Draeger's - a whole aisle of GF foods!

[Guest guest]

Yesterday we were in San Mateo (California) about 40 miles from where

we live. On a whim, we stopped at Draeger's (a very upscale grocery)

to see what GF food they might have. I found just a couple things in

the baking aisle, so I asked the assistant store manager what else

they might have that was GF. He took me to the back of the store,

where the sign hanging over the aisle read " Gluten-Free Food " and

pointed: ONE ENTIRE SIDE OF THE AISLE was gluten-free foods! Okay, it

was a short aisle, but still, this was the most GF food I had ever

seen in one place.

The manager came back a while later to talk to us, and I mentioned

that I was THRILLED to see so many choices in one place, but I wished

that they had the wonderful Mariposa Bakery brownies as well as the

biscotti. A few minutes later, he came back with a big grin on his

face: Mariposa Bakery was doing a tasting of GF foods in the front of

the store and he had 2 brownies for me. (If you haven't tried the

Mariposa products yet, do it soon!)

I didn't count, but I'd guess they offered at least 60 products and 12

different brands of GF products, and the manager also told me they had

a GF section in the freezer case, but I never managed to get to it. In

the cereal, bread and baking sections they use bright yellow tags to

indicate GF products.

We made a few purchases of new things to try, and when we got home, I

noticed what is printed on their store bags: " Draeger's - Natural,

Organic, and Gluten-Free Foods. "

There are two other Draeger's stores in the Bay Area, Menlo Park and

Los Altos. I haven't checked out their GF selections, but I certainly

will soon.

I have no financial interest in these stores other than as a customer.

Maureen

[Guest guest]

I am a HUGE fan of Mariposa -- they are by far the best GF brownie I

have ever had. Their biscotti are also very good. Thanks for the

info on Draeger's, I know they print a GF brochure and it includes

many housemade items from their deli. Their famous potato salad is

GF.

> Yesterday we were in San Mateo (California) about 40 miles from

where

> we live. On a whim, we stopped at Draeger's (a very upscale

grocery)

> to see what GF food they might have. I found just a couple things

in

> the baking aisle, so I asked the assistant store manager what else

> they might have that was GF. He took me to the back of the store,

> where the sign hanging over the aisle read " Gluten-Free Food " and

> pointed: ONE ENTIRE SIDE OF THE AISLE was gluten-free foods! Okay,

it

> was a short aisle, but still, this was the most GF food I had ever

> seen in one place.

>

> The manager came back a while later to talk to us, and I mentioned

> that I was THRILLED to see so many choices in one place, but I

wished

> that they had the wonderful Mariposa Bakery brownies as well as the

> biscotti. A few minutes later, he came back with a big grin on his

> face: Mariposa Bakery was doing a tasting of GF foods in the front

of

> the store and he had 2 brownies for me. (If you haven't tried the

> Mariposa products yet, do it soon!)

>

> I didn't count, but I'd guess they offered at least 60 products

and 12

> different brands of GF products, and the manager also told me they

had

> a GF section in the freezer case, but I never managed to get to

it. In

> the cereal, bread and baking sections they use bright yellow tags

to

> indicate GF products.

>

> We made a few purchases of new things to try, and when we got

home, I

> noticed what is printed on their store bags: " Draeger's - Natural,

> Organic, and Gluten-Free Foods. "

>

> There are two other Draeger's stores in the Bay Area, Menlo Park

and

> Los Altos. I haven't checked out their GF selections, but I

certainly

> will soon.

>

> I have no financial interest in these stores other than as a

customer.

>

> Maureen