The following reflect additional resources for gluten and allergen free lifestyles including:
These resources are designed to further enhance safe gluten and allergen-free eating experiences for both guests and restaurants around the corner and around the world!
Kim Koeller and Robert La France are co-authors of the award-winning Let’s Eat Out! series, creators of innovative mobile applications and authoritative experts on eating out and traveling with special diets. As internationally recognized speakers, Kim and Robert have presented at celiac / coeliac, food allergy and product industry conferences across Australia, Canada, Europe, New Zealand, United States and other parts of the world.
Kim personally manages celiac / coeliac disease as well as over a dozen food related allergies and intolerances including dairy, seafood, fish, pork, preservatives and chemicals. As an international business consultant, she has worked with clients on four continents, traveled over 2 million miles and dined in over 25 countries.
In 2005, Kim founded AllergyFree Passport® and GlutenFree Passport®, global health consulting firms, to educate individuals and businesses worldwide about gluten and allergen-free lifestyles.
Prior to this, she was a partner with Accenture, the world’s leading management consulting firm. Focused on global customer relationship management (CRM) and cutting edge technologies, Kim collaborated with cross-industry Fortune 500 clients delivering innovative sales and service project solutions worldwide for over 17 years. She earned her Masters degree in International Management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management and her Bachelors degree in the French Language from Purdue University.
As a restaurant industry veteran, Robert has spent over 15 years in the hospitality and food service business across all aspects of operations. His international expertise has ranged from small single restaurants to large publicly traded companies with 100-plus locations. Robert’s first-hand experiences have afforded him the opportunity to develop deep insights into guest requirements, concerns of cross-contamination and hidden allergens in food preparation.
With a passion for the culinary arts, Robert has been responsible for training hundreds of restaurant personnel, working extensively with Asian, European and North American cuisines. He graduated cum laude from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance.
The inspiration to create the original Let’s Eat Out! book and associated series evolved from a number of events, factors and experiences including:
After years of misdiagnosis, in 2002, Kim was diagnosed with celiac / coeliac disease and dozens of food allergies. At that time, she was a partner with Accenture, working with clients across the globe which required her to travel the majority of the time. After tremendous research and effort, she discovered that information about eating outside the home with special diets was practically non-existent. Consequently, she was unsure about what dishes were safe for her to eat while eating out away from home and traveling to various destinations.
Robert, on the other hand, as a restaurant industry professional, had a deep understanding of culinary practices in most international cuisines. When Kim and Robert began going out to eat, he would help expand her choices of eating options either by knowing what was in the dish or by asking the waiter or chef a series of questions to ensure that the meal was safe. Through trial and error, they developed the “cuisine-specific” approach to eating out. After years of research and effort, coupled with overwhelming excitement, they decided to share this invaluable knowledge to improve overall quality of life and give the gift of freedom to others around the world.
Due to Kim’s expertise with delivering industry-leading solutions and her love for pioneering projects, she teamed up with Robert to create this first-of-its-kind book series educating individuals and businesses on safe eating out and traveling with special diets.
Initially published in 2005, the book has won key awards for 5 consecutive years including Best Healthy & Cooking, Best Health & Diet, Best Travel, Best Non-Fiction, Best Health, Wellness & Nutrition, Best First Non-Fiction and Best Classic Reference. In addition, the Multi-Lingual Phrase Passport has also received Best Language and Best Travel Guide awards. The Let’s Eat Out! book series has been featured in hundreds of magazines, newspapers, radio and TV shows as well as endorsed by celiac / coeliac and food allergy associations across the globe.
While presenting at hundreds of conferences worldwide, Kim and Robert received tremendous positive feedback about the book series and its impact on special diet lifestyles. At the same time, individuals and businesses requested even more detailed information specific to eating out and traveling. To address this demand, in-depth travel checklists have been developed based upon thousands of discussions, to further increase the comfort level with airlines, hotels, cruises and foreign travel.
