Monte’s Fine Foods has made a name for itself in the industry due to its award-winning clean-label sauces and now, the brand is expanding into the dried pasta category with two unique shapes, 3 Buchi and Rotolini. The product range is made from 100% organic durum wheat semolina and water. Produced in the USA, Monte’s Fine Foods pasta is non-GMO, slow-dried, and bronze die extruded, a traditional Italian method that creates a rough surface ideal for absorbing sauces.
Founder PJ Monte highlighted the difference between his pasta and typical American-made pasta: "I found out that most American-made pasta was heavily processed and "enhanced" with artificial ingredients, similar to white bread. So I set out to do things differently - finding a manufacturer in America that produced pasta the way they do in Italy, how it’s supposed to be made. The difference was night and day. Being clean-label and focusing on simple, premium ingredients has been a cornerstone of our sauce since the start - we’re excited to extend that into the pasta space."
The new pasta line was initially introduced to select customers in New York City through a partnership with Pop Up Grocer and a collaboration with wine brand Nomadica.