About Us
About Flax4Life:
Flax4Life celebrates 22 years in the business as a family-owned and operated bakery that produces the best-tasting, nutritious, and flax-based gluten-free products on the market. The allergy-friendly bakery is Certified Gluten-Free, Nut-Free, Dairy-Free, and Kosher. We produce delicious Brownies, Muffins, Granola, Cookies, and now a new No Sugar Added Chocolate Brownie that taste delicious but are also good for you. Flax is the main ingredient in every product, and with this comes a treat that is packed full of fiber, Omega 3's, and healthy protein. It helps the body out from the head to the toes with support of the mind, heart, bones, and, most importantly, the gut.
Their discussion to develop nutritious gluten-free baked goods came two decades ago when a family member became very ill. After two years of not getting any answers and seeing countless doctors and specialists, they finally discovered they were living with Celiac Disease. Shortly after, they found almost everyone in their family was either gluten-intolerant or had Celiac Disease. Flax4Life noticed the lack of safe and delicious baked goods available for those living with food allergies. As a family of bakers with five generations of baking and distributing baked goods, it became their mission to develop products with many health benefits that were also gluten-free, made with good ingredients, and, most importantly, tasted delicious.
In other exciting News:
The company is also taking a big step forward by converting all its retail packaging to plant-based, sustainable, compostable packaging.
What is Compostable Packaging?
- Made from Plants, not petroleum
- Compostable within 180 days in an industrial facility
- It contains NO BPAs, phthalates, or chemicals of concern.
- Made from annually renewable materials
- We are lowering our CO2 Emissions.
- Reducing Environmental impact
Flax4Life is committed not only to creating Nutritious and Delicious products for the body but to protecting the health of our planet and preserving it for future generations.
Flax4Life is committed to the future of this planet and your health!
The switch to eco-friendly and renewable Packaging, thus reducing thousands of pounds of petroleum plastic in the environment, is a very proud and significant change for our company," said Kasondra Shippen, General Manager at Flax4Life. "We're focused on ensuring our products and operations are as healthy and sustainable as possible and introducing compostable plant-based packaging allowed us to take the next big step in that direction."
Bill and Dagmar Francis are not only owners of Flax4Life but are also husband and wife. They are passionate about providing you with Certified-Gluten Free, Dairy-Free and Nut-Free Products that not only taste delicious but offer the wonderful health benefits of flax!
Kasondra Shippen, daughter of Bill and Dagmar, is our general manager and she is the woman in charge around here! She has a great passion for this company, our products, our customers and her employees. She isn't afraid to get her hands dirty, and you truly feel that she cares and believes in all of us!
Jason Shippen is the maintenance manager. He has been with the company over 20 years and is responsible for all things machinery. Contributes to innovations with improvements
Hailey Hernandez is in charge of our customer service and Human Resource for the company. If you have any questions, concerns, or just want to place an order, feel free to give her a call or send her an e-mail.
Robin Chambers is our accountant, and he loves spreadsheets (really)! As our in-house mathematical wizard, we are in good hands. Feel free to test his knowledge!
Matt Snow is our shipping manager! He coordinates with our distributors to get all of our products in your local stores! Without Matt, our warehouse would be a mess.
Rolf Jensen is our VP of Sales. He lives in Woodway, WA, just north of Seattle. Rolf loves to travel and playing with his dog Tucker. He looks forward to continuing Flax4Life's expansion across the US and working with our customers to meet their needs.
Daniel Perez is our East Coast Sales Manager. With a passion for healthy / natural products and a robust background in sales management, he is eager to grow our brand’s presence in the East - ensuring that our products continue to enrich the lives of our customers.
Sarah Bishop is our Marketing Coordinator and manages our social media accounts. She takes care of our digital presence and enjoys working with all the fantastic people at Flax4Life. Contact her if you have any marketing needs.
From The Blog
“Discovering your muffins and granola has been like striking gold!”
Karen