Heritage Dating Back to 1878
Our strong heritage in milling and subsequently pasta manufacturing dates back to 1878 when our mill was first commissioned.
Today, Pasta Foods continues to be perfectly placed to serve both the industrial and foodservice markets with our world-class, state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities, expertise and high-quality range of products.
It was in 1878 when Robert Harvey Clarke opened our steam-powered flour mill.
The Avery family, alongside two other pasta producers, start making pasta in the UK.
Mac Foods was registered, which was the amalgamation of the pasta producers and our semolina mill.
The BBC’s spectacular April Fool’s hoax, which showed farmers harvesting spaghetti from a grove of spaghetti trees, was filmed at our St. Albans factory.
Acquired by RHM, formerly Ranks Hovis McDougall, it was here when Pasta Foods was born!
We opened our Great Yarmouth factory and changed our name to Pasta Foods.
It was in 2001 when we launched our instant pasta line.
Pasta Foods was bought from Ranks Hovis McDougall in a family management buyout in 2003. They would go on to invest over £12 million into a new factory and production lines.
We moved into a new factory in Norwich and installed a state-of-the-art pasta line.
All of our sites are declared egg free allowing for total allergen control for our customers.
We continue to invest in additional pasta lines to ensure that we can always meet our customers’ growth ambitions.
Our Production Facilities
Our world-class production facility houses state-of-the-art industrial pasta lines, alongside extensive warehousing capability. This provides our customers with the assurance of high-quality pasta supply and service.
