GF Mate is the Australian gluten-free discovery app being built to help people find places, products and ideas with more confidence. It is all about helping the gluten-free community find it, eat it, shop it and plan it.
Join the GF Mate waitlist
GF Mate is still in development and testing. Here’s what I’m building for Australia’s gluten-free community.
Look up cafés, bakeries and restaurants, with details to help you decide what to ask before you go.
Plan ahead for places to eat, shop and stay when you’re heading somewhere new.
Find gluten-free groceries, products and online shops around Australia.
Register your interest in listing your business and reaching the gluten-free community when GF Mate launches.
I’ve lived with coeliac disease since I was a kid. Even now, dinner somewhere new can mean reading menus, checking reviews and ringing ahead to ask how the food is prepared. A menu can say gluten-free and still leave you wondering whether the chips go in the same fryer as the battered fish.
It’s the same when you’re away from home. You might find somewhere for dinner, then have to start the search all over again for breakfast or a shop where you can pick up a few things for the road. I wanted somewhere I could start that search and get enough detail to ask the right questions.
That’s why I started GF Mate. I’m bringing places to eat, products to shop for and trip planning together, and giving Australian businesses a way to reach the people looking for them. The aim is to make it easier to work out what’s worth a closer look. If you’re coeliac, still check ingredients and cross-contact practices with the business before you order.
I’ve put my own money into building GF Mate. If you’d like to chip in, the official GoFundMe helps cover ongoing development, testing and getting the app ready for launch. Giving is completely optional. Telling a gluten-free mate about the project or sharing the fundraiser helps too.
