Little Northern Bakehouse Debuts Gluten-Free Sourdough Wide-Slice Loaves at Expo West

Little Northern Bakehouse used Natural Products Expo West to commercially launch two gluten-free Sourdough Wide Slice loaves, Classic Sourdough Wide Slice and Multigrain Sourdough Wide Slice, at the Anaheim Convention Center during the March 3–6, 2026 event, and staffed Booth No. 1680 for sampling and media. The company, headquartered in Abbotsford, British Columbia, positioned the new loaves as full-sized sandwich bread made with a house-crafted gluten-free sourdough starter and sprouted ancient grains.

Stan Smith, president, framed the launch around safety and fidelity to flavor: "The natural‑foods space keeps evolving, but one thing that never changes is the need for safe, reliable options for people who eat gluten‑free. Our goal is to make gluten‑free bread families can trust without feeling like they had to compromise taste and texture," He added the company focused on formulation: "By crafting our own gluten‑free starter and adding sprouted grains to our new sourdough loaves, we’re giving gluten‑free consumers healthier, allergy‑friendly choices that still deliver the familiar comfort of great bread."

Product copy shared at the show and in company materials described the Classic Sourdough Wide Slice as a "soft‑textured, versatile loaf with a balanced sourdough tang" made for sandwiches and toast; the Multigrain Sourdough Wide Slice was named as a second variety in the debut lineup. Little Northern’s marketing materials and third‑party listings also carry brand claims that the loaves are plant‑based, Non‑GMO Project verified, glyphosate free, and made without major allergens including eggs, dairy, peanuts, tree nuts, sesame, soy and wheat.

Retail captures available at the time of the launch show the loaves listed on third‑party e‑commerce pages in multiple configurations. One Amazon capture lists a 4‑pack of 20 ounce loaves, flags the item as Amazon’s Choice and shows a captured customer rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars from 207 reviews, while a GlutenFreePalace listing shows a single 20 ounce SKU lnb0403-1 with Kosher Check and diet icons noting Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Soy Free, Peanut - Tree nut Free, Vegan and Non GMO. The GlutenFreePalace ingredient listing reads: Water, gluten‑free flour blend (modified tapioca starch, corn starch, potato starch, brown rice flour), sugars (dextrose, cane sugar), sunflower oil, psyllium husk, yeast, modified cellulose, pea fibre, salt, rice bran, cultured cane sugar, cellulose gum, vinegar. That vendor also included shipping notes to "FREEZE UPON ARRIVAL" and a customer service number, (888) 945-8836.

Little Northern presented the Expo West appearance as a commercial launch in a press release datelined ABBOTSFORD, BC, March 4, 2026, and the announcement was distributed via PR channels as paid press material. On site at Booth No. 1680 the company offered sampling, media materials and product experts throughout the show, and positioned the sourdough line alongside its existing portfolio of wide slice loaves, whole grain and sprouted breads, buns, bagels and artisan-style pizza crusts.

The company has not provided a broader retail roll‑out timetable in the materials published with the Expo West debut, and captured retail pages show some variance in pack configuration and a vendor pricing display that may be a site artifact. Little Northern described the Expo West debut as the commercial launch for the Classic and Multigrain Sourdough Wide Slice loaves; wider availability and confirmed UPCs or MSRP were not specified in the distributed materials.