Yorkshire Pasta is a Recipe For Success
Read how a 40% PAPI grant allowed Yorkshire Pasta to purchase key equipment and create their first products
The Yorkshire Pasta Company was set up after owner Kathryn spotted a gap in the market for sustainable, premium pasta products. A PAPI grant helped the company to purchase equipment which allowed them to enter the marketplace at a much faster rate than expected.
Innovation
The Yorkshire Pasta Company was set up in 2019 by Kathryn Bumby and her family, who developed recipes and production methods to take locally-milled flour and turn it into premium pasta products. They wanted to create a product which would meet consumer demand for high quality, locally-made food and drink with reduced food miles, traceability, sustainable sourcing, and support for local growers.
The company is one of the first UK manufacturers of dried pasta, using traditional techniques used by Italian artisan pasta makers, combined with local ingredients. The products are naturally vegan and vegetarian, only using wheat flour and water, without any stabilisers or preservatives, and are manufactured using solar powered energy.
New products
The company launched their 5 new products in May 2020, selling through independent retailers such as farm shops and delis, as well as online. Their products are now available nationwide and the company is going from strength to strength.
The grant enabled us to launch at a much greater scale [and] allowed us to fulfil our ambition for Yorkshire Pasta to be plastic free. This is a huge achievement for us!