Jump to content
This site uses cookies. Continued use is acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. More Info... ×

  • Welcome to Celiac.com!

    You have found your celiac tribe! Join us and ask questions in our forum, share your story, and connect with others.



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A1):

    Celiac.com Sponsor (A1-M):

  • Get Celiac.com Updates:
    Support Our Content
    eNewsletter
    Donate

Udi's Frozen Pastas: Why did they disappear?

Rob S.

Recommended Posts

Rob S. Contributor
Rob S.
Posted

I am just curious why Udi's frozen pastas disappeared. 

 

I called conagra....on hold for 10+ minutes and gave up.   I emailed, but have not heard back yet.

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


kareng Grand Master
kareng
Posted
7 minutes ago, Rob S. said:

I am just curious why Udi's frozen pastas disappeared. 

 

I called conagra....on hold for 10+ minutes and gave up.   I emailed, but have not heard back yet.

They still show on the udis  page.  Maybe your store didn’t sell enough?  It the distributed they get food from discontinued it?

Rob S. Contributor
Rob S.
Posted
  • Author

Thanks, Karen.   Go back to the page and try the where to buy. Not available anywhere. Even amazon.

kareng Grand Master
kareng
Posted
1 hour ago, Rob S. said:

Thanks, Karen.   Go back to the page and try the where to buy. Not available anywhere. Even amazon.

That’s odd.  Might have better luck emailing?  Or message on FB?

cyclinglady Grand Master
cyclinglady
Posted

What?  I buy these when we are on vacation visiting family.  Hubby can make one when I go out for a family girl’s night out or a day shopping.  I last bought them at Target in August.  

Okay.  Processed food, but sometimes you do not want to cook!  They fit well in the RV freezer!  

 

Rob S. Contributor
Rob S.
Posted
  • Author

UPDATE:  I spoke with Conagra, which just bought Udi's. It is integrating it into its operations and it appears it is not going well. 

Conagra said it has not discontinued any of the lines, but it could not give any more details on availability. On the other hand, it did confirm that it is continuing to make the the breads and pizzas. Conagra said something that was concerning...."that the gluten free foods are a niche market and we are not sure how much it will continue to make."

It gave me a really strange suggested course of action:  "Talk to the store where I normally bought the products to see if the store could talk to its distributor to get more information about the products." I pointed out the food distributors would need to call Conacra for the information, so if they did call Conagra, what would you tell them? "I don't know."

I was left with the feeling that Conagra is about to embark on a cost cutting frenzy to make the acquisition look better and that mean a reduced number of UDIs gluten free skus.

I will follow up from time to time.

cyclinglady Grand Master
cyclinglady
Posted

Thanks for the update!  

 

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


kareng Grand Master
kareng
Posted

That’s a shame.  Considering Udis is everywhere!  I have been to groceries all over the country and even one with only 3 specific gluten-free products - all 3 are Udis.  

Whitepaw Enthusiast
Whitepaw
Posted

I just bought an Udis lasagna from Target.  Never seen it before,  thought it was new.

Crislee189 Newbie
Crislee189
Posted

Shouldn’t we be concerned that ConAgra bought Udi’s?  Many of their brands are not gluten free.  How can we be sure that udi’s will not now be made in a facility that processes wheat?  

leslieg Newbie
leslieg
Posted

So sad! I eat Udi's frozen at least once a week -- they have the few non-spicy gluten-free frozen foods out there! (Except for Amy's frozen mac & cheese, and I really don't want that much cheese.)  

Auldtwa Explorer
Auldtwa
Posted

All Udi’s products have disappeared from my local Safeway.  Despite that, “just-for-U” keeps giving me coupons for them.

Disarray abounding.

Joel K Rookie
Joel K
Posted

Not to go too far off point, but I had that incredible sinking feeling when I saw that ConAgra bought Udi’s brand. ConAgra is just another word for Monsanto and GMO‘s. Since they don’t believe there’s anything wrong with it, I have absolutely no faith that they won't introduce GMO ingredients into Udi’s products. That is, if they keep making it at all.

leslieg Newbie
leslieg
Posted
10 minutes ago, Joel K said:

Not to go too far off point, but I had that incredible sinking feeling when I saw that ConAgra bought Udi’s brand. ConAgra is just another word for Monsanto and GMO‘s. Since they don’t believe there’s anything wrong with it, I have absolutely no faith that they won't introduce GMO ingredients into Udi’s products. That is, if they keep making it at all.

