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4 6 S T U F F • F a l l 2 0 1 7 C O M P A N Y P R O F I L E S CARLA'S PASTA, INC. Carla's Pasta is a woman-owned, family-run manufacturer of frozen filled pasta and pestos. Carla's passion and drive have been instilled in her two sons, Sandro and Sergio, whose new ideas and enthusiasm help move the company forward. The company's salesforce echoes this passion, presenting its products all over the U.S. Manufacturing is a promising industry, and manufacturing pasta and pesto with family pride just makes it that much sweeter. www.CarlasPasta.com Address: 50 Talbot Lane, South Windsor, CT 06074 Phone: 860-436-4042 Full-time employees: 220 Year founded: 1978 President: Carla Squatrito C O M PA N Y P R O F I L E Since pasta and pesto are the only products Carla's manufactures, the company's entire focus is dedicated to making the highest- quality, consistent products in these categories. Only the best ingredients available are used: durum and semolina flours, eggs, and clean ingredients with no trans-fat; no colors are used for flavored pastas. Carla's pastas have a resilience not found in most competitors' pastas — maintaining its character under the pressure of food-service standards while remaining delicate enough to meet the challenges of any chef preparing a single gourmet meal. Carla's Pasta produces pasta and pesto for customers in the food service, national account and retail arenas nationwide as well as internationally. Its products can be found in Big Y, Shop Rite, Stop & Shop, Highland Park Market and Shaw's along with Private Label products in BJ's, Topco and other major retailers. Carla's also sells to Applebee's, Panera, and Buffalo Wild Wings and others, as well as through food-service distributors such as Sysco and Gordon Food Service, which services local restaurants, schools and other hospitality outlets. Carla's Pasta continues to grow at a fast pace that is welcoming to and looking for hard working, passionate and incredible talent. Carla's knows its people are its greatest asset. The company offers a competitive compensation package, great perks along with the opportunity to grow with the company, ensuring that outstanding products are accessible to everyone. All ongoing open positions require very good personal hygiene, the ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing, and the flexibility to work overtime and weekends as needed. Carla's Pasta is looking to fill the following openings: Packers, machine operators, quality-assurance technicians, maintenance mechanics, PLC engineers, maintenance supervisors, production leads, production supervisors, and logistics/inventory coordinators/clerks. A list of our most popular and some unique employee benefits at Carla's Pasta: • Paid time off for holidays, sick days and vacation days • Health and group insurance that includes life, dental and vision plans • 401K Safe Harbor – employer matching • FSA P R O D U C T S M A R K E T S / C U S TO M E R S C O M PA N Y B E N E F I T S C A R E E R / J O B O P P O R T U N I T I E S The Family