Responses from Starbucks regarding stocking g-f baked goods

[Guest guest]

I thought I would send an e-mail to Starbucks regarding stocking a

few individually-wrapped g-f baked items in their stores, i.e.,

biscotti, cookies, brownies. I told them that there are a lot of

local and national gluten free vendors who would be thrilled to fill

any order Starbucks would require. There is a teeny bit of hope -

we just need to keep giving them pressure. Look at how far we've

come already in the past few years! Here are their responses:

Hello ,

Thank you so much for your suggestion. At this time, the products

we have that are gluten free are the roasted cashews, roasted

almonds, and the fruit and nut. As far as bakery items are

concerned, we do not have any offerings. My family is GF/CF (gluten

free/casein free) and I understand the desire to have those items at

your local store. We are excited to see the GF movement as it

grows, and it is something our company is working on. Please do not

hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions.

Thank you, Nicci Guzik

product specialist~bakery

California and Hawaii

(818) 331-8776

,

Thanks for your comments! I have passed your comments on to

the " food team " that supports our stores in this area. Although, I

not sure of the future of gluten free products in our stores, I know

we value the input of our loyal customers. Thank you for your loyal

support of my Curtner Avenue store.

Sincerely, Rob

District Manager-Team Caffeinator

Starbucks Coffee Company

Regional Coffee Master

San -South Bay

408-429-0743