The gluten-free market is a growing opportunity, with ever-increasing demand for gluten-free products in shops and gluten-free food in cafés, restaurants and accommodation.
The information in this section provides guidance for the production of gluten-free food over and above normal food safety.
You may be a butcher preparing sausages, black pudding, burgers or baking breads, biscuits and cakes.
You may be operating a factory or working in your own kitchen and setting up a home-based business to produce gluten-free products.
Researchers at Teagasc Food Research Ashtown investigate Pseudocereals as possible functional ingredients in gluten-free breads.
Here we provide a thorough guide for all food providers: cafés, restaurants, take-aways, office canteens, hospitals, schools, care-homes and other establishments for providing food for coeliacs.
Find out about what foods are naturally gluten-free, foods which are unsuitable for coeliacs and cross-contamination.
Remember: the coeliac customer often has the deciding vote in choosing the restaurant for family occasions and special gatherings, so you will be receiving business from a large group if you can cater well for the gluten-free diet.