The Gluten Free Zone

Providing better alternatives for those with gluten free diets  Elizabeth Araromi

Founder(s) name: Elizabeth Araromi 

Industry Sector: Food & Beverage, Consumer Goods, FMCG, Retail

The Gluten Free Zone is a culture-led food and lifestyle brand redefining what it means to live gluten-free. We make gluten-free food flavourful, inclusive  and accessible for a new generation of consumers who care about wellness, culture and quality. 

Our Story

Founded by Elizabeth Araromi, a Cambridge trained medic turned food entrepreneur with lived experience of a severe gluten allergy, The Gluten Free Zone was created to solve a problem millions face daily which is gluten-free food that often feels bland, ultra processed and disconnected from diverse cultural identities. 

We exist to change that. Our mission is simple, to make gluten-free living a joyful, inclusive and empowering experience, not a compromise. 

Our product range combines authentic, globally inspired recipes with clean, transparent ingredients and a ready-to-eat convenience model. From our hero Jamaican patties hot, gluten-free and ready to go to elevated culinary experiences, we’re building the “Fenty Beauty of Free-From Foods”, a brand rooted in cultural inclusion, industry disruption, and being consumer-led. 

The Gluten Free Zone represents the future of food, bringing the world food aisle to the free-from section with transparent labelling and accessible pricing to fight food inequality for those with dietary restrictions who have been overlooked for too long. We’re creating a zone where being gluten-free isn’t a limitation, but an option for all. 

Next Phase

We have recently been working on an activation for Notting Hill Carnival 2025, so a lot of focus has been around the logistics around this. The main purpose of this activation is to gather further public market data, with 2 million people in attendance at the event.

We will also be building out our newsletter and working to cultivate an advertisement around our attendance at the event. We are working on perfecting a market menu so we can head to local markets and trade. As a new business, in person trading and reviews are essential as we are keen to head to retailers once we have grown substantially and our revenue model is solidified.  

Get Involved

Gluten free foods are expensive due to business costs. Regulation, compliance and GF approved facilities are key for not only producing our products in a safe environment to prevent contamination, but also for outsourcing faculties is imperative particularly as we want to scale and meet demand. An investment of £10,000 will enable us to perfect our  product, source high quality ingredients, ensure the product is made under GF compliant standards with no cross contamination, invest in marketing and pop ups, and generate enough traction to scale over time. 

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