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food founded 2001 headquarters schiller park illinois united states key people scott mandell ceo joel warady cmo products gluten free and allergen friendly foods number of employees 150 parent mondelez international website http www.enjoylifefoods.com enjoy life foods is a privately owned company based in schiller park illinois that produces gluten free casein free and foods intended to be non allergic . all the products are free of wheat dairy peanuts tree nuts egg soy fish and shellfish and made in a dedicated nut and gluten free factory . 1 the company was co founded by scott mandell in 2001 and sells its products in the united states canada australia and online . 2 enjoy life foods caters to individuals with dietary restrictions such as gluten free diets and nut allergies . the company is gluten free certified by the gluten free certification organization gfco kosher certified by the chicago rabbinical council crc 3 halal certified by islamic food and nutrition council of america ifanca 4 and vegan friendly . in addition to its products enjoy life foods also offers resources for consumers to live a gluten free and casein free life style . contents 1 history 2 media coverage 3 dietary restrictions 4 references history edit the company was co founded by scott mandell and bert cohen 5 as part of a class assignment for the mba program at northwestern university s kellogg school of management . mandell left his former job as a banker and raised funds to launch the company . the company developed products and created a dedicated nut and gluten free bakery in chicago illinois . in january 2006 the company was the first to receive independent gluten free certification for all of its products from the gluten free certification organization by following a 10 parts per million ppm standard for gluten lower than the proposed fda standard of 20 ppm . 6 enjoy life foods initially launched with 12 items including cookies and snack bars to bagels . since then it has expanded to over 30 different foods including cookies cereal granola snack bars bagels trail mixes chocolate bars and chocolate for baking . 2 in october 2004 the company acquired perky s 100 % natural brand from pgp international . 2 the company was in the inc. magazine s 500 5000 list of fastest growing private companies for three consecutive years starting in 2007 . 7 enjoy life foods has published two gluten free cookbooks in partnership with fairwinds press . 8 9 in 2010 the company developed a free food allergy and intolerance survival guide as an introduction to living gluten free . 2 on february 16 2015 mondelez international acquires enjoy life foods for an undisclosed amount . media coverage edit enjoy life foods has been featured on food network s unwrapped . 10 the company was also briefly mentioned on abc 7 chicago 11 in june 2010 and on planet green s emeril green with celebrity chef emeril lagasse citation needed . scott mandell was also named as one of crain s 40 under 40 for 2008 . 12 dietary restrictions edit enjoy life foods are produced without gluten wheat dairy peanuts tree nuts egg soy fish shellfish casein potato sesame sulfites and lactose . 2 references edit http celiac disease.com enjoy life foods responds to chicago tribune story a b c d e http modern baking.com specialty baking mb imp 14154 modern baking . retrieved august 2010 . http www.crcweb.org loc enjoy % 20life.pdf http www.ifanca.org products search halal sort productname & order asc & page 1 our history . retrieved 28 july 2010 . http www.celiac.com articles 971 1 enjoy life natural foods first to carry gluten free food certification gfco on products page1.html adams scott . celiac.com . enjoy life nautral foods first to carry gluten free food certification gfco on products . retrieved july 2010 . http www.inc.com inc5000 2009 company profile.html id 200908750 inc. retrieved july 2010 . http www.fairwindspress.com description.asp isbn 9781592333691 http www.allergysense.com blog 2009 05 15 hot off the press enjoy lifes new cookbook http www.enjoylifefoods.com unwrapped video of food network . retrieved august 2010 . http abclocal.go.com wls video id 7467370 & pid 7467176 http www.chicagobusiness.com apps pbcs.dll article aid 9999100030865 crain s chicago business . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title enjoy life foods & oldid 739227770 categories companies established in 2001food retailers of the united statescompanies based in cook county illinoiskosher foodgluten free diethidden categories articles with topics of unclear notability from july 2010all articles with topics of unclear notabilityarticles lacking reliable references from july 2010all articles lacking reliable referencespages using infobox company with unsupported parametersall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from july 2010 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read 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