About FoodFiltr

For people with celiac disease and gluten sensitivity, living gluten-free is a constant challenge. Food, cosmetics, even postage stamps—these things can all contain gluten, and can make a gluten-intolerant person sick.

FoodFiltr is a place for people who lead a gluten-free lifestyle to share information about and promote gluten-free foods, products and services. FoodFiltr also enables members to track the gluten-free status of practically anything—from common foods, to body care products, and beyond. It's a tool that helps gluten-free people lead a healthy life.

The Team

Anne Hjortshoj, FoodFiltr Founder
Anne serves as the founder, designer, and driving force behind FoodFiltr. After being diagnosed with celiac disease in 2006, she dedicated herself to leading a healthy, gluten-free lifestyle. With her background in the Web industry (she's worked as an information architect and user experience strategist since 1999), she realized that there was a need for celiacs and other gluten-free people to find and track the status of gluten-free products and services online. FoodFiltr is the result.

You can read more about Anne's day job here: AnneHj.com

Matthew Rasmussen, Front-End Developer
Matthew is the front-end developer for FoodFiltr.com, and an award-winning 3D animator and motion graphics designer. A graduate of Massachusetts College of Art, he's had his work featured at the Woods Hole Film Festival and the Boston Underground Film Festival, among others. Learn more at SpaceToast.net.

Samantha Weerakoon, Marketing Strategy Consultant
Sam supplies the marketing mojo for FoodFiltr. A graduate of Emerson College, she's worked with The Barbarian Group and the Lyons Group, and is currently a master's degree candidate in Marketing Management at Harvard Extension School. Sam's interests include cooking and the development of food preparation techniques for gluten-free consumers in restaurant settings. In her spare time, Sam maintains a sports blog on yardbarker.com (and is delightful company at a Celtics game). She's currently on the run from Shaquille O'Neal for starting LOLshaq.com.