Voilà! The enhanced and revised edition was created, published and even in its next printing. Additionally, convenient mobile applications and ebooks such as this are now available based upon the Let’s Eat Out! series.
As the creators of the internationally acclaimed Let’s Eat Out! series of books, ebooks, applications and resources, GlutenFree Passport® and AllergyFree Passport® deliver innovative gluten and allergen-free client solutions on a worldwide basis.
One of the world’s leading educators delivering innovative tools, services & research to enhance quality of life worldwide
The uniquely qualified team designs, implements and promotes educational products and business services to increase the number of:
As pioneers in the special diet community, with global knowledge and local expertise, our team offers knowledge resources, training services, product / market positioning and tailored solutions.
As global health education consulting firms, the unique team of authoritative experts, leading consultants and pioneering researchers has extensive expertise across the culinary, hospitality, travel, healthcare, entertainment and product industries.
Over 250 publications, TV & radio shows, associations, organizations and other media outlets around the world have recognized the innovative efforts of the global consulting team.
The team has also been featured in numerous international consumer and industry publications including:
GlutenFree Passport® and AllergyFree Passport® also promote awareness and understanding of celiac / coeliac disease, food allergies and special diets worldwide.
GlutenFree Passport® and AllergyFree Passport® believe that individuals need to be able to access Let’s Eat Out! content anywhere, anytime, anyplace and on the device of their choice to ensure safe eating out experiences.
For this reason, the series is available in electronic formats on your mobile and eReading devices such as ebook readers, smartphones, tablets, desktops, laptops and more across the globe.
Individuals have the option of choosing what content to access and read based upon user preferences. Ebook options, with mapping and translation services, include:
Additional educational products for eReading devices are continuously in development to compliment the series and further facilitate safe eating everywhere around the world.
For more information about digital content available on various devices, visit our websites.
“Arms diners and restaurants with a checklist of menu considerations and shows how common allergens are in many foods, even those that don’t immediately seem suspect”
— Restaurants & Institutions
Anyone managing celiac / coeliac, food allergies, intolerances & special diets can more easily eat out at restaurants and fast food chains with safe meal choices in the palm of their hands. Individuals can personalize Apple and Android applications to their concerns based upon 10 common food allergens.
These innovative apps transform eating out into safe & positive experiences anywhere.
These applications represent a collaborative team effort and usability testing with international business / technology consultants, restaurant industry professionals and individuals impacted by celiac / coeliac and food allergies.
The solutions have been recognized by newspapers, magazines, radio and TV programs around the world and assist individuals from over 50 countries with instant access to safe eating and travel everywhere.
Apple Only Apps– Personalize eating choices based on key gluten and allergen concerns:
Android Only Apps– Find dining and travel apps:
Apple & Android Apps – Find location specific gluten free options & French language apps:
“Novel app helps find safe menu items at restaurant chains!”
— Allergic Living Magazine
Understanding Gluten and Allergen-Free Experiences Worldwide: Global Perspective of Consumers, Hospitality & Food Service provides industry-leading insights and global findings about special diet lifestyles from over 2,700 participants in 35 countries.
This cutting edge research details quantitative and qualitative analysis from thousands of consumer and business experiences across the globe. The threedimensional research initiative presents market trends and best practices specific to:
Focusing on consumers living with celiac / coeliac, food allergies, special diets and the businesses that serve them, this break-through research also encompasses comparisons between consumer and industry perspectives as well as future strategic advancements.
Featured by associations and organizations worldwide, the empirical market research data helps to drive change for gluten and allergen-free lifestyles throughout the global community.
“92% of gluten and allergen-free guests will return frequently to the same eating establishment after a positive eating-out experience. Gluten-free and allergen-free guests are a profitable and loyal market globally. There is a terrific opportunity for increased revenues when food service professionals ‘get it’ and customers feel safe.”
— Living Without Magazine
For a complimentary executive research summary and/or to purchase the detailed research findings, visit our websites.
