Pasta & Noodles
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Olam Agri launches Ghana’s first locally made pasta brand
First Choice Premium Spaghetti enters the market as local production gains pace in Ghana.
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Mars disrupts instant noodles category with launch of new Street Food Noodles
This strategic expansion marks a significant shift for the brand, which has long been synonymous with side-dish rice products, as it moves toward a “center of the plate” strategy.
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MC Mühlenchemie adds extruder to pasta lab
The installation marks a step change from traditional lab scale presses by covering the full early production sequence; mixing, kneading and extrusion, and by enabling complete digitalization of process data alongside AI assisted analysis functions that support more precise formulation and process optimization for pasta manufacturers.
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Olam Agri commissions US$40M pasta production plant in Ghana
The US$40 million investment strengthens Olam Agri’s wheat milling and pasta manufacturing capabilities in West Africa and represents a major milestone in Ghana’s drive to deepen domestic production, enhance food security, and accelerate industrial growth.
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ORIOR completes acquisition of Italian pasta manufacturer Pastificio Gaetarelli
The move reinforces Orior’s strategic ambition to deepen its footprint in the premium fresh pasta segment across Europe.