Fresh Pasta: Product, Process and Preservation. A Focus at Pastaria Festival 2026

University Research at the Center of the Science & Innovation Day of Fiera Pastaria & Festival

Research on fresh pasta will take center stage at the Science & Innovation Day, the opening day of the Pastaria Festival, part of Fiera Pastaria & Festival 2026 (Florence, Stazione Leopolda, March 30–31).

The academic conference “Fresh Pasta: Product, Process and Preservation” will bring together researchers and experts to discuss the most recent innovations in the sector.

Among the topics to be addressed: nutritional fortification, stabilization technologies, innovative packaging, and market responses to new formulations.

The conference will follow this program:

Tradition and Innovation: Fresh Pasta Enriched with Microencapsulated Polyphenols from Olive Pomace

Graziana Di Fonzo (University of Bari)

Transformation Aptitude of Soft Wheat Flours at Different Levels of Refinement for the Production of Fresh Pasta

Francesca Cuomo (University of Molise)

Gnocchi Between Tradition and Innovation: A Market Analysis of Product and Process Developments

Antonietta Baiano (University of Foggia)

High Pressure Processing (HPP) of Fresh Pasta

Fabio Licciardello (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, GSICA)

Packaging Technologies and Gas–Product Interactions: Implications for Fresh Pasta

Elena Torrieri (University of Naples)

Moderator: Cristina Alamprese (University of Milan)

How to participate

Participation in Fiera Pastaria & Festival 2026 is reserved for pasta producers.

Pasta manufacturers interested in attending can request their free admission ticket by completing the registration form available at:

https://www.fierapastaria.com/en-US/tickets/choose

Once registration is completed, participants will receive an entry pass granting access both to the Fiera Pastaria exhibition area—dedicated to suppliers of technologies, ingredients, services, and packaging for the pasta industry—and to the conferences and meetings of the Pastaria Festival, scheduled for March 30–31, 2026, at Stazione Leopolda in Florence.