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Handmade
with love
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Introducing
The Pie Crew
Low-Gi Pastry

About Us
HANDMADE
The Pie Crew serves handmade savoury pies, born
and made in Pretoria!
We offer a modern interpretation of the classic
South-African-style savoury pie
(known as a garage pie).
We make all of our pies from scratch, handmade,
using only natural ingredients with nothing weird,
that-you-can’t-pronounce added. This includes using
only the best quality beef, chicken and vegetables,
all enveloped in a dangerously delicious crust.
The Pie Crew made history to be
the rst handmade pie company to be in retail &
we will also be the rst company to create a Low-Gi
pastry.
MASTERS OF PIE!

Why we started The Pie Crew...
We shared a love for pies following years
living in South-Africa — we couldn't nd
a delicious pie in the city
with great avour and an amazing crust.
After much discussion, over many cappuccinos ,
we nally decided to go for it.
Following many months of making and
eating (literally) hundreds of pies,
we were able to create the pies we
had always been craving.
HANDMADE
www.thepiecrew.co.za

What Is Low-Gi
The Glycemic Index (Gi) is a tool
that measures how carbohydrates
affect blood glucose levels. It
then ranks the quality of
carbohydrates based on this
score.
Carbohydrates are an essential
part of our diet since they provide
fuel for the brain, most other
organs and muscles during
exercise. However, not all
carbohydrate foods are equal.
High Gi carbohydrates cause
blood sugar levels to spike and
then crash, whereas low Gi foods
are digested and absorbed more
slowly. This slow release of glucose
into the bloodstream is proven to
be much more beneficial for the
body – from improving energy
levels to managing weight,
diabetes and other health

How the process works.
Creating Phase
We have developed and improved
our already proven recipes to create
our perfect Low-Gi pastry.
Testing Phase
This is where we are at this point in
time. The testing involves:
-Composition of product
-Sustainability of product
-Quality value
-Longevity (freeze time)
-Retail Packaging (pies & pastry)
Register with GIFSA:
Submit product:
They send it to their lab who does the
testing. They take 50g of reconstituted
pie, and give it to 12-14 people (all in
one lab), and measure their blood
glucose levels every 15min up to 2
hours to see the effect of the pie on
the blood glucose levels.
After we have perfected our Low-Gi
Pastry we can start to roll out under the
Simple Truth Brand

OUR
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MASTERS OF PIE