Bagels & meatballs

Is it possible to have plain bagels without sesame and beef meatballs without dairy? Thanks!

Many thanks for your note ! I can confirm that the Sunshine gluten-free plain bagels in the Choices Cooler are indeed sesame-free. Regarding the meatballs, we are currently looking into that .

Best

Michael

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