According to a recent report over at World Tea News, it looks like the Celiac community is getting a couple new tea biscuits! Apparently Biscottea is expanding its product selection to include three new gluten free varieties of its popular tea-flavored, Scottish-style shortbreads.
Here is some additional information about this new development:
The products’ hard launch is this week, at the Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco.
The gluten-free varieties will be Chai Spice, Blueberry with Organic White Tea and Earl Grey with Organic Darjeeling Tea – all from Biscottea’s current line up of flavors. Packaging will be in 5.6-ounce boxes and “grab-and-go” two-cookie packs.
Biscottea co-owner Nicci Milner was inspired to create gluten-free products by her work with autistic children. “[T]hey show great progress when they are on a gluten-free diet,” she explained. “The increasing number of children with celiac disease needing gluten-free diets motivated us to develop sophisticated GF shortbreads that replicate the crunchy mouth-feel and rich flavors of our wheat-based Biscottea.”
I would recommend people keep an eye out for these new gluten free versions, as Biscottea traditionally has pretty good products. Hopefully the taste survived the transition to being gluten free!
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Thanks for the coverage of the launch! In case you’re interested, here’s the full press release. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Best,
Lindsey Goodwin
Contact: Lindsey Goodwin
Telephone: 347/558-5846
Email: Lindsey.Goodwin@gmail.com
Web: http://www.biscottea.net
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BISCOTTEA® TO LAUNCH LINE OF GLUTEN-FREE, TEA-FLAVORED
SHORTBREAD AT WINTER FANCY FOOD SHOW
Gluten-Free BISCOTTEA now available in 5.6 oz gift packs
and two-cookie “Grab-and-Go” packs
JANUARY 8, 2009 – BISCOTTEA’s popular line of tea-flavored, Scottish-style shortbreads is expanding to include three flavorful gluten-free varieties. The hard launch will be at The Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco, CA, January 18 through 20. The new gluten-free varieties were a “Top Pick of the Week” on The Nibble, which called them “a real find for anyone in need of a gluten-free treat,” and include three flavors from BISCOTTEA’s established line-up: Chai Spice, Blueberry with Organic White Tea and Earl Grey with Organic Darjeeling Tea. They are available in giftable 5.6-ounce boxes and convenient “grab-and-go” two-cookie packs for lunches and snacks on-the-go.
Seattle-based BISCOTTEA has experienced rapid growth since opening 16 months ago thanks to the singularity of their product. Their buttery, Scottish-style shortbreads are baked with organic tea, were featured on The Food Network’s “Unwrapped” and have been a consistent “Top 10” amongst food reviews throughout 2008. The original varieties include the flavors in the gluten-free line, plus Honeybush (a relative of rooibos or “red tea”) and Mint.
The decision to launch a gluten-free line came from co-owner Nicci Milner’s work with autistic children. She said, “It was evident in my work with autistic kids that they show great progress when they are on a gluten-free diet. The increasing number of children with celiac disease needing gluten-free diets motivated us to develop sophisticated GF shortbreads that replicate the buttery mouth-feel and rich flavors of our wheat-based BISCOTTEA.” The resultant GF line provides safe, delicious treats to a growing population of people with gluten sensitivity or intolerance. Each batch is tested for gluten by an independent testing agency, and BISCOTTEA reports that its gluten-free shortbreads have less than four parts per million of gluten. A portion of each sale will benefit autism research.
If you’d like more information about this topic, please email Lindsey Goodwin at Lindsey.Goodwin@gmail.com or call her at 347/558-5846. You may also visit BISCOTTEA at the upcoming Fancy Food Show or schedule an interview with BISCOTTEA’s founder Laurance Milner by emailing Lindsey at Lindsey.Goodwin@gmail.com.
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