Fresh pasta

Italy is the world’s leading producer of pasta. Dried pasta is the main product, while packaged fresh pasta, estimated at about 143,500 tons in 2010, continues to show a positive trend in sales, with an average annual growth of 6%. Forty-three percent of the fresh pasta consists of fresh filled pasta.

In Sardinia, we have various types of fresh filled pasta produced by numerous small or medium-sized artisan businesses. Also in this sector, the main problem faced by companies concerns the shelf life of the product.

The Porto Conte Ricerche researchers at the Food Processing and Shelf life Laboratories support companies in this sector in the process of product innovation and improvement, particularly through the planning and implementation of projects for clusters of businesses.