• Accessing your Profile and NPA Portal: If you haven’t logged into the new portal before, you need to create a new password. You can follow the steps below: Please navigate to the NPA Portal, called “My Profile” on the NPA website.Click “Set Up an Account” Note: the “forgot password” functionality will not work until you’ve created a password in the new system. You must …

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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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  • Application for Nominations for Industry Expert 1 WHO ARE YOU NOMINATING2 NOMINATION FORM3 AUTHORIZATION Who are you nominating*Choose one…MyselfSomeone Else My Name* First Last If, nominating someone else, provide your contact information:* First Last Your Organization*Your Professional Title*Your Email* Enter Email Confirm Email The person you are nominating* First Last Professional Title*Nominee Organization*Nominee Address* Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP …

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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Leadership 2024 Board of Directors Mike Petrie Board Member, Manufacturing MemberGeneral Manager 8th Avenue Food & Provisions, Inc. http://www.8ave.com View Profile Esteban Abascal Board Member, Manufacturing MemberChief Executive Officer La Moderna Cleburne, Texas http://www.lamoderna.com.mx/en/ View Profile Nora Stabert NPA Chair, Manufacturing MemberVP of Strategy Philadelphia Macaroni Company Philadelphia, PA https://www.philamacaroni.com/   Nora serves as an Executive Vice President at Philadelphia Macaroni Company, a …

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  • 2024 NPA Annual Meeting & World Pasta Congress Registration | Schedule | Sponsors | Hotel/Travel | Speakers | Attendee List The NPA Annual Meeting in conjunction with the World Pasta Congress is taking place October 23-25 in Philadelphia, PA, at the Downtown Sheraton Hotel. Join the global pasta industry for an enjoyable and educational conference. If you’re a pasta producer, miller, ingredient supplier, …

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  • Committees Communication and Nutrition Committee (CNC) The CNC oversees and directs NPA’s multiple communication streams and nutrition research. The committee outlines research to understand and develop positive messages about pasta to use in communications. This includes external communications directed toward the B2B audience to promote pasta consumption, and internal communications to NPA members.    Durum Development Committee The Durum Development Committee’s primary purpose …

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  • Washington, DC (July 2023) – A new literature review published in Nutrients, suggests pasta consumption is not associated with overweight or obesity in healthy children and adults, and in fact, may be inversely associated with Body Mass Index (BMI) or abdominal obesity, particularly when consumed in the context of a healthy dietary pattern. The research, “Impact of Pasta Intake on Body Weight and …

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