As two of the world’s leading health consulting firms, GlutenFree Passport® and AllergyFree Passport® have developed significant educational resources associated with special diet lifestyles.
Complimentary resources for consumers and businesses include:
Links to hundreds of up-to-date gluten and allergen free restaurants, bakeries, pizzerias, books, publications, research organizations, stores, products, associations and businesses are also available by visiting our websites.
The foundation of the 9-time award winning series is a full-color, professionally researched book that enriches quality of life across the globe.
It empowers the millions of people managing special diets with the knowledge to eat what and where they want with confidence and ease. It also educates family, friends, healthcare practitioners and restaurant professionals on key considerations about gluten and allergen free eating.
This is the first book dedicated to safe eating around the corner and around the world managing 10 common food allergens including: corn, dairy, eggs, fish, gluten, peanuts, shellfish, soy, tree nuts and wheat. The innovative book offers readers:
The Let’s Eat Out! book is the 7-time award winning resource for Best Healthy Eating & Cooking, Best Health & Wellness, Best Health & Diet, Best Travel Guide, Best Non-Fiction, Best Classic Reference and Best First Book Non-Fiction.
“Highly recommended! This is essential for the international traveler, restaurant diner and home cook with celiac disease or any food allergy.”
— Library Journal
As part of the award-winning Let’s Eat Out! series, Gluten and Allergy Free Passport has produced 3 pocket-size restaurant cuisine guides or “passports” in a 3½” × 5½” paper format.
The restaurant cuisines are conveniently grouped into the following combinations to be easily carried in your purse, brief case, back pack and suit jacket pocket:
These guides allow you to scan the menu at any restaurant, quickly identify the safest meal choices and ask restaurant staff the right questions to avoid the 10 most common allergens hidden in food preparation. Each passport provides:
“Invaluable resources for people with food allergies, celiac disease and other medical conditions as well as restaurant managers who want to offer allergy-free foods”
— ForeWord Clarion Review
Gluten and Allergy Free Passport has also produced a convenient pocket-size translation guide titled the Multi-Lingual Phrase Passport as part of the Let’s Eat Out! series in a 3½” × 5½” print format.
Winner of the Best Language Guide Award and Best Travel Guide Award, this innovative resource provides over 1,200 translations integral to international travel while managing celiac / coeliac, food allergies and special diets.
The phrases include translations from the English language to the French, German, Italian and Spanish languages for reference while visiting foreign speaking countries.
The following are detailed to assist you in communicating gluten and allergen-free needs:
All phrases have been translated by a professional translation service and quality assurance tested by native speakers to ensure phrase accuracy and applicability based upon contemporary cultural idioms.
“Travel armed with this passport and feel a great deal more confident with translations from a huge range of ingredients, common allergens, common questions, symptoms of illness and common courtesies”
– Coeliac New Zealand
This ebook, as part of the Let’s Eat Out series, is intended to provide information useful to people living with celiac / coeliac, food allergies and special diets. AllergyFree Passport®, LLC and GlutenFree Passport®, as the authors and publishers, as well as the contributors and reviewers of this book (collectively “we”) have made reasonable efforts to make sure that the information provided is accurate and complete. We believe that factual information contained in this book was correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of publication. However, we do not warrant or guarantee that any of the information is accurate or complete. It is not possible for us to have gathered all the information available or independently analyzed or tested the information.
We assume no responsibility for errors, inaccuracies, omissions or typographical errors contained in this book. We expressly disclaim responsibility for any adverse effects arising from the use or application of the information contained herein, as well as responsibility for any liability, injury, loss or damage, whether it be actual, special, consequential, personal or otherwise, which is incurred or allegedly incurred as a direct or indirect consequence of the use and application of any of the contents of this book or for references made within it.
The information contained in this book should not be viewed as medical advice. Questions regarding celiac / coeliac, food allergies, special diets, drug and food interactions and anything related to a specific individual should be addressed to a doctor or other medical practitioner.
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