'Desert Durum' acres to drop Nov 15, 2008
But supply is not a problem right now for pasta makers, said Mark Vermylen, vice president of New Jersey-based A. Zerega's Sons Inc.. "A year ago we were really concerned about supply," he said. (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)
Just the essentials: Stick with the basics with first kitchens Sep 18, 2008
This included pasta makers, egg cups and waffle irons stuff I would never think to buy, Morey said. Morey uses a French press for coffee and regularly makes meals in her slow cooker. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
The Roving Feast: A taste of Campania in Chicago May 29, 2008
Along with a group of mozzarella makers, there would be tomato growers, vintners, olive farmers and artisanal pasta makers in town to promote Napoli and its specialities at a food trade show. I already knew many of them from my visits to Campania, the region in which Napoli is located as the center of government. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Durum prices ‘rebound' from recent declines Nov 24, 2007
Given the low supply situation around the world, millers and pasta makers are concerned about the current supplies and also future supplies especially of U.S. durum, Peterson said. Everyone's speculating what planted acres will do in 2008, she continued. (Minnesota Farm Guide, MN)
Controversy dogs feisty German Nov 18, 2007
Mr. Schreiber was born to a Bavarian peasant family in 1934 and got his start hawking oriental carpets, before embarking on to a career as a middleman brokering everything from tanks to pasta makers. Throughout, he has cultivated close connections to the political elite in both Canada and Germany -- from onetime Bavarian premier Franz Josef Strauss and former German chancellor Helmut Kohl to Mr. Mulroney and Cabinet ministers both Conservative and Liberal. (National Post)
Italy investigates pasta makers Oct 24, 2007
High wheat prices were blamed for the sharp rise, but consumer groups accused pasta makers of behaving like a cartel. Italian authorities will investigate whether members of the Industrial Union of Pasta Makers, which represents about 85% of the market, colluded to fix the price of spaghetti, fettuccine and other favourite pasta dishes. (BBC News -- Europe)
News in brief Sep 13, 2007
"There is no dish that costs less," retorted Furio Bragagnolo, of the pasta makers association. "Whoever decides to strike against pasta will spend more on whatever they buy instead." On Bologna market, high-protein hard durum wheat flour has risen in two months from 0. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Rehberg trade group promotes wheat to pasta makers in Italy Mar 1, 2007
WASHINGTON Italian pasta makers may be importing Montana wheat soon as a result of a Montana World Trade Center trade mission, Rep ... The Italian pasta makers want Montana wheat because of its high protein content, said Arnie Sherman, executive director of MWTC. Italian companies importing wheat with lower protein content must pay a tariff, the officials on the conference call said. (Montana Standard, MT)
