Peet's: Confirmed all tea & coffee drinks GF

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Peet's had a very fast turnaround time for information - I posted a question via their website just yesterday. See below.

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From: Peet's Coffee and Tea customer service <Webmail@...>

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Sent: Sat, Jun 12, 2010 8:22 am

Subject: RE: e$ Feedback: Other

Hi Tristan,Thank you for your email! I am glad that I can share with you the following information. Our teas, and herbals (black, green, Oolong, white, and herbals) are made without gluten ingredients. The only exception would be our Genmai Cha which contains roasted rice kernels, so this tea would contain rice gluten, which is generally considered "safe gluten". In addition I would like to share that all of our coffees themselves are gluten free. Our Dutch Cocoa powder and syrup are both made without gluten ingredients. Our syrup is a mixture of sweeteners and Dutch Cocoa (which is ground cocoa) as well. The Monin Syrups are sweetened with pure cane sugar, Erythritol (Eridex Brand as Sweetener), Sucralose (Splenda brand as sweetener), and sugar. Our cocoa sauce contains high fructose corn syrup and sugar as sweeteners. The additional ingredients used in our various bar beverages (milk, Freddo powder, cocoa powder, and all of our other syrups) are all made without gluten ingredients. Our Pacific Soy Milk is made with organic soybeans, is both gluten free, and casein free. I am going to pass along your suggestion for Peet's to carry gluten free pastries. This topic has come up quite a bit recently so we are aware that there are more and more people who would love being able to buy a gluten free pastry along with their coffee. Which store do you visit frequently? Please do not hesitate to give us a call if you have any questions, anyone here is more than happy to assist you, even if you simply have questions about coffee or tea. We are open six days a week: Monday through Thursday from 6am to 7pm PST, Friday from 6am to 6pm PST, and Saturday from 8am to 4pm PST. Thanks!erica smithCustomer Service Representative PEET'S COFFEE & TEAPO Box 12509 Berkeley, CA 94712 800.999.2132 webmail@... -----Original Message-----From: TrVerb@... [mailto:TrVerb@...] Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 12:38 PMPeet's Coffee and Tea customer serviceSubject: e$ Feedback: Other Name: Tristan SeiferPhone:E-Mail: TrVerb@...Feedback Concerning: Other Feedback: Hi! I enjoy your products but because of a recent diagnosis of celiac disease, I have to be more careful about what I order now. Could you please send me detailed information about which if any of your products, including the syrups used in your coffees, contain gluten & #40;this means any product that includes wheat, barley, including malt, rye, or oats & #41;. If there is any caramel in your products, could you please let me know if it is derived from corn or wheat or barley & #40;corn is gluten free & #41;. Also, are there any plans in the works for providing gluten free baked goods at Peets? Thank you so much for helping me to drink safely at Peets! Best,Tristan Seifer