The Gluten Free Registry™ is a place where people living without gluten can find gluten-free friendly restaurants, bakeries, caterers, grocers and more. If you or a loved one is living without gluten due to Celiac Disease you know how hard it is to plan each and every meal. There are only so many salads, eggs and potatoes you can eat!

This registry allows gluten-free friendly restaurants, caterers and grocers identify themselves as a resource. Each new resource you find is like getting a piece of your normal life back.

Our goals are two fold. First, we want to provide resources for people suffering with Celiac Disease. Living a gluten-free lifestyle is very challenging and can be emotionally devastating.

Second, we want to motivate restaurants to label gluten-free items on their menu, or provide a separate gluten-free menu. Along with that we want grocers to clearly identify gluten-free products. How can we motivate them? By showing them how they can use "Gluten-Free as a Competitive Advantage". By doing this we help support our first goal.

Celiac Disease is a genetic disorder where the body has an intolerance to the protein called gluten which is found in wheat, rye, and barley (and to a lesser extent oats). According to the Celiac Sprue Association, "one in 133 Americans have celiac disease with a diagnosis rate of one in 4,700." Fortunately as awareness grows, so will the diagnosis rate. Left untreated, people with Celiac Disease can develop further complications such as vitamin deficiencies, other autoimmune diseases, osteoporosis, thyroid disease, and cancer.

Gluten can be introduced into foods in many hidden ways. For example, soy sauce can contain gluten. Modified food starch may be made from wheat. Even raw chicken bought at the grocery store may be injected with broth that contains gluten. It can be very difficult to maintain a gluten-free diet.

We'd love to hear from you! Just e-mail us at registrars@glutenfreeregistry.com. Let us know what you like about our site, and more importantly where we can improve upon it. Your feedback is greatly appreciated.