"...established with the vision to service the food industry with a variety of gluten free solutions..." The need for gluten free products is primarily based on a condition known as coeliac disease. Coeliac disease is a medically disgnosed condition of a permanent intolerance to gluten. Gluten is the protein component of wheat, rye, oats, barley and farro as well as their direvatives. People with
coeliac disease after consuming gluten, suffer from inflamation of the small intestinal lining. More common symptoms of this condition can include diarrhoea or constipation, flatulence, bloating, abdominal pain, nausea, fatigue, miscariages in women and infertility in men and women. Coeliac disease affects approximately 1 in 100 Australians, however 75% currently remain undiagnosed. Currently the only treatment for coeliac disease is to follow a gluten free diet with discipline and continuity. Luckily there are cereals that are naturally gluten free such as rice, maize, soya, potato, tapioca, millet and buckwheat (just to mention a few) which are used to produce specific kinds of pasta, breads, cakes and biscuits. Spizzico Fine Foods endeavours to meet the demands of consumers who require a gluten free diet, without sacrificing the taste. Coeliac's however are not the only market of Spizzico Fine Foods, as maintaining a guten free diet has health benefits which appeals to wider society. Many people who do not have coeliac disease often request gluten free products from restaurants and supermarkets, with this trend expected to increase. Spizzico Fine Foods has began supplying some of Adelaide's finest restaurants, cafes and gourmet shops with gluten free pizza bases. Within a short period of time, it became evident that the market was in need of a gluten free specialist supplier, and since this time Spizzico Fine Foods has introduced other products such as ready-made heat and serve pasta meals, pizza bases, breads and desserts.
