Last Thursday I have the privilege of meeting some very lovely people from Kellogg’s, thanks to Brand Meets Blog. Yes Kellogg’s, those guys that make the cereal. None of which is gluten free. So why are they talking to me?
Being a gluten free blog, I often get passed over for many things as companies think that as a coeliac I have no interest in food or products that isn’t. These people forget that I am one person, I am a mum to 2 gorgeous boys that have no allergies or intolerances along with my wonderful husband. Besides that I have many many readers that are not gluten free either.
Thankfully Brand Meets Blog and Kellogg’s recognise this fact and invited me and my youngest son along to a yummy brunch (which was gluten free!) with some other lovely blogger’s and we chatted all manner of things pertaining to the madness of breakfast time along with exactly how much sugar is in what cereal. It was a great discussion and we found out many things that surprised us.
Ok, yes I bought up the fact that Kellogg’s in the States now have Gluten Free Rice Krispies and can we have them too please? Well it is not an easy task to undertake, to ensure products are manufactured gluten free (as well as dairy, nut free) and I am aware of that and appreciate that fact.
Kelloggs surprised us with our very own box of cornflakes, with our blog name on them. So yes there is one box of ‘gluten free’ Kelloggs cornflakes in Australia! Unfortunately it is in name only and the box is empty.
Thanks again lovely folk from Kelloggs and Louisa from Brand Meets Blog. I appreciate you catering for me and as well as having activities for the little ones.
Would you buy Kellogg’s Gluten Free cereal if they made it?
Great photos as always from Little Red Photography
Probably yes, as it would be so easy to get. If they made rice bubbles GF it would be SO MUCH EASIER
Yes, I’d buy any of their products that were Gluten Free.
I would!
I would, absolutely. My husband loves their cornflakes, as do my daughters. I can’t eat them, so it would be nice to have.
We love Kelloggs.
What would be even better, is if they removed the malt and found a replacement (similar to General Mills with their Chex Cereals). This is particularly important to me, as I live in college (and all they get here are a basic supply of mainstream regular cereals at a bargain price) so I may suggest that, but I’d rather just wait and see. Any gluten free move is a good one in my opinion
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Thanks for this post!
I was talking about Kellogg’s the other day, as a matter of fact, and wondered myself why barley malt has to be added to so many breakfast cereals here in Australia. A friend I know at college called Kellogg’s about two weeks ago suggesting that they remove the malt from their corn flakes and he told me he was really pleased with how the consultant handled his request. Seems like they’re serious about this, which really is great to see!
I was in the United States for a short time earlier this year and was really impressed to see that many of General Mills’ cereals now seem to be safe. Chex, Kix and Trix were some and there were others as well although some of these had a ‘made on equipment…’ warning on them, which they tell me they plan to resolve in the coming months…
Does it sound as though gluten free Corn Flakes may be added to the shelves? I was interested in them bringing gluten free Rice Bubbles to the play, however personally I think I’d prefer corn flakes to be honest :p
What would be excellent is if they’d somehow find a way to remove the malt from their existing cereals (like General Mills has done in the US) and replace it with brown sugar or molasses (similar to the reformulation of their well known Chex some years back). Any gluten free move is a good one though
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And, of course, to answer your question: I would certainly buy it, and very often (especially if they came out with corn flakes).
Kelly recently posted..Kellogg’s Australia – Gluten Free Rice Bubbles Please?
HELL YES! I find breaky the hardest meal to cater for in my gluten free world.
I would LOVE to see gluten free cereal, especially if it was cheaper than the other brands currently available. My 9 year old is gluten intolerant & we’re currently buying 2 different types of corn flakes & rice bubbles as the GF stuff is expensive, we buy the cheaper stuff for the rest of the family (it’s not unheard of for us to have 5-6 different cereals on the go!). I wish they didn’t add barley/malt to their cereal & I don’t understand why that makes it cheaper than the stuff that doesn’t have it added…