Penne (Kalem Kesme)

Manufacturer• Turkey• Member since 1978

TAT Makarna describes itself as a growing flavour brand in Türkiye's pasta sector. It states that it began producing pasta in Gaziantep in 1978 and cites more than 40 years of experience, and its site says the TAT family has been on tables for half a century. According to the company, production takes place without human touch in computer-controlled, continuous integrated facilities set up on an area of 18,000 square metres. It states a daily capacity of 800 tons of wheat milling, 450 tons of semolina and 350 tons of pasta. Its homepage also lists 2 factories, 120,000 tons of production and 285,000 tons of wheat processing. The company says it makes 22 types of pasta and draws its flavour from 100% durum wheat from Türkiye. Its brands are TAT, Mis, Fiorella, Tadım, Pasta La Favorita and Pasta Lina, and the TAT brand includes the TAT 454, TAT 454 Plus and TAT Nostalgia lines. The product menu covers pasta, boxed pasta, cheese pasta, catering products and semolina, with shapes such as spaghetti, penne, fusilli, couscous, vermicelli and noodles. Quality control is carried out by engineers and technicians in a laboratory with advanced control equipment, before and during processing and before and after packaging. Its quality policy refers to legal and halal requirements for its pasta and semolina. The company says its pasta reaches approximately 93 countries across America, Africa, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, and its news section mentions a stand at Gulfood Dubai 2020.