GlutenFree Passport Team

Our unique team of authoritative experts and consultants has extensive industry leading expertise in:

• Culinary arts and special diet lifestyles
• Dietetics & nutrition
• Restaurant operations & management
• Business consulting and international marketing
• Corporate and consumer training
• Worldwide product distribution and global market expansion

As internationally acclaimed leaders in the global health community, we have:

• Lectured as guest speakers at all national & international English-speaking celiac / coeliac and allergy conferences presenting to 7,000-plus seminar attendees
• Participated in over 300 events across the globe
• Been recognized by over 250 organizations and media outlets around the world
• Conducted global innovative market research for food service and hospitality providers

In addition, GlutenFree Passport is the:

• Recipient of the United States Department of Commerce Export Achievement Certificate for recent accomplishments in the global marketplace
• Member of over 15 celiac / coeliac associations worldwide
• North American Representative for the 1st international gluten-free beer festival

As leading experts in healthy eating out and traveling, our team promotes understanding of celiac / coeliac, gluten / wheat allergies and special diets, as well as delivers innovative client solutions on a worldwide basis.

 
Executive Leadership

Kim Koeller, as President and CEO of GlutenFree Passport, and Robert La France are internationally recognized co-authors of the 9-time award-winning book series, Let’s Eat Out! and creators of leading iPhone / iPod / iPad applications.

Collectively, they have traveled over 2 million miles across the globe, dined in 35-plus countries while working on 5 continents and presented to audiences across the globe including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the US.

Prior to establishing GlutenFree Passport, Kim was a partner with Accenture, the world’s leading management consulting firm. Focused on global customer relationship management & leading edge technologies, she worked with cross-industry Fortune 500 clients developing leading edge solutions, including 12 first ever industry engagements. During her 20-plus years of international consulting, she had eaten 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 School of Global Management & Bachelors of Arts degree from Purdue University.

With a passion for the culinary arts, Robert has spent over 14 years across all aspects of restaurant operations and has worked with Asian, European & North American cuisines.  His experience has ranged from single restaurants to large publicly traded companies with 100-plus locations responsible for training hundreds of personnel. Robert graduated cum laude from Arizona State University with a Bachelors of Music in Vocal Performance.

Translate:

Due to our global reach, the informational web pages can be translated by clicking one of the flags above. However, all shopping cart related transactions will be in the English language. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.