Re: Re: question to list: are you interested in commercial information?

[Guest guest]

I am actually quite opposed to the list being used for commercial purposes unless the company is both local and specifically serves gluten-free folks. I read other blogs and websites and e-mail lists for product information... I read this one for BAY AREA celiac information. It's the only local list I know of, and I like knowing that the posts I read here will be relevant to local issues, as opposed to the larger celiac lists.

So, if one of the local companies like Mariposa wanted to tell us about their products or a restaurant wanted to tell us they were opening up a new location in the Bay Area, that'd be great. But product information with no Bay Area connection? I will read Celiac.com or the SillyYaks list for that.Just my $.02 Thanks for asking for our opinions, Pam.Isaiah-- Gluten-Free By The Bay

http://glutenfreebay.blogspot.com

[Guest guest]

Ditto here -- this is great information about the tortes!

On 3/1/07, Elonwy <elle871@...> wrote:

> I personally have no issues, as the more stuff I know about the

> better. Maybe do a poll?

> Elonwy

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> > Hi All,

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> > As a group leader I get many e-mails (such as the one below) from

> various

> > companies who have products of interest to celiacs wanting me to let

> group

> > members know about their products. Occasionally I find one that

> seems worth

> > passing on (although I haven't done much of that lately) and post it

> on the

> > list. I just want to check in with everyone to see if you welcome this

> > information or would prefer not to have it on the list. As a rule, I

> > wouldn't be sending more than one a week. So send me your feedback

> and I

> > will respond accordingly.

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> > As to the Empire Torte company who sent me the e-mail below, I

> checked with

> > them to make sure the product was gluten-free (they don't say so on the

> > website at the moment, but are planning to add it), and it sounds

> like they

> > have covered all the bases. These torts sound wonderful (and are priced

> > accordingly) but would be a great gift or special treat.

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> > Pam Newbury

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> > Santa Cruz Celiac Support Group

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> > From: Tuesday [mailto:Tuesday@...]

> > Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 10:28 AM

> > pknewbury@...

> > Subject: Empire Torte and Santa Cruz Celiac Support Group

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> > Dear Pam,

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> > I am contacting you and your group to let you know about The Empire

> Torte.

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> > You might have already heard about us, The Empire Torte Company, as our

> > tortes have been featured on the Food Network channel with Al Roker, and

> > written about by food editors at the New York Times and Gourmet

> Magazine.

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> > Our passion is to be known as the best chocolate torte in the world - a

> > lofty goal, I know, but you 'gotta shoot high':-)! We have one

> secret that

> > we want to share with you; our torte is 100% gluten-free. And,

> since we are

> > a single product company, we are able to completely restrict wheat,

> barley,

> > rye, and oats from our kitchen.

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> > I must admit that we did not set out to create a gluten-free product but

> > after 5 years of shipping our tortes all over the country (and even

> to some

> > countries outside the US) we started to notice that many of our best

> > customers are those who have Celiac or have friends or family

> members who

> > suffer with it.

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> > This is where you come in. Several of our repeat customers have told us

> > that it is really hard to find such a treat anywhere in either stores or

> > mail order. They strongly encouraged me to somehow 'get the word

> out' to

> > other Celiac patients in order that they might enjoy something so

> decadent.

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> > So, if you like chocolate - real chocolate - or think that some of your

> > members do, please consider telling them about us at your next meeting.

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> > You can find us online at www.empiretorte.com

> <http://www.empiretorte.com/>

> > to learn more about our passion in being the very best at one thing.

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> > Thanks, Pam, and happy eating.

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> > Warmest Regards,

> >

> > Tuesday

> >

> > The Empire Torte Company

> >

> >

> >

> > P.S. We are happy to give the members of the Santa Cruz Celiac

> Support Group

> > a 5% discount off their 1st purchase of an Empire Torte.

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