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Stoneridge Mall now has a 100% Gluten Free Restaurant

GLUTEN FREE PRESS: Stoneridge Mall now has a 100% Gluten Free Restaurant

40% of Americans suffer from a gluten allergy, many of them children. To help ease the search for kid-friendly allergy-conscience comfort foods, 3 Potato 4 has opened at the Stoneridge Mall. Located on the upper level next to Mens Wearhouse, this 100% gluten free, dairy free, nut free vegan restaurant serves up a variety of hot & crunchy baked fries, organic soups and vegan ice creams.

Recently cited in the Huffington Post: “Today the gluten-free food market is a $4.2 billion dollar industry and interest has extended to the restaurant industry as well. A recent study done by The NDP Group found that 200 million restaurant visits in the past year included a gluten-free order. ‘The number of U.S. adults who say they are cutting down on or avoiding gluten is too large for restaurant operators to ignore,’ said Bonnie Riggs, a restaurant industry analyst for NDP.” Another study done by Vegetarian Times shows that 7.3 million Americans are vegetarians, and an additional 22.8 million follow a vegetarian-inclined diet, while Google Trends states public interest in a vegan diet is higher than ever before. In addition to the huge consumer demand for gluten-free products, the simplicity behind creating a vegan menu that offers a variety of healthy, tasty treats with a product that is already so widely loved, made it easy for 3 Potato 4 to fill the niche in these markets.

Partnered with Build-A-Bear to host birthday parties with kid-friendly allergy-conscience comfort foods.

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