Guest guest Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 JUST POSTED: No one likes to be given something, and then have it taken away. -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ GLUTEN FREE VEGETARIAN DISAPPEARING STARBUCK'S VALENCIA ORANGE CAKE http://www.wheatlessandmeatless.com/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 They added gluten to a Frappuccino mix.MichieOn Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 10:50 AM, Kate <kblab@...> wrote: What did they add gluten to?I have been disappointed in all of my interactions with them.Sent from my iPhoneOn Jul 7, 2010, at 10:37 AM, " gfchefeugene " <gfchef@...> wrote: http://www.seattlemet.com/blogs/nosh-pit/starbucks-gluten-frapuccino-062310/ I just read this piece on Starbucks it made me start thinking... Does anyone else get the feeling that Starbucks is not exactly pro-celiac/gluten intolerant? How many of you heard about and tried the gluten free Valencia cakes that they came out with a while ago? Of those of you who tried it or at least heard about it, where did you hear about it? I found out because I have a Google news alert that sends me new gluten or celiac related articles every night. Everyone in my group found out because I told them about it at the very next meeting. I asked Starbucks recently why they stopped selling the cakes. They said it was because of cross contamination. That's funny, when they first came out, there was an article about how they were made in a dedicated facility and the cakes were sent to the shops wrapped in plastic. One of the employees (and this article here agrees: http://celiacdisease.about.com/b/2009/07/16/starbucks-goodbye-gluten-free-orange-valencia-cake-hello-yummy-kind-fruit-nut-bars.htm) told me they weren't selling. Well, what on earth did they expect? They weren't advertising them. And how many people trying to avoid gluten are going to walk into a Starbucks after years of them not having anything and ask what is gluten free? How can they sell something that they didn't effectively tell the gluten free community to look for? Sure, as the above article points out, they weren't the healthiest. But I honestly don't believe that was the main reason for their not selling. I would like to see them try bringing them back with proper advertising. Let's see what happens to their sales then. Now Starbucks had added gluten to one of their products and they don't really seem to care how it affects people with food allergies/intolerance. I believe if they did, they would advertise that sure, this product has gluten and you should avoid it. But hey, this product over here doesn't. You should give it a try! I would like to propose this: If people who are celiac, gluten intolerant, or even just avoiding gluten for their own reasons, started requesting more options from Starbucks, they might get the point. Celiac disease makes up about 1% of the population and that doesn't even count everyone who is gluten intolerant, has a wheat allergy or is simply avoiding gluten. General Mills and Anheuser Busch have recognized the need for gluten free products. It is time that Starbucks did a better job of recognizing the need for gluten free products. The more companies start working with us, the better things will keep getting. Please join me in sending a message to Starbucks by passing this letter along and contacting Starbucks at http://www.starbucks.com/customer-service/contact/company-information-form to request more gluten free products. We want them to know that the Gluten Free Community makes up a large part of the population and would support them if they supported us. Thank you. Michie Page GF Chef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 From the article....What up, Starbucks? Starbucks never claimed its beverages were gluten-free in the first place, a spokesperson clarified. “We use shared equipment and handle gluten and allergens throughout the store,” she emailed. “I am hoping this is an isolated incident and sincerely apologize to the customer for any misinformation given. We always encourage our customers, especially those with serious health concerns such as celiac disease, to visit www.Starbucks.com and click through to the ‘nutrition’ page where all ingredients for food and beverages are listed publicly.”I just went to the website and could not actually find the ingredients....can anyone else? I just emailed them to ask them for more information, as well as the ingredients.Bummer....as I have been drinking them for about a month now.--------------------------------------------------------- A. Barella, Ph.D.Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Cell: 336-253-5539Email: lisabarella@... Wellcoaches® Certified Wellness CoachACSM Certified Personal Trainer 1-877-744-3356 x7162Fax: 843-839-0587Email: lbarella@... From: gfchef@...Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 17:37:18 +0000Subject: [ ] Starbucks http://www.seattlemet.com/blogs/nosh-pit/starbucks-gluten-frapuccino-062310/ I just read this piece on Starbucks it made me start thinking... Does anyone else get the feeling that Starbucks is not exactly pro-celiac/gluten intolerant? How many of you heard about and tried the gluten free Valencia cakes that they came out with a while ago? Of those of you who tried it or at least heard about it, where did you hear about it? I found out because I have a Google news alert that sends me new gluten or celiac related articles every night. Everyone in my group found out because I told them about it at the very next meeting. I asked Starbucks recently why they stopped selling the cakes. They said it was because of cross contamination. That's funny, when they first came out, there