Pasta: does the high price nightmare continue?
The latest indexes show that the “producer prices” of “pasta, cous cous and similar flour products,” according to the ISTAT...
The ICARDA durum wheat program to combat climate change
The international center for agricultural research in the dry areas (ICARDA; www.icarda.org) was funded in 1977 in Beirut, Lebanon under...
“New taste for pasta with Venus health”
Professional Pasta interviewed Umberto Rovati and Marcella Cattaneo, respectively head of marketing for rice and pasta dishes and head of...
Pasta and innovation: opportunity or challenge?
Here few ingredients needed to make sure that innovation happens: “the arms,” meaning the continuous effort made to build knowledge and...
Sustainability trends in pasta packaging
With the adoption of the European Strategy for Plastics in a circular economy in 2018, the Commission lays the foundations to a new...
High amylose pasta, more than an ideotype
While much innovation in recent years has come from whole grain or pulses, certain wheat varieties now offer specific benefits, too....
Breeding for yield potential and stability at CIMMYT
The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) has been improving low-latitude spring durum wheat for more than 6 decades...
Pasta, past and future
Egypt was the cradle of one of the earliest and greatest civilisations ever existed. The complex history of its success starts from a basic...
AXOR launches new logo, taking the next step for the brand
AXOR Srl, an Italian company one of the leading in pasta manufacturing technologies, has announced the launch of its new logo, representing...
Npa’s 2023 annual meeting announced for March 19-21
The Npa will hold its 2023 annual meeting in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, from March 19-21. The NPA Annual Meeting is the premier industry...