Now:  GFA Nominations / Sponsorships
October:  Voting opens to public
December 22:  Voting ends
January:  Results announced in The Gluten-Free Buyers Guide

The Gluten Free Awards (GFA) are similar to the "People's Choice Awards". All nominations and award winners were chosen by the people and for the people.

Over 40 Gluten-Free Award Categories!

Best Gluten Free Awareness Event

Best Gluten Free Bagel

Best Gluten Free Beer

Best Gluten Free Blog

Best Gluten Free Book

Best Gluten Free Bread Mix

Best Gluten Free Breakfast On-The-Go
 
Best Gluten Free Children’s Book

Best Gluten Free Cold Cereal

Best Gluten Free Comfort Food

Best Gluten Free Cook Book

Best Gluten Free Cosmetic Brand

Best Gluten Free Cracker

Best Gluten Free Dessert Mix

Best Gluten Free Donut

Best Gluten Free Expo

Best Gluten Free Flour

Best Gluten Free Frozen Meal

Best Gluten Free Frozen Pancake & Waffles

Best Gluten Free Frozen Pizza

Best Gluten Free Grocery Shopping Guide

Best Gluten Free Magazine

Best Gluten Free Mobile App

Best Gluten Free Munchies

Best Gluten Free National Restaurant Chain

Best Gluten Free New Product

Best Gluten Free Non-Profit Organization

Best Gluten Free Online Resource

Best Gluten Free Online Store

Best Gluten Free Pancake & Waffle Mix

Best Gluten Free Pasta

Best Gluten Free Ready Made Bread

Best Gluten Free Ready Made Dessert

Best Gluten Free Sauce

Best Gluten Free Snack Bar

Best Gluten Free Social Site

Best Gluten Free Supplements

Best Gluten Free Vacation Destination

Best Gluten Free University for Students

Best Gluten Free Website

The Regional Gluten Free Awards highlight the best gluten free restaurants, bakeries, stores, and support groups in major U.S. and Canadian cities.

Best of Gluten Free Albuquerque

Best of Gluten Free Anaheim

Best of Gluten Free Anchorage

Best of Gluten Free Arlington

Best of Gluten Free Atlanta

Best of Gluten Free Aurora

Best of Gluten Free Austin

Best of Gluten Free Bakersfield

Best of Gluten Free Baltimore

Best of Gluten Free Boston

Best of Gluten Free Calgary

Best of Gluten Free Charlotte

Best of Gluten Free Chicago

Best of Gluten Free Cincinnati

Best of Gluten Free Cleveland

Best of Gluten Free Colorado Springs

Best of Gluten Free Columbus

Best of Gluten Free Corpus Christi

Best of Gluten Free Dallas

Best of Gluten Free Denver

Best of Gluten Free Detroit

Best of Gluten Free Edmonton

Best of Gluten Free El Paso

Best of Gluten Free Fort Worth

Best of Gluten Free Fresno

Best of Gluten Free Hawaii

Best of Gluten Free Honolulu

Best of Gluten Free Houston

Best of Gluten Free Indianapolis

Best of Gluten Free Jacksonville

Best of Gluten Free Kansas City

Best of Gluten Free Kauai

Best of Gluten Free Key West

Best of Gluten Free Kona

Best of Gluten Free Las Vegas

Best of Gluten Free Lexington

Best of Gluten Free Long Beach

Best of Gluten Free Los Angeles

Best of Gluten Free Louisville

Best of Gluten Free Maui

Best of Gluten Free Memphis

Best of Gluten Free Mesa

Best of Gluten Free Miami

Best of Gluten Free Milwaukee

Best of Gluten Free Minneapolis

Best of Gluten Free Montreal

Best of Gluten Free Nashville

Best of Gluten Free New Orleans

Best of Gluten Free New York

Best of Gluten Free Oahu

Best of Gluten Free Oakland

Best of Gluten Free Oklahoma City

Best of Gluten Free Omaha

Best of Gluten Free Orlando

Best of Gluten Free Ottawa

Best of Gluten Free Philadelphia

Best of Gluten Free Phoenix

Best of Gluten Free Pittsburgh

Best of Gluten Free Portland

Best of Gluten Free Quebec City

Best of Gluten Free Raleigh

Best of Gluten Free Riverside

Best of Gluten Free Sacramento

Best of Gluten Free San Antonio

Best of Gluten Free San Diego

Best of Gluten Free San Francisco

Best of Gluten Free San Jose

Best of Gluten Free Santa Ana

Best of Gluten Free Seattle

Best of Gluten Free St. Louis

Best of Gluten Free Tampa

Best of Gluten Free Toronto

Best of Gluten Free Tucson

Best of Gluten Free Tulsa

Best of Gluten Free Vancouver

Best of Gluten Free Victoria

Best of Gluten Free Virginia Beach

Best of Gluten Free Washington D.C.

Best of Gluten Free Wichita

Best of Gluten Free Winnipeg

The Gluten-Free Awards:  The who, what, why and how.

WHO: Today, GFREEK.COM has over 30 active members making nominations for the best gluten-free products, services and organizations. GFREEK.COM started as a small family business based on a simple need in the market place. Josh and Jayme Schieffer (Founders) are parents of a child that has Celiac Disease. After their son’s diagnosis they gutted the fridge and pantry of “most” gluten containing products and went to the health food store to re-stock. Josh and Jayme soon realized how expensive some of the food was and how awful it tasted. On the other hand, some products tasted great and cost little to no more than their gluten containing counterparts. Josh and Jayme couldn’t find a single resource containing unbiased opinions about gluten free products and services so they developed GFREEK.COM. Josh has now been diagnosed with Celiac and is on a mission to make life easier for those who get diagnosed and/or are intolerant to gluten. 

What: GFREEK.COM is a website that hosts the Annual Gluten Free Awards (GFA). Each year, people that consume or use gluten-free products and services are able to vote on their favorites. The results will then be posted onto the website for everybody to use. The purpose is to provide quick and easy information to two separate parties.

             · The consumer uses this information to make purchase decisions based on availability, price, quality, and affects.

· The producers use this information to make business decisions based on their consumers feedback.

Why: Josh and Jayme realized quickly that spending $7.00 on a box of cookies and tossing them in the trash after one bite wasn’t the way to go. They didn’t have the health or financial freedom to experiment with the new food products and services. They wanted good tasting gluten-free food and a reasonable cost without the added frustration. The GFA will be the quickest way to identify that a product or service has met the quality standards set out by the Celiac and Gluten Intolerant population.

How: Nominations are conducted annually by the Gluten-Free Award Members each fall.  The gluten-free community then votes until mid-December. The final results are then posted at GFREEK.COM at the beginning of each New Year.

Bottom Line:  At the start of each year we highlight the best gluten-free products, services, and organizations with the help of the Annual Gluten-Free Members and the gluten-free community.  You can trust that the annual nominees and winners have the best gluten free products on the market.