Presenter Profile
Beth Hillson
Founder of the Gluten-Free Pantry
President of the American Celiac Disease Alliance
Food writer and cooking teacher Beth Hillson founded the Gluten-Free Pantry in 1993. She started the company in a quest to find good food to eat after a diagnosis of celiac disease gave her back her health, but took away all forms of wheat and gluten, breads, pasta, pizza, and cakes.
Beth was a food writer and cooking teacher and began testing recipes once with regular flour for readers and students and again with gluten-free flour so she could eat them. The gluten-free versions were so tasty that no one could tell the difference.
Within 3 months, the Gluten-Free Pantry was launched and she was flooded with requests for her mixes.
In 2005, the Gluten-Free Pantry was acquired by another gluten-free company, Glutino, Canada. The sale has enabled Beth to resume her favorite role in this industry, increasing awareness of celiac disease and helping to educate fellow celiacs about the diet.
Beth is president of the American Celiac Disease Alliance (ACDA), an organization created to help promote Celiac Disease awareness and education.
The ACDA was instrumental in the passage of the Food Allergen Labeling Bill and is working with the FDA to establish gluten-free guidelines.
Beth teaches gluten-free cooking and baking classes at the Connecticut Culinary Institute. She is also a freelance writer, doing articles for a special diets publication. In her spare time, she is working on a memoir.