La Pasta Delizia

La Pasta Delizia was founded in 1994 and was the dream of a ‘crazy’ young Italian who fell in love with pasta that could only be made in his mother’s kitchen. She on the other hand was only prepared to cook for family and friends.

“Enough is enough… I cook all day and then I bake all weekend… No more! Basta! What do you want of me? You want me to be your slave? You want me to die over the stove?

“ said Mama Germira. Sergio, being a very social entrepreneur and eager to share his culture with his newly found South African friends (everything starts with a good plate of pasta!), decided to go about it a different way. Mamma could supply the recipes and advice, and he would show her what he could do! So he talked to two friends who were in the restaurant business - another Italian named Gianfranco and Chris the Greek - and presto, La Pasta Delizia was born! The goal was to produce great quality pasta, just like Mama. After all, she was watching! Traditional recipes were maintained (Mama was busy tasting), yet creative and lifestyle changes over the years have ensured that La Pasta Delizia’s products are innovative and convenient, yet always traditionally Italian. Friends and family became customers and as the social circle broadened so did the rest of the rainbow nation . Initially this was a retail "fresh pasta factory" to the general public, but it soon expanded by adding a food processing facility, providing creative and innovative recipe items for the food service industry.