Gluten-Free Menu Items… Ask AGAR

I’m asked by a number of AGAR customers to come up with any number of solutions to their concerns. Whether it’s changing their menu to increase profits, come up with ideas to bring in more traffic or solve a growing concern or problem.

That was the case with our good friend Greg McDonald of Common Market Restaurants in Quincy. Well known as “restaurant row” in Quincy Mass, The row of restaurants has been around for many years and serves up a large variety of menu items at their different concept locations. Greg was seeing more and more news coverage and awareness around people with celiac disease as well as customers asking for gluten-free menu options. Individuals who have Celiac Disease are allergic to grains such as wheat, barley and rye. These grains or glutens if consumed can cause the body’s immune system to harm and damage the small intestine.

In short, we spent time going over products that AGAR had as well as what we could order for Greg’s restaurants and put together a number of menu timers that he could use to implement specials at his food court location known as the Village Common Food Court. Working together, we’ve now put in place a number of gluten free times that he can have on his special list on a weekly basis.

Some recent specials have included;

Honey Mustard Pork Roast with Brown Rice – Pork loin rolled with fresh spinach, prosciutto and caramelized onions coated in honey mustard marinade roasted & served over brown rice.

Balsamic Chicken: Chicken breast marinated in balsamic vinaigrette broiled & topped w/ grilled peppers & onions served over brown rice.

Grilled Chicken and Corn Chowder – all-natural chicken & red and green peppers w/ corn chowder infused with cayenne and Southwestern spices.

Just another example of how this New England wholesale food distributor AGAR helps our customers though different situations. We help advocate for customers like Greg and help them with profitable solutions that will bring business back to them.