“Pasta Armando” is the most exclusive brand of the agri-food group De Matteis, a company which boasts 33 years of experience in producing pasta. It is the first producer of pasta in Campania, characterized by 16 production lines in Flumeri (AV). The main cultivation areas of the durum wheat from Irpinia, Puglia and Basilicata.
The Armando’s Supply Chain Plan
The production plant is one of the few factories (less than 5% of the total) owing its mill: this means having the guarantee and total control of the raw material without the obligation to purchase it from third parties. Strong of this advantage, already ten years ago, Armando De Matteis started the first Italian supply chain plan to cancel the important deficiency gap of our wheat compared to the prestigious wheats from abroad: the Armando’s supply chain plan was then born.
The sustainable agriculture plan: the Armando’s Pact
Syngenta, a company specialized in seed production for agricolture, offers – with the “Marco Aurelio” seed – to 850 farmers an unique advantage that enable them to achieve a productive yield of 35% higher than the national one; 9 regions of central and southern Italy are involved in this plan, in which 12000 hectares are destined for this plan, guaranteeing to the farmers a fixed price, established in advance, on the purchase of wheat.
Wheat without using glyphosate
The glyphosate is a widespread herbicide, one of the most used in the world: the IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer, spine of the OMS) considers the glyphosate among the “probable carcinogens”. Canada and East Europe countries are among the major wheat producers and glyphosate users. The reason why they use this substance is simple: the wheat grows in 180 days from soling to harvest and when the spike grows the moisture creates molds that are usually dried by the sun: such drying is natural in Italy (because of the favourable climate), less in Canada and East Europe, due to the colder climate.
Characteristics of “Pasta Armando”
The main characteristics of Pasta Armando are the following:
- the wheat is 100% Italian, coming from its own mill
- pasta doesn’t contain glyphosate
- slow drying with bronze drawing
- packaging totally recyclable (unique patented thecnology)
- product with minimum protein value of 14%
- 130 different shapes
The range of Pasta Armando products
The complete assortment meets different needs:
- Armando’s wheat: pasta made of durum wheat semolina, 100% Italian, bronze drawn
- Fresh potatoes gnocchi: made of durum wheat semolina from “Filiera Armando”, without milk and egg
- Armando’s whole organic wheat: whole organic pure wheat, worked in its integrity, with the addition of oat fiber
- Armando’s gluten free, pasta and gnocchi without gluten, specifically formulated for celiacs: a special recipe, a perfect selection of corn, brown rice, and quinoa.
An exceptional testimonial for Pasta Armando,
Alessandro Borghese: “It smells of wheat”
The perfect testimonial of this amazing product is Alessandro Borghese. The famous chef-star firstly wanted to know the production process and then he chose it for his Milanese restaurant AB, because –as he said- “it smells of wheat”.
From April 2018 Alessandro Borghese is busy with the show “Kitchen sound” on SKY 1 HD, on corriere.it, on RDS.it and MixerPlanet.com; from 14th May on SKY, the chef Alessandro Borghese will present a series of recipes dedicated to children, that will have five shapes of Pasta Armando as protagonists, chosen not only for its capabilitiy not to overcook, but also for its nutritional properties.
