After successful tests during the summer of gluten-free products at Subway restaurants in Bend and Portland, the sandwich maker launched gluten-free food options throughout the state Sunday.
About 16 million Americans have a sensitivity to gluten, found in traditional grains such as wheat, oats and rye, according to a news release from the Subway regional office in Portland, and the market for gluten-free products is growing. Oregon will be the only state to offer the products at Subways throughout the state.
“We go through gluten-free bread a lot,” said Noe Salgado, an employee at the south Bend Subway, “probably 30 rolls a day.”
