Where People can easily locate food products and services that match their specific dietary needs.
Where Food Companies educate consumers about products they supply and where to locate the products.
Where consumers can learn more about their food intolerance, allergy, or nutrition needs.
Where support groups can gather and grow.
“What can I eat?” is the first question asked when a person discovers they have a food allergy or intolerance. It can be a daunting, often frustrating exercise to have to relearn what foods are allowed and what foods must be avoided. With so many products on the market, it can take months to read all the labels to ensure it is safe to eat.
The Whatcanieat.com.au website is designed to connect consumers and suppliers together quickly and easily, creating a win-win relationship for both parties.
The simple design allows consumers to indicate their special dietary requests and then the systems reveals the products that match their requests. Once matched, they are then directed to more specific product information and how to order, purchase or locate the products in retail outlets nearest them.
Reasons why this website is so valuable:
About 1 in 20 Australians have a transient food allergy. As food allergies are not curable, the best means of preventing a reaction is to avoid allergy-causing food.
Type 2 Diabetes is Australia’s fastest growing chronic disease. Controlling one’s diet is one of the most important factors in reducing the risk of complications due to this disease.
Australia has now topped the charts as being the ‘Fattest Country’ – overtaking the Americans.
A scientific report on cancer prevention stated that the more pounds you’re carrying, the greater your risk of developing one or more of 17 cancers.
Scientific studies, dieticians, medical practitioners all agree that food additives can adversely affect children Diagnosed with ADHD and associated Behavioral disorders.
About the site:
The whatcanieat.com.au website is an established, published website that officially launched on January 1, 2009. In just two weeks, the site had over 2,779 registered members and thousands more hits. Suppliers are joining the site daily since the launch date with over 200 products now showcasing.
How it works:
Consumers ‘sign-in’ at no cost, enabling them to search for products that match their dietary needs. For example, the consumer may wish to search for ‘Gluten free’ and/or ‘sugarfree’ products. They simply tick the boxes that apply to their search and press the ‘enter’ key after registering their name and email in the registration box.
Consumers ‘sign-in’ at no cost, enabling them to search for products that match their dietary needs. For example, the consumer may wish to search for ‘Gluten free’ and/or ‘sugarfree’ products. They simply tick the boxes that apply to their search and press the ‘enter’ key after registering their name and email in the registration box.
* Wheat free
* Gluten free
* Lactose free
* Sugar free
* Dairy free
* Egg free
* Nut free
* Yeast free
* Soy free
* Organic
* Vegan
The consumer then clicks onto the product window of choice to open to a page that has:
- a full product description
- details as to where to locate that product
- how to contact the manufacturer
- website links
- other products made by this supplier.
The information on this page is supplied and controlled by the manufacturer or supplier under the guidance and layout structure of whatcanieat.com.au
Other Features:
The ‘Shopping Cart’ feature - allows the consumer to make their own profile and lists of products that meet their requirements for future shopping.
Suppliers are encouraged to offer educational editorial material, blog articles, and free samples to enhance the value to the consumer.
The Whatcanieat.com.au team will help suppliers track the statistics of:
- traffic to the site
The Whatcanieat.com.au team will help suppliers track the statistics of:
- traffic to the site
- what pages are receiving the most hits, and for how long
- interest level in each category
- maintaining a current email directory for future advertising purposes.
Projected Projects in the near future in an effort to better educate consumers on what is available for their particular dietary needs include:
- links to ‘infomercials’
- ‘webinars’
- ‘product of the month’
- support networks
Our Aim: To help educate consumers on the many choices of quality products that are available to meet their needs, while also helping the manufacturers and suppliers locate their consumer at an affordable cost.
Our Mission: To help Australians eat and enjoy a safe variety of food.
Partnerships have been established with widely recognized groups such
as:
- Coeliac Foundation
- Kids with Allergies
- Autistic Association
- Dieticians
- Glutenfreepages
All have endorsed the http://www.whatcanieat.com.au website and are anxious to refer clients to this site. We are still in the process of attracting more partnerships.
Whatcanieat.com.au does not take any responsibility for:
- Product claims
- Product misrepresentations
- Product distribution
- Consumer payments
- Consumer reactions to products
- Liability cases between supplier and consumer
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- maintaining a current email directory for future advertising purposes.
Projected Projects in the near future in an effort to better educate consumers on what is available for their particular dietary needs include:
- links to ‘infomercials’
- ‘webinars’
- ‘product of the month’
- support networks
Our Aim: To help educate consumers on the many choices of quality products that are available to meet their needs, while also helping the manufacturers and suppliers locate their consumer at an affordable cost.
Our Mission: To help Australians eat and enjoy a safe variety of food.
Partnerships have been established with widely recognized groups such
as:
- Coeliac Foundation
- Kids with Allergies
- Autistic Association
- Dieticians
- Glutenfreepages
All have endorsed the http://www.whatcanieat.com.au website and are anxious to refer clients to this site. We are still in the process of attracting more partnerships.
Whatcanieat.com.au does not take any responsibility for:
- Product claims
- Product misrepresentations
- Product distribution
- Consumer payments
- Consumer reactions to products
- Liability cases between supplier and consumer
LAUNCHED JANUARY 1, 2009
Come Grow With Us!
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