was an article about how they were made in a dedicated facility and the cakes were sent to the shops wrapped in plastic. One of the employees (and this article here agrees: http://celiacdisease.about.com/b/2009/07/16/starbucks-goodbye-gluten-free-orange-valencia-cake-hello-yummy-kind-fruit-nut-bars.htm) told me they weren't selling. Well, what on earth did they expect? They weren't advertising them. And how many people trying to avoid gluten are going to walk into a Starbucks after years of them not having anything and ask what is gluten free? How can they sell something that they didn't effectively tell the gluten free community to look for? Sure, as the above article points out, they weren't the healthiest. But I honestly don't believe that was the main reason for their not selling. I would like to see them try bringing them back with proper advertising. Let's see what happens to their sales then. Now Starbucks had added gluten to one of their products and they don't really seem to care how it affects people with food allergies/intolerance. I believe if they did, they would advertise that sure, this product has gluten and you should avoid it. But hey, this product over here doesn't. You should give it a try! I would like to propose this: If people who are celiac, gluten intolerant, or even just avoiding gluten for their own reasons, started requesting more options from Starbucks, they might get the point. Celiac disease makes up about 1% of the population and that doesn't even count everyone who is gluten intolerant, has a wheat allergy or is simply avoiding gluten. General Mills and Anheuser Busch have recognized the need for gluten free products. It is time that Starbucks did a better job of recognizing the need for gluten free products. The more companies start working with us, the better things will keep getting. Please join me in sending a message to Starbucks by passing this letter along and contacting Starbucks at http://www.starbucks.com/customer-service/contact/company-information-form to request more gluten free products. We want them to know that the Gluten Free Community makes up a large part of the population and would support them if they supported us. Thank you. Michie Page GF Chef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 Turns out the Peets’s confirms their drinks are all GF if this help you at all…. Cara From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Barella Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 10:59 AM Subject: RE: [ ] Starbucks From the article.... What up, Starbucks? Starbucks never claimed its beverages were gluten-free in the first place, a spokesperson clarified. “We use shared equipment and handle gluten and allergens throughout the store,” she emailed. “I am hoping this is an isolated incident and sincerely apologize to the customer for any misinformation given. We always encourage our customers, especially those with serious health concerns such as celiac disease, to visit www.Starbucks.com and click through to the ‘nutrition’ page where all ingredients for food and beverages are listed publicly.” I just went to the website and could not actually find the ingredients....can anyone else? I just emailed them to ask them for more information, as well as the ingredients. Bummer....as I have been drinking them for about a month now. --------------------------------------------------------- A. Barella, Ph.D. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Cell: 336-253-5539 Email: lisabarella@... Wellcoaches® Certified Wellness Coach ACSM Certified Personal Trainer 1-877-744-3356 x7162 Fax: 843-839-0587 Email: lbarella@... From: gfchef@... Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 17:37:18 +0000 Subject: [ ] Starbucks http://www.seattlemet.com/blogs/nosh-pit/starbucks-gluten-frapuccino-062310/ I just read this piece on Starbucks it made me start thinking... Does anyone else get the feeling that Starbucks is not exactly pro-celiac/gluten intolerant? How many of you heard about and tried the gluten free Valencia cakes that they came out with a while ago? Of those of you who tried it or at least heard about it, where did you hear about it? I found out because I have a Google news alert that sends me new gluten or celiac related articles every night. Everyone in my group found out because I told them about it at the very next meeting. I asked Starbucks recently why they stopped selling the cakes. They said it was because of cross contamination. That's funny, when they first came out, there was an article about how they were made in a dedicated facility and the cakes were sent to the shops wrapped in plastic. One of the employees (and this article here agrees: http://celiacdisease.about.com/b/2009/07/16/starbucks-goodbye-gluten-free-orange-valencia-cake-hello-yummy-kind-fruit-nut-bars.htm) told me they weren't selling. Well, what on earth did they expect? They weren't advertising them. And how many people trying to avoid gluten are going to walk into a Starbucks after years of them not having anything and ask what is gluten free? How can they sell something that they didn't effectively tell the gluten free community to look for? Sure, as the above article points out, they weren't the healthiest. But I honestly don't believe that was the main reason for their not selling. I would like to see them try bringing them back with proper advertising. Let's see what happens to their sales then. Now Starbucks had added gluten to one of their products and they don't really seem to care how it affects people with food allergies/intolerance. I believe if they did, they would advertise that sure, this product has gluten and you should avoid it. But hey, this product over