Milk and Cookies, Anyone?
Glutino Foods Introduces First Gluten-Free, Ready-to-Bake Frozen Cookie Dough

MONTREAL (October 5, 2006) —There’s nothing better than a snack or dessert of milk and cookies enjoyed fresh and warm from the oven. But for the more than three million Americans living with celiac disease, finding a cookie that they can enjoy can be a challenge. Now, thanks to a new line of Cookie Dough Delights introduced at Expo East by Glutino Foods under the Gluten-Free Pantry® brand, everyone in the family – even those with food allergies – can enjoy family favorite recipes, including Chocolate Chunk and Buckwheat Raisin cookies, without fear.

Sold under the Gluten-Free Pantry® brand, Glutino’s new Chocolate Chunk Cookie Dough Delights are made from delectable chocolate chips and brown rice flour. Glutino’s Buckwheat Raisin variety is packed full with plump, sweet, dried raisins and buckwheat flakes. Both products are sold in the frozen food section and include 12 cookies on each tray. Just place them on a cooking sheet for baking, and they are ready to serve in 13-16 minutes.

“We’re excited to offer these great-tasting, easy-to-prepare favorite cookie recipes just like mom used to make for a growing segment of the population who live with food allergies,” says Steven Singer, president of Glutino Foods. “Warm cookies are a fundamental comfort food for so many of us that it’s gratifying to know that now EVERY member of a family can enjoy this basic, yet special treat.”

According to statistics from Packaged Facts, sales of foods in the gluten-free category are expected to top $696 million in 2006. Packaged Facts projects anticipated growth at 25 percent annually over the next four years – but Glutino is seeing even stronger growth.

Most Glutino® and Gluten-Free Pantry® products are also dairy free, made from natural ingredients without any preservatives. Glutino Foods products are sold under the Glutino® and Gluten-Free Pantry® brands and are available at natural foods and grocery stores nationwide, including Whole Foods, Wild Oats, Bashas’ and Earth Fare.

Glutino® and Gluten-Free Pantry® offer more than 100 gluten-free products, such as frozen breads and bagels, baking mixes / ingredients, cereals, crackers, breakfast bars, skillet meals, spice blends, pastas, cookies, and frozen entrées and pizzas. The suggested retail price for the Cookie Dough Delights is $5.99.