RedBrick Pizza Announces Gluten Free Pizza with a Generous Side of Employee Training
January 20, 2011 by Nancy
Filed under News, Restaurant Reviews
RedBrick Pizza, one of the 50 fastest growing restaurant chains, announces the addition of Gluten Free Pizza with a side of employee training on safe food preparation for gluten free customers.
RedBrick claims that “meticulous safety and consistency” are the goals of their new gluten free offerings, as well as providing healthy dining choices for the entire family.
“Every gluten-free RedBrick Pizza is made with the freshest ingredients of the highest quality including heart healthy olive oil. Each serving contains less sodium, calories, and carbs than ordinary pizza. RedBrick offers a full array of gourmet pizzas ranging from 280 to 450 calories. “We are delighted to be able to serve this audience with a delicious product that they can enjoy without guilt or worry,” says Jim Minidis, co-founder and CEO of RedBrick Pizza Worldwide, Inc.”
“For those with celiac disease, the gluten intolerance can be severe, and although our cafés are not a gluten-free establishment, RedBrick has gone to great lengths to train their staff and utilize separate prep and bake processes to keep customers safe and prevent any potential for cross contamination. The entire process has been reviewed and accepted by the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA) and Celiac Disease Foundation (CDF). “
RedBrick even donates a portion of all gluten-free pizza sales to CDF’s Team Gluten-Free to help send children with severe wheat intolerance to summer camp.
Named The Future 50 fastest growing emerging chains in America by Restaurant Business, RedBrick Pizza Worldwide, Inc. has Neighborhood Pizza Cafés across the U.S. and Canada serving its fire-roasted gourmet pizzas, Fhazani sandwiches, chopped salads, and real Italian gelato ice cream.
Great article. I think that restaurants that announce gluten-free without training employees are doing a disservice to the gluten-free community. Kudos to Red Brick Pizza for taking a proactive approach to educating their staff about gluten-free food preparation as a well as providing a gluten-free menu.
A big tip of the hat to companies like Redbrick Pizza for leading the way in training staff in gluten free food preparation! All it takes is one and hopefully more restaurants will follow their lead.
Angie.
Great idea-in theory. Too bad the Red Brick I called yesterday doesn’t carry it.
Why make a press announcement bragging about it and not offer it at all locations?