Longtime Pasadena Pasta Manufacturer Picks Up And Relocates in North Carolina

Pasta Piccinini, a pasta maker that has been operating a plant in Pasadena since 1971, is moving to Newton, in North Carolina’s Catawba County.

The Charlotte (North Carolina) Regional Business Alliance Alliance said the company will bring 27 jobs and an estimated $6 million investment to the greater Charlotte area. 

The Italian family that owns Pasta Piccinini started the business in Pasadena after purchasing Gourmet Fresh Pasta Inc. at 950 N Fair Oaks Ave. Since then, the company has been manufacturing a broad range of pasta products including fresh filled specialty pasta, fully cooked pasta and frozen fresh pasta.

The Pasadena company purchased property in Newton, NC to house its new corporate office and production operations, according to the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance.

 The facility will be home to state-of-the-art, high tech manufacturing equipment with the capacity to expand the company’s product offerings, the Alliance said.

The statement quoted Stefano Piccinini, Pasta Piccinini CEO, as saying they were excited about the project. Pccinini said he started discussions with the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance about six months ago when the company was looking for real estate.

“The acquisition of the new building in Catawba County represents a further step in what we hope will be a very successful project,” Piccinini said. “The U.S. market for pasta is growing very fast. We hope that our passion and determination, together with the state-of-the-art technologies that will be installed in the new plant, will open the door to new opportunities.”

Melissa Smith, vice president for business recruitment and development for the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC), said Pasta Piccinini’s new manufacturing facility will become a part of the “second largest food and beverage processing industry in the nation.”

“With the support of our state’s strong economy and the largest manufacturing workforce in the Southeast, we are sure Pasta Piccinini will have long-term success in our state,” Smith said in the statement.

To learn more about Pasta Piccinini, visit www.pastapiccinini.com.