Udi's Group Purchase

Thanks to Jasenia for suggesting and organizing a group purchase of Udi's bread and pizza crusts from Udi's Gluten-Free Foods!

Udi's white and whole grain bread are available for $5 per loaf plus shipping which should be minimal. The order will be available for pickup at the March 6th GFW meeting. If you would like to add to the group purchase, please email Jasenia at Jasenia.Calderon at commscope.com for details on payment, etc. To be included in the group purchase please have payment to Jasenia by February 23.

Thanks Jasenia!

Group order at a NEW place

Biaggi's restaurant has a gluten-free pizza now. Its YUMMY! I asked where they got it from and they said French Meadow Bakery. I am going to order some. And try a few of the other things they offer. If anyone else wants to order let me know. There is a 20% discount on this order, no tax. I will order by next Thursday the 8th of Oct. I will need the money BEFORE I place the order. I live in Plainfield. See everyone at the meeting! Thanks Wendy

Group Buying!

Thanks to Mary, Laura and Betty Ann it seems that we will be able to make purchases from the food distributor at a 30-ish% discount. There are pages and pages of gluten-free products from which we will need to choose. Thus, we ask you to list items that you would like to buy. The company does not split cases so we will need to purchase at least a case of each item.

In the comments section, please list any items that you might be interested in purchasing in bulk. Then we can create an order form based on the products that interest you.

Cup-A-Cake Carrier

Lana found a source for a carrier that makes transporting individual cupcakes easy: Cup-A-Cake. If you would like to go in on an order with Lana, please email her.

Coop Ordering on Hiatus

Due to our other Gluten Free Wikaduke responsibilities and life, there just isn't enough time or energy to continue coordinating the cooperative orders. As a result, we will not be placing another cooperative order until a participant volunteers to coordinate the process.

If you are interested in coordinatng the cooperative orders, please let us know.

August Cooperative Buying - Kinnikinnick

Edited on 8/3/7 to correct the number of donuts per package.

We've called Kinnikinnick to see what their top sellers are and also listed a few of our favorite products. Some of the products will be available to be sampled during the meeting. Also, each of the products listed below are casein free.

Here are the August Kinnikinnick offerings:
New York Bagels (4 ) $ 4.55
Hot Dog Buns (4) $ 4.55
Hamburger Buns (4) $ 4.55
English Muffins (4) $ 4.55
Kinni-Toos Chocolate Vanilla Sandwich Cookies (7 ounces)$ 4.99
Lemon Cranberry Cookies (7 ounces) $ 3.99
Graham Style Cracker Crumbs (10 ounces) $ 3.54
Cinnamon Sugar Donuts (6) $ 5.99
Chocolate Dipped Donuts (6) $ 5.99
A bread offering that has yet to be determined.

As always each order must be paid in advance by cash or check and will have a $1 dollar charge added to it to cover the $ 10 flat rate shipping charge. The orders must be picked up at the meeting on Saturday, September 1st.

If you would like to place an order, but won't be at the meeting please email us.

May Group Buying

5/7/7 Updated! The deadline for ordering the following products and product payment is May 11th.

The 20 cases of Chebe mix have arrived and will be distributed tomorrow at the meeting. So, it's time to post the May offerings!

1. Glutino Pretzel Sticks
12 - 14.1 ounce bags per case $ 5.77 per 14.1 ounce bag

We've seen these awesome pretzels sold locally for $7 + per bag. Once again the more we buy the less expensive they become! Must order bags in even numbers (2, 4, 6, etc.).

2. Xanthan Gum
6 - 8 ounce packages per case. $48.96 per case; $8.16 each from Amazon.com.

This is the best price we've seen on xanthan gum. It's often priced between $11 and $14 for an 8 ounce bag. Xanthan gum lasts forever so go ahead and order even if you have some left. We must sell the entire case to place the order.

Group Ordering - Chebe Mix

Sorry I didn't get this up by my designated deadline.

To make this as simple as possible for the first go around we're offering to organize a group purchase from Chebe.com. Chebe is a Brazilian bread mix that is made from tapioca starch. Most frequently, Chebe mix has cheese added to it and is made into dinner rolls. In my opinion though, the best use for Chebe mix is to use it to make a pizza crust. It makes a delicious thin crust pizza!

Chebe can be purchased for $2.89 a bag at Meijer. By ordering directly from the manufacturer we can purchase 6 cases (48 packages) for $ 2.38 per package, 4 cases for $2.64 per package, and 2 cases for $2.81 per package. The manufacturer doesn't charge any shipping fees and there are no taxes associated with the purchase. If everyone interested purchased 1 case (8 packages) at the 6 case discounted rate the cost would be $19.04 per case, at the 4 case discounted rate $21.12 per case and at the 2 case discounted rate $22.40 per case.

Chebe offers the following varieties at the above prices:
Original Chebe Bread Mix
All-Purpose Bread Mix*
Focaccia Bread Mix
Pizza Crust Mix
Garlic-Onion Bread Sticks Mix
Cinnamon Roll-ups Mix
*Tracy's preferred pizza crust mix.

Guidelines:
1. Must order 1 case of a specific item.
2. Payment by cash or check must be made when placing the order.
3. The Chebe order will be available for pick up at the May 5th meeting.
4. The deadline for order placement/payment is April 15th.

If you have any questions, please email us!