World's Largest Health Food Festival Returns to Atlanta
Staff Report From Metro Atlanta CEO
Thursday, February 28th, 2019
Nourished: The Gluten Free, Allergy & Specialty Diet Festival, formerly The Gluten Free & Allergen Friendly Expo, is returning to the Cobb Galleria Centre March 30-31 with expanded offerings to better accommodate the most popular food lifestyles. In addition to the existing Gluten-Free and Nut-Free zones, Paleo, Keto, and Plant-Based zones will provide exciting new products and educational opportunities to everyone living a gluten-free lifestyle. As in the past, all products at the festival will be gluten free.
At the Nourished Festival, attendees will have one-on-one moments with over 100 brands exhibiting the best products for food sensitivities, food allergies and modified diets. The festival also provides the opportunity to sample and purchase products, meet founders, receive coupons and attend free educational presentations hosted by industry-respected speakers.
While all products at the Nourished Festival are gluten free, many exhibitors will also showcase products free from the top eight allergens. Managed by The Nourished Group and presented by Enjoy Life Foods, this event is family friendly and ideal for anyone following a specialty diet lifestyle.
"Our festivals nourish the needs of the entire food community - whether its those with celiac disease, autism, autoimmune or inflammatory conditions or those committed to living a healthy lifestyle," says Nourished Festival founder, Jen Cafferty. "With comfort foods like pizza and baked goods to healthy lifestyle options like protein bars and probiotic drinks, this festival truly offers something for everyone. An event of this scale being accessible to the general public is a rare and exciting way to explore new options and sample products before buying them in store."
A sample of this year's exhibitors includes:
Güten Beer, veteran-owned and based out of Atlanta, will be sampling their 2018 World Beer Cup Gold Award winning gluten-free beer at their booth. Güten Beer is a 100% gluten-free amber lager made from buckwheat, millet and sorghum that took over two years to perfect!
Moon's Grove Farms, a low-carb confectionery based in Atlanta, will be offering samples of their natural gluten-free & keto-friendly candy at booth #303, along with education and literature about the newly available rare sugar allulose.
Maggiano's Little Italy will delight guests with authentic, Chef-prepared Italian-American gluten-free cuisine. Their gluten-free made-from-scratch sauces, gluten-free pasta and Chef-driven restaurants will be on site to showcase their specialty dishes.
Yummies by Kai Sage is changing the way people feel about gluten-free foods one bite at a time! They will be exhibiting a variety of gluten-free cookies, mini bundt cakes, muffins and other yummy goods. Visit their booth to try them for yourself!
Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door. A one-day ticket is $15 for adults and $5 for children at the door.