MISSION & OBJECTIVES
Founded on the 25th of October 2005 and formally constituted in Rome on the 25th of October 2006 with the Statutes, the International Pasta Organisation (IPO) is a nonprofit association dedicated to increasing pasta consumption and consumers’ awareness, by advancing their understanding of the nutritional value and health benefits of pasta, while promoting the common business interests and safeguarding the image of the pasta industry on an international level.
IPO coordinates international communications aimed at safeguarding the product, develops common strategies to promote the worldwide consumption of pasta, creates and manages PR campaigns, information, and food education.
IPO BODIES
IPO President
CARL ZUANELLI
CEO Nuovo Pasta Productions, LTD
IPO Secretary General
LUIGI CRISTIANO LAURENZA
Unione Italiana Food
IPO Honorary President
Simon Nobile Olivo
President of the Association of Industrial Pasta Manufacturers in Venezuela
– AVEPASTAS –
IPO Secretary General
RAFFAELLO RAGAGLINI
Honorary Secretary of Associations of Pasta Manufacturers of the EU
– UNAFPA –
THE STATUTES REGULATE THE ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONING OF IPO, ITS MISSION AND ACTIVITIES AIMED AT KEEPING THE PASTA CATEGORY TOP OF MIND
16,9 million tons of pasta produced in the world in 2022
DISCOVER THE LAST REPORT ON WORLD PASTA CONSUMPTION & PRODUCTION
