GlutenFree Passport Team
Our unique team of leading experts and consultants
has extensive and 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 acclaimed leaders
in the global celiac / coeliac and gluten-free community, we have:
- Lectured as guest speakers at all
top English-speaking celiac / coeliac and allergy conferences
worldwide and at the Culinary Institute of America
- Presented to 5,000-plus seminar
attendees
- Participated in over 150 events
across the globe
- Been recognized by over 200 organizations
and media outlets around the world
- Represented North America
in the 1st international gluten-free beer festival
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
- Sponsor of innovative market research
- Sponsor of Glutenfreeonthego.com the world's largest on-line directory of gluten-free eating
establishments
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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 35-plus countries on 5
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.
Focused a global customer relationship management and leading edge
technologies she worked with cross-industry Fortune 500 clients developing
innovative solutions. Including 12 first ever industry engagements.
During her 20-plus years of international consulting, she has 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 and her Bachelors of Arts
degree 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 in Vocal Performance. |
