AllergyFree Passport® Team
Our unique team of leading experts and consultants
has deep relevant industry expertise including:
- business consulting
- global product
brokerage
- business and consumer training
- restaurant
operations & management
- culinary arts
- corporate management & training
- gluten & allergy
free lifestyles
- dietetics & nutrition
- international
marketing
- psychology and healthcare
- global
market expansion
- worldwide product distribution
As internationally recognized thought leaders
in the food allergy and celiac / coeliac communities, team members
have:
- Lectured as guest speakers at
all top English-speaking allergy & celiac / coeliac conferences
worldwide
- Presented to 5,000-plus seminar
attendees
- Participated in over 150 events
across the globe
- Been recognized by over 175+ organizations
and media outlets around the world
In addition, AllergyFree Passport® is the:
- Recipient of the US Department
of Commerce Export Achievement Certificate for
recent accomplishments in the global marketplace
- Guest lecturer
at Culinary Institute of America and healthcare centers
- Supporter
of global special diets awareness programs
- North American
representative for the 1st international gluten-free beer
festival
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Dedicated to increasing awareness of
food allergies, intolerances and celiac / coeliac worldwide,
AllergyFree Passport is also the sponsor of innovative programs
including:
As leading experts in eating out and traveling allergen-free,
our team promotes understanding of food allergies, intolerances,
sensitivities, celiac / coeliac, and special diets, as well as
delivers innovative allergen and gluten-free client solutions
on a worldwide basis.
Executive Leadership
As President and Executive Vice President of AllergyFree Passport®,
Kim Koeller and Robert La France are co-authors of the award-winning
book series, Let’s Eat Out! Your Passport to Living Gluten
and Allergy Free. Collectively, they have traveled over
2 million miles across the globe, dined in 30-plus countries on four
continents and have conversational skills in 5 languages.
 Prior
to establishing AllergyFree Passport®, Kim was a partner
with Accenture, the world’s leading management consulting
firm. During her 20-plus years of international consulting,
she ate 80% of her meals in restaurants around the world while
managing over a dozen food related allergies and, as of 2002,
celiac / coeliac disease. Kim earned her Masters in International
Management from Thunderbird and her Bachelors of Arts degree
in the French language from Purdue University.
 With
a passion for the culinary arts, Robert has spent over 12 years
across all aspects of restaurant operations and has worked
extensively with Asian, European and North American cuisines. His
experience has ranged from small single restaurants to large
publicly traded companies with 100-plus locations, responsible
for training hundreds of restaurant personnel. Robert graduated
Cum Laude from Arizona State University with a Bachelors of
Music degree in Vocal Performance under a full talent-based
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