here doesn't. You should give it a try! I would like to propose this: If people who are celiac, gluten intolerant, or even just avoiding gluten for their own reasons, started requesting more options from Starbucks, they might get the point. Celiac disease makes up about 1% of the population and that doesn't even count everyone who is gluten intolerant, has a wheat allergy or is simply avoiding gluten. General Mills and Anheuser Busch have recognized the need for gluten free products. It is time that Starbucks did a better job of recognizing the need for gluten free products. The more companies start working with us, the better things will keep getting. Please join me in sending a message to Starbucks by passing this letter along and contacting Starbucks at http://www.starbucks.com/customer-service/contact/company-information-form to request more gluten free products. We want them to know that the Gluten Free Community makes up a large part of the population and would support them if they supported us. Thank you. Michie Page GF Chef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 I think it is awesome that Peets has gf products and thank you for posting that to make sure the other group members are aware of it too. Unfortunately, I don't have access to them in my town though. I am really hoping that we can get more places, especially major chains, to have gf options like Peets. I hope this will encourage more options down the line not just within coffee shops, but other types of chains as they see the success of General Mills, Anheuser Busch and maybe one day, Starbucks. MichieOn Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 11:51 AM, Cara <cara@...> wrote: Turns out the Peets’s confirms their drinks are all GF if this help you at all…. Cara From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Barella Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 10:59 AM Subject: RE: [ ] Starbucks From the article.... What up, Starbucks? Starbucks never claimed its beverages were gluten-free in the first place, a spokesperson clarified. “We use shared equipment and handle gluten and allergens throughout the store,” she emailed. “I am hoping this is an isolated incident and sincerely apologize to the customer for any misinformation given. We always encourage our customers, especially those with serious health concerns such as celiac disease, to visit www.Starbucks.com and click through to the ‘nutrition’ page where all ingredients for food and beverages are listed publicly.” I just went to the website and could not actually find the ingredients....can anyone else? I just emailed them to ask them for more information, as well as the ingredients. Bummer....as I have been drinking them for about a month now. --------------------------------------------------------- A. Barella, Ph.D. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Cell: 336-253-5539 Email: lisabarella@... Wellcoaches® Certified Wellness Coach ACSM Certified Personal Trainer 1-877-744-3356 x7162 Fax: 843-839-0587 Email: lbarella@... From: gfchef@... Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 17:37:18 +0000 Subject: [ ] Starbucks http://www.seattlemet.com/blogs/nosh-pit/starbucks-gluten-frapuccino-062310/ I just read this piece on Starbucks it made me start thinking... Does anyone else get the feeling that Starbucks is not exactly pro-celiac/gluten intolerant? How many of you heard about and tried the gluten free Valencia cakes that they came out with a while ago? Of those of you who tried it or at least heard about it, where did you hear about it? I found out because I have a Google news alert that sends me new gluten or celiac related articles every night. Everyone in my group found out because I told them about it at the very next meeting. I asked Starbucks recently why they stopped selling the cakes. They said it was because of cross contamination. That's funny, when they first came out, there was an article about how they were made in a dedicated facility and the cakes were sent to the shops wrapped in plastic. One of the employees (and this article here agrees: http://celiacdisease.about.com/b/2009/07/16/starbucks-goodbye-gluten-free-orange-valencia-cake-hello-yummy-kind-fruit-nut-bars.htm) told me they weren't selling. Well, what on earth did they expect? They weren't advertising them. And how many people trying to avoid gluten are going to walk into a Starbucks after years of them not having anything and ask what is gluten free? How can they sell something that they didn't effectively tell the gluten free community to look for? Sure, as the above article points out, they weren't the healthiest. But I honestly don't believe that was the main reason for their not selling. I would like to see them try bringing them back with proper advertising. Let's see what happens to their sales then. Now Starbucks had added gluten to one of their products and they don't really seem to care how it affects people with food allergies/intolerance. I believe if they did, they would advertise that sure, this product has gluten and you should avoid it. But hey, this product over here doesn't. You should give it a try! I would like to propose this: If people who are celiac, gluten intolerant, or even just avoiding gluten for their own reasons, started requesting more options from Starbucks, they might get the point. Celiac disease makes up about 1% of the population and that doesn't even count everyone who is gluten intolerant, has a wheat allergy or is simply avoiding gluten. General Mills and Anheuser Busch have recognized the need for gluten free products. It is time that Starbucks did a better job of recognizing the need for gluten free products. The more companies