GlutenFree Passport Team
Our unique team of leading experts and consultants
has deep relevant industry expertise including:
- business consulting
- global product
brokerage
- business and consumer training
- restaurant
operations & management
- culinary arts
- corporate management & training
- gluten & allergy
free lifestyles
- dietetics & nutrition
- international
marketing
- psychology and healthcare
- global
market expansion
- worldwide product distribution
As internationally recognized thought leaders
in the celiac / coeliac and gluten-free community, team members
have:
- Lectured as guest speakers at all
top English-speaking celiac /coeliac & allergy conferences
worldwide
- Presented to 5,000-plus seminar
attendees
- Participated in over 150 events
across the globe
- Been recognized by over 175+ organizations
and media outlets around the world
In addition, GlutenFree Passport® is the:
- Recipient of the US Department
of Commerce Export Achievement Certificate for recent accomplishments
in the global marketplace
- Member of American Celiac Disease
Alliance
- Guest lecturer at Culinary Institute
of America and healthcare centers
- North American representative
for the 1st international gluten-free beer festival
- Supporter
of global special diets awareness programs
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Dedicated to increasing awareness of celiac /
coeliac disease and gluten intolerances worldwide, GlutenFree Passport
is also the sponsor of innovative programs including:
As leading experts in eating out and traveling gluten-free, our
team promotes understanding of celiac / coeliac, gluten/wheat allergies
and special diets, as well as delivers innovative gluten and allergen-free
client solutions on a worldwide basis.
Executive Leadership
As President and Executive Vice President of GlutenFree Passport®,
Kim Koeller and Robert La France are co-authors of the award-winning
book series, Let’s Eat Out! Your Passport to Living Gluten
and Allergy Free. Collectively, they have traveled over
2 million miles across the globe, dined in 30-plus countries on four
continents and have conversational skills in 5 languages.
 Prior
to establishing GlutenFree Passport®, Kim was a partner with
Accenture, the world’s leading management consulting firm.
During her 20-plus years of international consulting, she ate 80%
of her meals in restaurants around the world while managing over
a dozen food related allergies and, as of 2002, celiac / coeliac
disease. Kim earned her Masters in International Management from
Thunderbird and her Bachelors of Arts degree in the French language
from Purdue University.
 With
a passion for the culinary arts, Robert has spent over 12 years
across all aspects of restaurant operations and has worked extensively
with Asian, European and North American cuisines. His experience
has ranged from small single restaurants to large publicly traded
companies with 100-plus locations, responsible for training hundreds
of restaurant personnel. Robert graduated Cum Laude from Arizona
State University with a Bachelors of Music degree in Vocal Performance
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