Nicoletto's Pasta

Name

Nicoletto's Pasta

Legal name

Nicoletto's Pasta Co.

Website

https://nicolettos.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Nicoletto's Pasta Co. is a Nashville, Tennessee-based artisan producer of bronze-cut, slow-dried dried pasta and complementary pasta sauces, selling direct-to-consumers via Shopify, through two Nicoletto's Italian Kitchen fast-casual restaurants, and wholesale to restaurants and grocers via Faire.com.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Artisan Dried Pasta

NAICS

Dry Pasta, Dough, and Flour Mixes Manufacturing from Purchased Flour (311824), Mayonnaise, Dressing, and Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing (311941)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000), Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090)

akta.pro primary industry

Pasta Manufacturing (dry, fresh, filled) (AFAKABAB)

Keywords

• Artisan dried pasta
• Bronze cut pasta
• Pasta sauces
• Italian food products
• Small batch pasta

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Dried Pasta and Sauce Sales (E-commerce): Direct-to-consumer sales of bronze-cut dried pasta and sauces through the company's e-commerce website. Products include various pasta cuts, marinara, and vodka sauce sold in 1lb packages with online ordering and home shipping.
2. Restaurant Sales (Italian Kitchen): Fast-casual dining through Nicoletto's Italian Kitchen restaurants where customers build their own pasta bowls. Two locations in Nashville, TN serving fresh pasta dishes with proprietary sauces like spicy green chile cheese sauce.
3. Wholesale to Restaurants and Grocers: Wholesale distribution of dried pasta and sauces to restaurants and grocery retailers. Products sold through Faire.com wholesale platform and direct restaurant partnerships.
4. Subscription (Subscribe and Save): Monthly subscription option offering 10% discount on regular prices for recurring deliveries of pasta and sauces, providing predictable recurring revenue and customer loyalty.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Nicoletto's Pasta Co. produces and sells artisan bronze-cut dried pasta in multiple shapes (spaghetti, kale radiatori, soup noodles, creste di gallo, and others), slow-dried in small batches at its Nashville, TN facility. The company complements its dried pasta with two retail sauces — Nicoletto's Marinara and Nicoletto's Vodka Sauce — and operates Nicoletto's Italian Kitchen, a fast-casual restaurant concept serving fresh pasta bowls at two Nashville locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bronze Cut Dried Pasta Traditional Italian-style bronze-cut dried pasta made in small batches in Nashville, TN, slow-dried at low temperatures for over 24 hours. The bronze-die extrusion creates a rough surface texture that holds sauce better than conventional pasta. Available in multiple cuts including kale radiatori, soup noodles, creste di gallo, and limited edition spaghetti. Sold direct to consumers via e-commerce, wholesale to restaurants, and through grocery retailers.
• Nicoletto's Marinara Traditional marinara sauce made without added sugar, deriving sweetness naturally from fresh vegetables. The same sauce served in Nicoletto's Italian Kitchen restaurants, now available for retail purchase at $10.95 per 1 lb jar. Designed to pair with bronze-cut pasta textures.
• Nicoletto's Vodka Sauce Slightly spicy vodka sauce with smooth texture and slightly sweet finish, made with real heavy cream. Balanced and familiar vodka sauce designed to pair with the bronze-cut texture of Nicoletto's pasta. Retails at $11.95 per 1 lb jar.
• Nicoletto's Italian Kitchen Fast-casual restaurant concept with two Nashville locations (East Nashville at 2905A Gallatin Pike and Donelson at 2619 Lebanon Pike). Serves build-your-own fresh pasta bowls featuring Nicoletto's bronze-cut dried pasta and proprietary sauces, including a spicy green chile cheese sauce served over creste di gallo. Offers dine-in and takeout via ChowNow online ordering.
• Bronze Cut Limited Edition Spaghetti Limited edition bronze-cut spaghetti handcrafted in Nashville, TN, dried at low temperatures for over 24 hours. Features a rustic loop design. Available at East Nashville and Donelson stores and online at $10.95 per 1 lb package.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Bloomsbury Organic FarmsminorOthersLocal Nashville, TN organic farm that supplies fresh, organically grown kale used in Nicoletto's Bronze Cut Kale Radiatori pasta. Partnership provides unique ingredient sourcing for artisan product line.
• Faire.comcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWholesale marketplace platform through which retailers and grocers can purchase Nicoletto's pasta and sauces for resale. Provides B2B wholesale distribution channel.

Scale indicators1 record

Direct peers

• Pastosa Ravioli: Established artisan pasta maker in the Northeast offering fresh and dried pasta, sauces, and prepared foods through retail stores and wholesale. Comparable to Nicoletto's as a vertically-integrated artisan pasta/sauce maker with brick-and-mortar presence and wholesale reach.
• Al Dente Pasta Co. Michigan-based premium pasta brand focused on artisanal dried and fresh pasta sold through DTC, grocery, and foodservice. Comparable to Nicoletto's for premium dried pasta positioning, multiple pasta shapes, and pasta-and-sauce combined product line.
• Rao's Homemade: Premium pasta sauce brand known for high-end jarred sauces (marinara, vodka, etc.) sold at premium grocery and DTC. Directly comparable to Nicoletto's sauce line, which includes marinara and vodka sauce with a 'restaurant-quality, no-shortcuts' value proposition.
• Cucina Antica Foods: Premium pasta sauce maker (including marinara and vodka) selling through grocery, club, and DTC. Directly comparable to Nicoletto's pasta sauce portfolio: same category, same jarred premium positioning, similar retail targets.
• Pappardelle's Pasta: Premium artisan pasta company selling dried, fresh, and flavored pastas (including kale ravioli) directly to consumers and wholesale to specialty retailers. Comparable to Nicoletto's in craft positioning, specialty/specialty-ingredient SKUs (e.g., kale), and DTC-plus-wholesale go-to-market.
• Sfoglini Pasta Shop: New York-based artisan pasta maker producing small-batch dried pasta (including extruded shapes) sold DTC and wholesale. Direct comparable to Nicoletto's: same craft dried pasta positioning, bronze-cut-style extrusion, similar multichannel DTC-plus-restaurant-and-wholesale GTM, and similar premium pricing.

Emerging players

• Banza: Fast-growing DTC-first premium pasta brand (chickpea-based) with strong national grocery and foodservice footprint. Comparable to Nicoletto's as a modern, digitally-native premium pasta brand pushing into mainstream channels, though differentiated by product format.

Broad incumbents

• Mezzetta: Established premium Italian food brand offering pasta sauces, peppers, and related Italian pantry items via mainstream grocery. Adjacent competitor to Nicoletto's vodka and marinara sauces in the premium jarred-sauce segment.
• Garofalo: Major Italian pasta brand with deep US grocery presence and a recognized premium/artisan positioning (including bronze-cut and specialty shapes). Comparable as the well-capitalized larger-player competitor in Nicoletto's category.
• Delverde Pasta: Long-established Italian bronze-cut dried pasta producer with broad national and international grocery distribution. A larger incumbent in the same premium/bronze-cut pasta category that Nicoletto's competes with on shelf.

Market position

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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