products sold by them which are free from artificial colours, artificial flavours, hydrogenated fats and flavour enhancers should be labelled as Free From. Now, I'm all for … [Read more...]
Changes in the UK gluten free market
Have you been reading about the sale of a part of Numico? Did you have any idea what it meant? No, nor did I until today. Numico isn't exactly a high street name - but these are (if you are a coeliac): Dr Schar, Nutrition Point, Dietary Specials, Trufree and Glutafin. It turns out that what all the press releases have been saying is … [Read more...]