National Pasta Association
Overview
Trade association
A trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association or sector association, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry...
of professionals in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
pasta
Pasta
Pasta is a staple food of traditional Italian cuisine, now of worldwide renown. It takes the form of unleavened dough, made in Italy, mostly of durum wheat , water and sometimes eggs. Pasta comes in a variety of different shapes that serve for both decoration and to act as a carrier for the...
industry. The NPA originally formed as The National Association of Macaroni and Noodle Manufacturers of America in 1904, making it one of the oldest trade associations in the United States.
A group of 20 pasta industry leaders formed The National Association of Macaroni and Noodle Manufacturers of America at a meeting in Pittsburgh on April 19, 1904.
