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About Dr Schär

Dr Schär has its headquarters in northern Italy and is Europe's pioneering provider of gluten-free foods, offering patients with coeliac disease a wide variety of quality products. For the last 25 years, the dedicated research programmes and sophisticated manufacturing processes of Dr Schär have culminated in a range of over 100 innovative gluten-free foods. This comprehensive offering has helped to ensure that the daily diets of people with coeliac disease are both healthy and varied. Not only are these products top quality, safe and innovative but they also taste great. The variety of products include fresh bread and snack foods, pasta and flour, as well as a selection of frozen foods under the Schär, DS, Glutafin, Glutano and Trufree brands.

Today, in the UK, the varied range of gluten-free foods includes:

Glutafin- an extensive range of prescribable gluten-free foods

www.glutafin.co.uk

Dietary Specials- a comprehensive range of staple foods and frozen meals

www.dietaryspecials.co.uk

Trufree- a range of luxury sweet and savoury snack foods

www.trufree.co.uk

Dr Schär has been developing and producing gluten-free foods of the highest quality for more than 25 years. High safety standards require a flawless quality assurance system, which begins with rigourous inspection of raw materials and continues right through to the monitored transportation system. The Quality Assurance department is responsible for ensuring that requirements of various quality standards are met. The presence of quality assurance teams at dedicated gluten-free production sites ensures that the high-quality standards of the products are safeguarded and maintained.

Dr Schär's dedicated research programmes and sophisticated manufacturing processes have resulted in true innovation in the world of gluten-free foods. The Research and Development team work on specific projects which test raw ingredients, improve existing products and develop new ones. Nutritional, technical and sensory aspects all play an important role in the process. Just as important are the consumer consultations, market research and the complaints handling process, which inform the team of what is required to achieve further product improvement.

The company, which has the needs of consumers as its most important source of motivation, currently has 400 employees working at six sites worldwide.