Udis never has been organic, so there has always been glyphosate in their products. I hadn't known that Udis went to ConAgra but I agree that I no longer trust them. (Why would a gluten-free company DO that?)

WAIT -- are the breakfast biscuits also being discontinued? I get tired of other brands thinking that green peppers should be put into otherwise perfectly good gluten-free burritos. 

Rob S. Contributor
Rob S.
Posted
  • Author

One more update and it is not reassuring for those of you concerned about ConAgra.

During my first call to CanAgra, where I was on hold forever, I used the ConAgra contact page to send a note. I was detailed in explaining the fact that certain frozen meals were no longer available anywhere. I asked for ConAgra to comment on the current and future availability of UDI's frozen meals, particularly the pasta dishes. I did not mention any other problems or issues.

I am happy to say that I did receive a response. The response, however, was not what I expected.

"Thank you for contacting us.

We are sorry to hear you had this experience with our UDIS Bread Product. We will be sharing the details you provided with our Food Safety and Quality experts, and want you to know your comments are important to us and will be taken seriously. Your feedback is very helpful to our team.

We are sending compensation your way via regular mail that is valid on a variety of our products. Please give us another try."

The downside is that the response was not even close to the topic of my email. I am not sure this bodes well for the future of the  Gluten Free lines at Udi's.

ON the plus side, it looks like I will get some free bread out of it.

 

kareng Grand Master
kareng
Posted
1 hour ago, Rob S. said:

One more update and it is not reassuring for those of you concerned about ConAgra.

During my first call to CanAgra, where I was on hold forever, I used the ConAgra contact page to send a note. I was detailed in explaining the fact that certain frozen meals were no longer available anywhere. I asked for ConAgra to comment on the current and future availability of UDI's frozen meals, particularly the pasta dishes. I did not mention any other problems or issues.

I am happy to say that I did receive a response. The response, however, was not what I expected.

"Thank you for contacting us.

We are sorry to hear you had this experience with our UDIS Bread Product. We will be sharing the details you provided with our Food Safety and Quality experts, and want you to know your comments are important to us and will be taken seriously. Your feedback is very helpful to our team.

We are sending compensation your way via regular mail that is valid on a variety of our products. Please give us another try."

The downside is that the response was not even close to the topic of my email. I am not sure this bodes well for the future of the  Gluten Free lines at Udi's.

ON the plus side, it looks like I will get some free bread out of it.

 

Most of their email is probably complaints about the big holes in the bread.  They haven’t figured out how to keep that from happening.  

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A19):


  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      127,915
    • Most Online (within 30 mins)
      7,748
    Nana Lonnie
    Newest Member
    Nana Lonnie
    Joined
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A20):

  • Forum Statistics

    • Total Topics
      121k
    • Total Posts
      70.5k
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A22):



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A21):


  • Upcoming Events

  • Posts

    • Jack Common
      How many grams is there in one slice of wheat bread?

