Mellow Mushroom Delray Beach Serves Over 3,000 Gluten-Free Pizzas in 2013

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. - Feb. 3, 2014 - PRLog -- The calculations are complete! Mellow Mushroom Delray Beach (http://mellowmushroom.com/store/delraybeach) today announced that the pizza baker served over 3,000 gluten-free pizzas in its Delray Beach location in 2013! Gluten-free options have risen in popularity and the market is now a $4.3 billion industry according to NPD Group, a consumer research firm. Thirty percent of adults are interested in avoiding or cutting down on gluten in their diets according a 2013 NDP Group survey. The interest has extended to the restaurant industry as well with more than 200 million restaurant visits over the past year including a gluten-free order.

Mellow Mushroom Delray Beach bakes five specialty gluten-free pizzas (House Special, Gourmet White, Mighty Meaty, Veg Out, Kosmic Karma) as well as numerous create your own options, featuring 16 select gluten-free toppings! Mellow Mushroom’s unique gluten-free crust contains Smart Flour™, Potato Starch, Modified Tapioca Starch, Sorghum Flour, Water, Olive Oil, Molasses, Sugar, Flax Seed, Yeast, Salt, Xantham Gum, Agave, Baking Powder, Guar Gum, Baking Soda and Canola Oil. Mellow Mushroom’s gluten-free crust is also vegan.

The Mellow Mushroom Delray Beach team prepares its gluten-free pizzas in a dedicated section of the kitchen, stores all gluten-free toppings separately to avoid cross-contamination, and bakes its gluten-free dough in an exclusively gluten-free oven. To learn more and view a complete menu, visit the Mellow Mushroom Delray Beach Gluten-Free Menu (http://mellowmushroom.com/sites/default/files/2013_GF_Men...).Mellow Mushroom Delray Beach also carries gluten-free beer, including Red Bridge and several cider beers, all of which are gluten-free as well.

A gluten-free diet is a diet that excludes the protein gluten. Gluten is found in grains such as wheat, barley, rye and triticale (a cross between wheat and rye). Gluten-free diets are often associated with those diagnosed with celiac disease, which can cause intestinal damage as a result of eating wheat, barley or rye. Celiac disease affects more than three million Americans today, which is an increase of 400 percent as many that were diagnosed with the disease 50 years ago. However, surveys show that the majority of people going gluten-free are not doing so out of medical necessity.

Mellow Mushroom Delray Beach is located at 25 SE 6^th Avenue in Delray Beach, Florida. The location is family owned and run. Call 561-330-3040 or visit the Mellow Mushroom Delray Beach website (http://mellowmushroom.com/store/delraybeach) for more information.

About Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers
Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers (www.mellowmushroom.com) was founded in 1974 in Atlanta, Georgia.  This franchise, operated under Home-Grown Industries of Georgia, Inc., is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. For 40 years, Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers has been serving up fresh stone baked pizzas to-order in an eclectic, art-filled and family-friendly environment. Each Mellow is locally-owned and operated with a unique feel focused around great customer service and high quality food.