New World Pasta president sees 'tremendous upside' for industry

摘要

As the world's largest consumer of pasta but only the sixth-largest measured on a per capita basis, the United States offers a tremendous opportunity for pasta manufacturers to grow their business, said Peter Smith, chairman of the National Pasta Association. He spoke at the N.P.A.'s annual meeting held March 27-29 at the Ritz-Carlton Fort Lauderdale. The U.S. population consumes about 6 billion lbs of pasta per year, or approximately 19.4 lbs per capita.