Re: Sprouts info and manager's email

[Guest guest]

Thanks for info

I inquired to corporate about providing a gluten free rotisserie chicken (like

Costco does) and here was the response:

Thank you for your inquiry. We cannot make a gluten free claim on our rotisserie

chickens as they are prepared in a facility that may contain gluten. I do

apologize for the inconvenience. I will be sure to let our buyer know about your

request for a GF chicken!

Sincerely,

Raechell Brown

Customer Relations

Sprouts Farmers Market

11811 N. Tatum Blvd Ste 2400

Phoenix, AZ 85028

>

> I happened across the manager of Sprouts in Sunnyvale yesterday. His name is

> Ron , and he gave me permission to post his email address:

> ronsmith@...

>

> We talked about a variety of things, including the fact that he formerly

worked

> for Whole Foods and the Henry's Farmers Market chain. struck me as very

> knowledgeable and concerned about the needs of those with celiac sprue or a

> wheat gluten allergy. He told me several things of interest:

>

>

> The company will need to source GF breads from this area. Currently, they are

> being shipped from southern California. Today I sent him information on five

> bakeries (Pele's Oven, Natural Food Works - Farmer's Kitchen, City Lights

> Espresso, Zest, and Mariposa). If you have any recommendations for these or

> others, please send them to him.

>

> Several people from headquarters are going to be here in a few weeks. A

number

> of issues are going to be discussed including additional and new products.

What

> additional things would you like to see in the store?

>

> 's boss, who is in southern California, is moving up here for a while to

> oversee the opening of two new Sprouts stores in Dublin and Roseville.

> Additional ones are planned for 2012.

>

> Henry's Farmers Markets are also planning stores in the Bay Area. [My note:

> They are closer to Sprouts in nature than Whole Foods and, in fact, were

> actually previously started by the Boney family that started Sprouts in 2002.

> Henry's was sold to the, now, defunct Wild Oats, which Whole Foods purchased

> several years ago.]

>

> said the Boney family are very committed to providing GF products as

well

> as ones for other food sensitivities.

>

> Sprouts will soon have another of those 25% sale on GF products. He said they

> have been very successful, so much so that stocks of many GF items have been

> depleted at the stores, warehouses, and source vendors.

>

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