Dakota Growers Pasta Company, Inc
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Dakota Growers Pasta Company is an agricultural processing company located in Carrington, North Dakota
Carrington, North Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,268 people, 961 households, and 594 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,531.9 people per square mile . There were 1,057 housing units at an average density of 713.9 per square mile...

. It was started in 1990 as a wheat-growers cooperative and started operations in 1991. In 2002, the company became a public company.

Announced as a joint press release on March 10, 2010, Dakota Growers Pasta Company will be sold to the Canadian based agri-business Viterra
Viterra
Viterra Inc. is a leading global agri-business with extensive operations in Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand. With a growing international presence that includes trading and marketing offices on four continents, Viterra delivers high quality nutritious food ingredients to more...

, Inc.

Television

Vice President David Tressler and the plant were featured on the Food Network
Food Network
Food Network is a television specialty channel that airs both one-time and recurring programs about food and cooking. Scripps Networks Interactive owns 70 percent of the network, with Tribune Company controlling the remaining 30 percent....

 show Unwrapped
Unwrapped
Unwrapped is an American television program on Food Network that reveals the origins of foods. It first aired in June 2001 and is hosted by Marc Summers. The show leads viewers on tours of factories and other food-related locations. Popular subjects include candy, breakfast cereal, snacks, and TV...

. The episode focused on the manufacture of Dakota Growers Pasta's Dreamfields low-carb pasta line.

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