      By Jack Common · Posted

      Hello! I want to share my situation. I had symptoms like some food intolerance, diarrhea, bloating, belching one year ago. I thought I could have celiac disease so I did the blood tests. The results were ambiguous for me so I saw the doctor and he said I needed to do tests to check whether I had any parasites as well. It turned out I had giardiasis. After treating it my symptoms didn't disappear immediately. And I decided to start a gluten free diet despite my doctor said I didn't have it. After some time symptoms disappeared but that time it wasn't unclear whether I'd had them because of eliminating gluten or that parasite. The symptoms for both are very similar. Giardiasis also damages the small intestine. The only way to check this was to start eating bread again as I thought. Now about my results.   These are my first test results (almost a year ago) when I had symptoms: The Tissue Transglutaminase IgA antibody - 0.5 U/ml (for the lab I did the tests 0.0 - 3.0 is normal) The Tissue Transglutaminase IgG antibody - 6.6 U/ml (for the lab I did the tests 0.0 - 3.0 is normal) Immunoglobulin A - 1.91 g/l (for the lab I did the tests 0.7 to 4 g/l is normal) IgA Endomysial antibody (EMA) - < 1:10 titer (for the lab I did the tests < 1:10 titer is normal) IgG Endomysial antibody (EMA) - < 1:10 titer (for the lab I did the tests < 1:10 titer is normal) Deamidated gliadin peptide IgA - 0.3 U/ml (for the lab I did the tests 0.0 - 6.0 is normal) Deamidated gliadin peptide IgG - 46.1 U/ml (for the lab I did the tests 0.0 - 6.0 is normal)   Then I didn't eat gluten for six months. Symptoms disappeared. And I started a gluten challenge. Before the challenge I did some tests. My results: The Tissue Transglutaminase IgG antibody - 0.5 U/ml (for the lab I did the tests < 20 U/ml is normal)) Deamidated gliadin peptide IgG - 28 U/ml (for the lab I did the tests < 20 U/ml is normal)   During the challenge I ate 6 slices of wheat bread. After the challenge my results are: The Tissue Transglutaminase IgA antibody - 2.0 U/ml (for the lab I did the tests < 20 U/ml is normal) The Tissue Transglutaminase IgG antibody - 2.0 U/ml (for the lab I did the tests < 20 U/ml is normal) Immunoglobulin A - 1.31 g/l (for the lab I did the tests 0.7 to 4 g/l is normal) Deamidated gliadin peptide IgA - 2.0 U/ml (for the lab I did the tests < 20 U/ml is normal) Deamidated gliadin peptide IgG - 2.13 U/ml (for the lab I did the tests < 20 U/ml is normal)   To be sure I continued consuming gluten. I ate a lot each day. Two months after I did the tests again. My results I got today are: The Tissue Transglutaminase IgA antibody - 0.7 U/ml (for the lab I did the tests < 20 U/ml is normal) Immunoglobulin A - 1.62 g/l (for the lab I did the tests 0.7 to 4 g/l is normal) Deamidated gliadin peptide IgG - 25.6 U/ml (for the lab I did the tests < 20 U/ml is normal)   Nowadays I didn't have any symptoms except tiredness but I think it's just work. I think it was this parasite because two years ago, for example, and before I didn't have these symptoms and I always ate gluten food. But I'm still not sure especially because the Deamidated gliadin peptide IgG results are sometimes high. What do you think? @Scott Adams
    • Jack Common
      What should I do with these test results?

      By Jack Common · Posted

      My old results (almost a year ago) are: The Tissue Transglutaminase IgA antibody - 0.5 U/ml (for the lab I did the tests 0.0 - 3.0 is normal) The Tissue Transglutaminase IgG antibody - 6.6 U/ml (for the lab I did the tests 0.0 - 3.0 is normal) Immunoglobulin A - 1.91 g/l (for the lab I did the tests 0.7 to 4 g/l is normal) IgA Endomysial antibody (EMA) - < 1:10 titer (for the lab I did the tests < 1:10 titer is normal) IgG Endomysial antibody (EMA) - < 1:10 titer (for the lab I did the tests < 1:10 titer is normal) Deamidated gliadin peptide IgA - 0.3 U/ml (for the lab I did the tests 0.0 - 6.0 is normal) Deamidated gliadin peptide IgG - 46.1 U/ml (for the lab I did the tests 0.0 - 6.0 is normal)   Then I didn't eat gluten for six months and after I started a gluten challenge. Before the challenge I did some tests. My results: The Tissue Transglutaminase IgG antibody - 0.5 U/ml (for the lab I did the tests < 20 U/ml is normal)) Deamidated gliadin peptide IgG - 28 U/ml (for the lab I did the tests < 20 U/ml is normal)   During the challenge I ate 6 slices of wheat bread. After the challenge my results are: The Tissue Transglutaminase IgA antibody - 2.0 U/ml (for the lab I did the tests < 20 U/ml is normal) The Tissue Transglutaminase IgG antibody - 2.0 U/ml (for the lab I did the tests < 20 U/ml is normal) Immunoglobulin A - 1.31 g/l (for the lab I did the tests 0.7 to 4 g/l is normal) Deamidated gliadin peptide IgA - 2.0 U/ml (for the lab I did the tests < 20 U/ml is normal) Deamidated gliadin peptide IgG - 2.13 U/ml (for the lab I did the tests < 20 U/ml is normal)   To be sure I continued consuming gluten. I ate a lot each day. Two months after I did the tests again. My results I got today are: The Tissue Transglutaminase IgA antibody - 0.7 U/ml (for the lab I did the tests < 20 U/ml is normal) Immunoglobulin A - 1.62 g/l (for the lab I did the tests 0.7 to 4 g/l is normal) Deamidated gliadin peptide IgG - 25.6 U/ml (for the lab I did the tests < 20 U/ml is normal)   I didn't have any symptoms now except tiredness but I think it's just work. I'm not IgA deficient as you can see so I don't need to do this Deamidated gliadin peptide IgG test. But I do because it's sometimes not in the normal range. What do you think this time? I think I don't have celiac disease. But this test... 
    • Wheatwacked
      Anyone else with very high HDL?

