Against The Grain to Debut Grain-free Pita Bread at ExpoWest

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Mar 06, 2015, 08:00 ET

BRATTLEBORO, Vt., March 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Trying to keep up with the demand for premium gluten-free products, Against The Grain Gourmet is expanding their product line. Today Against The Grain announced the launch of the first nationally-available Lebanese-style Gluten-free Pita Bread during Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, CA. Expo West is the leading trade show in the natural products industry, attracting over 67,000 industry professionals and 2800 exhibits, and is the perfect venue to showcase this new and ground-breaking product.

Against The Grain Gourmet's new gluten-free and grain-free Lebanese-style pita bread.

"Our new pita bread is the first gluten-free product based on light buckwheat flour, which is still grain-free, but the most wheat-like flour I've encountered," said Nancy Cain, a co-owner of the company and the person behind the company's innovative recipes and techniques. "Light buckwheat has a fine texture and is flavor-neutral, high in complex carbohydrates, potassium, phosphorous, iron, calcium, protein, and fiber, with twice the amount of B vitamins as wheat flour."

The company's new pita bread is lightly leavened with yeast and is ideal for wrapping, stuffing, topping, grilling, and baking into both sweet and savory creations like dessert nachos and grilled flatbread sandwiches.

The gluten-free trend is as strong as ever: "It is very empowering to change your relationship to food," says Cain. "People are reading labels. They are conscious of what they are eating. They are experimenting with their diet rather than relying on pharmaceuticals." Against The Grain is known for its appeal to mainstream consumers as well as those with dietary restrictions. They are also known for their "against the grain" business practices that include paying starting salaries nearly twice that of the minimum wage, offering paid health care, liberal paid time off, and 401(K) matching program. "Although we source the highest quality ingredients, it is our staff that is really the finest ingredient," says Cain "and you can taste the difference in our products."

Also new this year is the company's first cookbook, Against The Grain: extraordinary gluten-free recipes made from real, all-natural ingredients, the first gluten-free cookbook published by Clarkson Potter, the publisher of tastemakers, visionaries, and rising stars.

About Against The Grain Gourmet
Against The Grain Gourmet is the only gluten-free and grain-free national bread and pizza company. The company's bread and pizzas are made with a minimal number of ingredients and no preservatives or additives in its dedicated gluten-free and nut-free facility.

Website: http://www.againstthegraingourmet.com

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