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

[Guest guest]

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

better. Maybe do a poll?

Elonwy

>

> Hi All,

>

>

> 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.

>

>

>

> 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.

>

>

>

> Pam Newbury

>

> Santa Cruz Celiac Support Group

>

>

>

> _____

>

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

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

> pknewbury@...

> Subject: Empire Torte and Santa Cruz Celiac Support Group

>

>

>

> Dear Pam,

>

>

>

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

Torte.

>

>

>

> 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.

>

>

>

> 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.

>

>

>

> 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.

>

>

>

> 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.

>

>

>

> 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.

>

>

>

> 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.

>

>

>

> Thanks, Pam, and happy eating.

>

>

>

> 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.

>