      By Wheatwacked · Posted

      @plumbago, I found a good PDF on cholesterol:  Unlocking the mysteries of VLDL: exploring its production, intracellular trafficking, and metabolism as therapeutic targets I just started it, but it may have answers for us, with whacky cholesterol.  The pharmaceuticals don't seem to be interested in anything but statins.   "The nicotine in tobacco causes a decrease in the HDL cholesterol level. " Maybe you should start smoking? 🤪 I have high LDL and low HDL.  It is genetic mutations in the LDLR, APOB, PCSK9, or LDLRAP1 genes. My whole family is on statins for Familial Hyperliperdemia except me.  December I had ultrasound and cat scan for Carotid Artery blockage and both sides are above 85% blockage.  I started on Atorvastatin and that made me weaker than ever, even with CoQ10.  I asked for and got prescription for 2000 mg/day Nicotinic Acid B3 and in the 3 weeks my numbers changed. I am feeling realy good lately.  Stronger and more flexible.  Sleeping better.  Getting roto router (TCar) as soon as I get clearance from a cardiologist.  I expect that by my next blood panels in April to be even better. I am beginning to believe that like vitamin D where the RDA only accounts for preventing Rickets, the RDA for B3 is way underestimated.   From Oct 22 to Jan 17: A1c from 13.5 to 10.2 eGFR from 55 to 79 Triglyeride from 458 to 362 Total cholesterol from 245 to 264 HDL from 27 to 44 VLDL from 84 to 68 LDL from 134 to 154
    • plumbago
      Anyone else with very high HDL?

      By plumbago · Posted

      I have taken thiamine on and off (just not at this exact moment), and I’m not sure it's made any difference. Yes, I almost always “fast” (12 hours NPO) for blood tests, as do a great many other Americans, so I tend to think that’s not it. All I can say is that the mystery continues. I could do some speculating here…well, heck, let me go ahead and speculate now: The lab ranges we all see on our reports are more or less the averages of Americans who have had those blood tests. Now, it’s up to you and me whether or not to think of the average American as healthy. I can make arguments both ways, more often than not, on the negative. My point here is that maybe the current range of HDL is somewhat skewed (ie, low), and maybe just maybe my super high (plus 100s) HDL results are not something to worry about; the range just needs updating. Why do I say this? Because pre-celiac disease diagnosis, my HDL values were in the normal range, but post celiac disease diagnosis, my HDL levels are way above average. See where I’m going? My trusty guidebook on celiac disease, Recognizing Celiac Disease by Cleo Libonati, RN, BSN, says that HDL increases after being on the gluten free diet. Or can increase, I guess. Then again, it could be something else. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ In thinking of going to a cardiologist, I sort of fear that he/she will be dismissive of a link to celiac disease, treated celiac disease, and would not therefore be considering all possibilities. @trents I'm sorry you've been diligently working on your numbers to no effect. That must be frustrating. LDL is a world that is far better understood than HDL, so for you there's maybe less "mystery." Familial hypercholesterolemia is for sure something that can be tested. Outside of that, you're right, genetics can determine a general pattern.
    • trents
      Anyone else with very high HDL?

      By trents · Posted

      Well, I have the opposite problem. My LDL has been moderately high for years. I eat healthy and exercise regularly but can't seem to move that meter. I used to be on a statin (and my doctors want me to go back on one) and it brought both HDL and LDL down but the ratios never changed. I think a lot of that cholesterol stuff is just baked into the genes.
×
×
  • Create New...