• Membership 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. Learn more Why Join? Review the top reasons to be an NPA member. Download the brochure Our Members NPA members include pasta producers, …

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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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  • About Us Our MissionWe 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. Our History The first commercial pasta plant in the United States was founded in 1848 in Brooklyn, New York. By the turn of the …

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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 The History of Pasta Explore the progression from the early days of …

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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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  • 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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  • Sponsorship Home | Registration | Schedule | Sponsors | Hotel/Travel | Speakers Create Added Visibility and Name Recognition for Your Company, Products and Services Sponsoring with NPA throughout the year and at the NPA Annual Meeting and World Pasta Congress gives you the opportunity to reach and interact with the NPA membership and other pasta industry members, as non-members are invited to attend the Annual Meeting …

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