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The UK’s Only Dried Pasta Manufacturer

Great British Pasta, Built for Your Process.

For food manufacturers: 100% durum wheat, milled in Great Yarmouth and made into pasta in Norwich to hold its shape through canning, retort, chilled, frozen and instant.

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  • BRCGS Grade AA+
  • Egg-Free, Halal and Kosher
  • Made in Britain Since 1956
Freshly made cellentani pasta travelling along a stainless steel line in the Norwich factory

Proven in canned, cook-chill, retort and frozen lines, inside some of the best-known brands in the UK and worldwide.

  • BRCGS Food Safety Certificated
  • KLBD Kosher

Made Here, Not Shipped In

Buying Pasta From Abroad? Try Ours.

Being in the UK, we respond as your needs change, with short lead times, at least four weeks’ stock held and supply 52 weeks a year. Bulk bags for manufacturers, foodservice packs for operators.

Aisles of blue Pasta Foods bulk bags stacked high in the Norwich warehouse
Our Norwich warehouse, stocked with bulk bags ready for dispatch.

Field to Fork

From Wheat Ship to Your Line.

One company sources the wheat, mills the semolina and makes the pasta, so every batch is fully traceable and every delivery consistent.

  1. A tall blue steel silo for durum wheat against a clear sky

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    Shipped and Stored

    Durum wheat from selected regions is shipped to our own silos on the Great Yarmouth dock, then tested.

  2. A close view of golden durum wheat grains

    02

    Milled

    We mill it into semolina ourselves, in the only mill in the UK dedicated to semolina.

  3. Pasta pouring from a stainless steel hopper on the production line

    03

    Extruded

    Semolina is mixed into a dough, then extruded under pressure through dies into every shape in our range.

  4. Pasta descending a stainless steel spiral into a bed of finished shapes

    04

    Dried

    A long, slow dry brings each shape to a stable moisture for a two-year shelf life.

  5. A blue Pasta Foods bulk bag being filled and sealed on the packing line

    05

    Tested and Packed

    Checked against specification, then packed and shipped to customers worldwide.

The Pasta Range

Find Your Shape by Process.

Standard, Instant, Quick Cook, Premium Bronze Die and Themed. Choose your process to see the shapes made for it.

Twelve of our shapes, all 100% durum wheat.

  • Penne Rigate

    Code 41488 Cooks in 11 to 13 min

    Salads, Ready Meals

  • Cellentani

    Code 424020 Cooks in 11 to 13 min

    Salads, Ready Meals

  • Giant Spirali

    Code 41407 Cooks in 13 to 15 min

    Salads, Ready Meals

  • Bronze Die Girandole

    Code 46340 Cooks in 9 min

    Salads, Ready Meals

  • Elbow Macaroni

    Code 41416 Cooks in 10 to 12 min

    Salads, Ready Meals, Canned

  • Spaghetti Hoops

    Code 41431 Cooks in 10 to 12 min

    Salads, Ready Meals, Canned

  • Alphabetti

    Code 41455 Cooks in 13 to 15 min

    Ready Meals, Canned

  • Mini Conchiglie

    Code 42400 Cooks in 7 to 9 min

    Salads, Ready Meals, Canned, Soups

  • Orzo

    Code 415030 Cooks in 11 to 13 min

    Salads, Ready Meals, Soups

  • Spatziola

    Code 41491 Cooks in 7 to 8 min

    Salads, Ready Meals

  • Instant Fusilli

    Code 417205 Cooks in 3½ min

    Instant Meals, Soups

  • Quick Cook Penne

    Code 41947 Cooks in 6 min

    Quick Cook

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A handful of freshly milled durum wheat semolina

Our Own Mill

Semolina, Milled Beside the River Yare.

The semolina behind our pasta is yours to buy, for fresh pasta, bakery, couscous, snacks, coatings and dustings.

Coarse
Baking, desserts, pizza and bread
Medium
Fresh and dried pasta
Fine
Pasta, couscous, baking and snacks
Superfine
Large-scale pasta manufacturing

Quality

Audited Every Year. Egg-Free Always.

Our Norwich factory and our semolina mill both hold Grade AA+ under the BRCGS Global Standard for Food Safety.

  • Grade AA+ BRCGS

    Audited and certified every year by SAI Global.

  • HACCP

    A fully documented, active hazard analysis system.

  • Egg-Free Sites

    Mill and factory declared egg-free, for total allergen control.

  • Halal Certified

    Across our whole range.

  • Kosher

    KLBD kosher products available.

  • Vegetarian and Vegan

    Every product suitable for both.

Innovation

Bring Us the Brief.

Our product development team tracks food trends worldwide and keeps refining our range, from die shapes to cooking times. In our NPD pilot plant we take new concepts from idea to launch with agility and precision.

A Noodle That’s Actually Pasta

Instant Pasta Noodles

Non-fried, egg-free and salt-free, made from 100% durum wheat, ready in three to five minutes with a true al dente bite.

Tell Us About Your Project
Polished stainless steel equipment in the NPD pilot plant
The Pasta Foods head office and factory on Forest Way, Norwich, with the seal above the entrance
R. H. Clarke Ltd Flour Mills, the business's first mill, photographed on 31 August 1954
R. H. Clarke’s flour mills, August 1954.

Our Story

Milling Since 1878. Made in Norfolk Today.

  1. 1878

    Robert Harvey Clarke opens the steam-powered flour mill where our story begins.

  2. 1956

    Mac Foods is registered, joining British pasta makers with our semolina mill.

  3. 1957

    The BBC films its famous spaghetti-tree April Fool at our St Albans factory.

  4. 2003

    A family management buyout, followed by over £12 million of investment.

  5. 2015

    Our Norwich factory opens, with state-of-the-art pasta lines.

FAQs

Questions Buyers Ask.

Anything else, call 01493 416 200 or email enquiries@pastafoods.com.

Will your pasta stand up to our cooking process?

It is designed to. Our pasta is proven in canned, cook-chill, retort and frozen processes, and features in some of the best-known brands in the UK and around the world. Tell us your process and we will recommend the right shapes for your trials.

Is your pasta egg-free, vegan, halal and kosher?

Both our semolina mill and our Norwich factory are declared egg-free sites, and every product is suitable for vegetarians and vegans. Our products are halal certified, and KLBD kosher products are available.

What shelf life does your pasta have?

Our standard pasta has a 24-month shelf life, stored ambient, thanks to a long, slow drying process. Our bronze die range carries a 36-month shelf life.

Can you develop a new shape or product with us?

Yes. Our product development team and NPD pilot plant work on bespoke projects with full technical and process support, and we host idea sessions at our Norwich site.

Do you supply semolina as well as pasta?

Yes. We mill durum wheat semolina in four granulations, coarse, medium, fine and superfine, for fresh pasta, bakery, couscous, snacks, coatings and dustings.

How quickly can you deliver?

We hold a minimum of four weeks’ stock, offer short lead times and supply 52 weeks a year. Being based in the UK, we can respond quickly when your needs change.

Talk to Our Sales Team

Tell Us What You’re Making.

Share your product, process and volumes, and we will come back with the right shapes and a price.

Get a Pasta Quote

Shapes, process, volumes and pack size all help.

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  • Michele Conway

    Michele ConwayCommercial and Innovation Director

  • James Palmer

    James PalmerHead of Commercial

  • James Casburn

    James CasburnAccount Manager

  • Joe Hinchcliffe

    Joe HinchcliffePasta National Account Manager

  • Beth Hill

    Beth HillSales Executive