• Hotel & Travel Home | Registration | Schedule | Sponsors | Hotel/Travel | Speakers Hotel Information Downtown Sheraton Philadelphia Hotel has been selected as the host location for the NPA AM/WPC. The NPA has reserved a block of hotel rooms at a reduced rate for Congress attendees.    Group Room Rate $254++ per night [single, double, triple, and quad occupancy] State and local tax …

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  • Privacy Policy NPA Privacy Policy Effective May 2018   In an effort to maintain efficient service while respecting the privacy of those who visit the NPA Web site (Site) and correspond electronically with NPA, NPA has created and posted the following privacy policy. This privacy policy is incorporated into and is a part of the Terms of Use of our Site.   Information Collection …

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  • Speakers listed in order of appearance on the Schedule of Events Tom Quinn is Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President at Nuovo Pasta Productions, Ltd.  and has been with the Company since 2004.  His experience and skills in both sales and operations over his 34-year career have included both retail and food service and has been instrumental in helping to guide Nuovo …

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  • Carl L. Zuanelli is the National Pasta Association (NPA) Chair and President and CEO of Nuovo Pasta Productions, Ltd., a nationally recognized producer of premium refrigerated pasta and sauces.  Carl founded Nuovo in 1989 in a small kitchen space in Wilton, CT.  Thirty years later, Nuovo employs over 200 people and maintains 140,000 sq ft in Stratford, CT and in Cleveland, OH.  Currently …

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  • NPA is excited to have industry experts, innovators, and esteemed educators speak at the 2024 meeting. Speakers include*: Esteban Abascal, La Moderna Veronica Colas, Hogan Lovells Veronica Colas is outside counsel to the National Pasta Association. She is Counsel in Hogan Lovells’ Food & Beverage regulatory practice group, based in Washington DC.  For over 12 years she has helped food companies and their …

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  • Terms and Conditions of Use   Effective June 2018   Welcome to the Web site of the NATIONAL PASTA ASSOCIATION (NPA). This site is provided as a service of NPA.   By using the NPA Web site (http://ilovepasta.org/), you agree to these Terms and Conditions of Use (Terms of Use). NPA reserves the right to change these Terms of Use from time to time. …

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  • Advertise and Educate with NPA Bundle your sponsorship and advertising packages for extra savings and more visibility for your company. Premium Advertising Package 1 Product Showcase webinar timeslot (15 minutes} Advertising in 6 issues of the Pasta Journal e-newsletter Cost: Member: $1,800Non-Member: $3,600 Silver Screen Video – $250 – Purchase any Annual Meeting sponsorship level and add a silver screen video $250. Pasta …

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  • How to Join NPA Membership Since the first U.S. commercial pasta plant was founded in 1848, pasta makers have needed to collaborate on manufacturing, marketing and regulatory issues among industry players. The National Pasta Association, the U.S. trade association of pasta industry manufacturers and suppliers, meets this collaborative need. NPA offers three categories of membership… ManufacturersDry, fresh, and frozen pasta manufacturers, and value-added …

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  • Washington, DC (December 13, 2022) – The National Pasta Association (NPA) will hold its 2023 Annual Meeting in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, from March 19-21, 2023. The NPA Annual Meeting is the premier industry event each year that allows for critical conversations to be had and relationships to be built ‎leading to a better and bigger pasta industry. The annual meeting brings together …

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  • Benefits of Membership We encourage the consumption of pasta by being the center of knowledge and promoting sound public policy to the consumer, the industry and the regulatory bodies because a sustainable pasta industry is vital to healthy diets. Since the first U.S. commercial pasta plant was founded in 1848, pasta makers have needed to collaborate on manufacturing, marketing and regulatory issues among industry players. The National …

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