• Advertise and Educate with NPA The Member Education Committee is happy to announce the creation of new educational and sponsorship opportunities for NPA webinars and Product Showcase webinars. These webinars are a great way to interact with the NPA member base throughout the year and show off new research or technologies. If you are interested, please contact NPA Staff at [email protected] . Annual …

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  • History Early History Pasta’s history is as varied as its shapes. While widespread consumption is documented from the 14th century, it is believed to have existed in some form in ancient China and Greece. And evidence of pasta dishes appeared in Italian recipe books in the early 1200s. New World With the expansion of the “New World,” pasta’s popularity boomed, and by the …

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  • 2024 NPA Annual Meeting & World Pasta Congress Featured Speaker Presentations Note: All NPA Annual Meeting content is available for viewing-only purposes by active NPA Members only. Please do not download, reproduce, cite, or share externally any of the below content without written permission from NPA Staff and the creator. Thursday, October 24th Durum Global Market Session Jaume Mas Durum Market in EuropeDownload …

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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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  • Membership Benefits of Membership The National Pasta Association facilitates pasta makers’ needs to collaborate on manufacturing, marketing and regulatory issues. Learn more Our Members NPA members include pasta producers, millers, ingredient suppliers, pasta retailers, food service companies, and pasta equipment manufacturers. View directoryEU members: update your privacy settings to receive NPA communications Pastaria Features 2024 Annual Meeting A big thank you to Pastaria for …

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  • Schedule Home | Registration | Schedule | Sponsors | Hotel/Travel | Speakers Schedule is subject to change. Wednesday, October 23, 2024 10:30 a.m – 5:30 p.m. Registration Desk Open 11:00 a.m – 12:00 p.m. International Organization of Pasta General Assembly 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch on Your Own 1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Committee Meeting 1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Committee Meeting …

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  • Program Home | Registration | Schedule | Sponsors | Hotel/Travel | Speakers Schedule is subject to change. Wednesday, October 23, 2024 10:30 a.m – 5:30 p.m. Registration Desk Open 11:00 a.m – 12:00 p.m. International Organization of Pasta General Assembly 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch on Your Own 1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Committee Meeting 1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Committee Meeting …

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  • WASHINGTON D.C. – The National Pasta Association (NPA) is hosting its 2024 Annual Meeting & World Pasta Congress on October 23-25, 2024, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The meeting provides a unique learning and networking opportunity by bringing together pasta producers, millers, ingredient suppliers, retailers, food service companies, and equipment ‎manufacturers from around the world and is open to both members and non-members. This year’s …

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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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  • WASHINGTON D.C. – The National Pasta Association (NPA) is hosting the NPA 2025 Annual Meeting on March 16-18, at the Omni Amelia Island Resort, Florida.  The event offers an opportunity for learning about new innovations, networking with industry peers and uniting pasta producers, millers, ingredient suppliers, retailers, food service companies, and equipment manufacturers from across the globe. This event is open to both NPA members and …

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