start working with us, the better things will keep getting. Please join me in sending a message to Starbucks by passing this letter along and contacting Starbucks at http://www.starbucks.com/customer-service/contact/company-information-form to request more gluten free products. We want them to know that the Gluten Free Community makes up a large part of the population and would support them if they supported us. Thank you. Michie Page GF Chef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 Interesting that Peets is all GF - I just got an email advertising $2 medium freddos every Friday in July and they have a flavor called " godiva chocolate raspberry fredo " . I could have sworn godiva is a no-no - this is what Godiva's site says: Does your chocolate contain gluten? ALL of our products including solid chocolate pieces may contain gluten. Any person with a gluten allergy should NOT consume ANY of our products. > > Turns out the Peets's confirms their drinks are all GF if this help you at > all.. > > > Cara > > > > From: [mailto: ] > On Behalf Of Barella > Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 10:59 AM > > Subject: RE: [ ] Starbucks > > > > > > From the article.... > > What up, Starbucks? > Starbucks never claimed its beverages were gluten-free in the first place, a > spokesperson clarified. " We use shared equipment and handle gluten and > allergens throughout the store, " she emailed. " I am hoping this is an > isolated incident and sincerely apologize to the customer for any > misinformation given. We always encourage our customers, especially those > with serious health concerns such as celiac disease, to visit > www.Starbucks.com and click through to the 'nutrition' page where all > ingredients for food and beverages are listed publicly. " > > > I just went to the website and could not actually find the > ingredients....can anyone else? I just emailed them to ask them for more > information, as well as the ingredients. > > > > Bummer....as I have been drinking them for about a month now. > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > A. Barella, Ph.D. > Myrtle Beach, South Carolina > > Cell: 336-253-5539 > Email: lisabarella@... > > > > WellcoachesR Certified Wellness Coach > ACSM Certified Personal Trainer > > 1-877-744-3356 x7162 > Fax: 843-839-0587 > Email: lbarella@... > > > > > > > _____ > > > From: gfchef@... > Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 17:37:18 +0000 > Subject: [ ] Starbucks > > > > http://www.seattlemet.com/blogs/nosh-pit/starbucks-gluten-frapuccino-062310/ > > I just read this piece on Starbucks it made me start thinking... > > Does anyone else get the feeling that Starbucks is not exactly > pro-celiac/gluten intolerant? > > How many of you heard about and tried the gluten free Valencia cakes that > they came out with a while ago? Of those of you who tried it or at least > heard about it, where did you hear about it? I found out because I have a > Google news alert that sends me new gluten or celiac related articles every > night. Everyone in my group found out because I told them about it at the > very next meeting. > > I asked Starbucks recently why they stopped selling the cakes. They said it > was because of cross contamination. That's funny, when they first came out, > there was an article about how they were made in a dedicated facility and > the cakes were sent to the shops wrapped in plastic. One of the employees > (and this article here agrees: > http://celiacdisease.about.com/b/2009/07/16/starbucks-goodbye-gluten-free-or > ange-valencia-cake-hello-yummy-kind-fruit-nut-bars.htm) told me they weren't > selling. Well, what on earth did they expect? They weren't advertising them. > And how many people trying to avoid gluten are going to walk into a > Starbucks after years of them not having anything and ask what is gluten > free? How can they sell something that they didn't effectively tell the > gluten free community to look for? Sure, as the above article points out, > they weren't the healthiest. But I honestly don't believe that was the main > reason for their not selling. I would like to see them try bringing them > back with proper advertising. Let's see what happens to their sales then. > > Now Starbucks had added gluten to one of their products and they don't > really seem to care how it affects people with food allergies/intolerance. I > believe if they did, they would advertise that sure, this product has gluten > and you should avoid it. But hey, this product over here doesn't. You should > give it a try! > > I would like to propose this: If people who are celiac, gluten intolerant, > or even just avoiding gluten for their own reasons, started requesting more > options from Starbucks, they might get the point. Celiac disease makes up > about 1% of the population and that doesn't even count everyone who is > gluten intolerant, has a wheat allergy or is simply avoiding gluten. General > Mills and Anheuser Busch have recognized the need for gluten free products. > It is time that Starbucks did a better job of recognizing the need for > gluten free products. The more companies start working with us, the better > things will keep getting. > > Please join me in sending a message to Starbucks by passing this letter > along and contacting Starbucks at > http://www.starbucks.com/customer-service/contact/company-information-form > to request more gluten free products. We want them to know that the Gluten > Free Community makes up a large part of the population and would support > them if they supported us. > > Thank you. > > Michie Page > GF Chef > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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