VEDE Pasta is Australia’s specialist wholesale fresh pasta producer — handmaking traditional Puglian shapes and a broader pasta range in Brisbane, IQF frozen at production, and supplying restaurants, hotels, caterers and hospitality groups across Australia. This page covers everything a venue needs to know to start ordering wholesale pasta from VEDE.

What We Make

VEDE produces two distinct categories of wholesale pasta:

Traditional Puglian hand-stretched shapes. Made using the traditional Puglian method — semolina-only dough, no extrusion, formed entirely by hand. These shapes are not available from any other Australian wholesale pasta supplier:

• Orecchiette — the ear-shaped Puglian classic. Cups sauce on its concave surface. Traditional with cime di rapa, lamb, sausage.
• Cavatelli — hollow shell that traps sauce inside. Pairs with seafood, braised meats, pulses.
• Strozzaprete — twisted ridged shape. Grips chunky sauces. Suits porcini, braised pork, nduja.
• Strascinate — wider drag shape. Robust tomato sauces, slow-cooked ragù.
• Fogliette d’ulivo — olive leaf shape. Distinctive on the menu.
• Capunti — elongated pod shape with an interior groove.
• Fusilli avellinesi — hand-rolled spiral. Grips smooth and chunky sauces equally well.

Broader wholesale pasta range. For kitchens wanting a complete pasta programme from a single specialist supplier:

• Pappardelle — wide flat ribbons for braised meat dishes
• Fettuccine — classic medium ribbon
• Rigatoni — ridged tube shape
• Casarecce — twisted short shape
• Sourdough pasta — made with an active sourdough culture across multiple shapes

How VEDE’s Wholesale Pasta is Different

Most wholesale pasta available in Australia — including most so-called “fresh” pasta — is produced by extrusion. A machine forces dough through a shaped die under pressure, producing a consistent, smooth product with a sealed surface. It is efficient and scalable, but the texture is fundamentally different to pasta made by hand.

VEDE’s Puglian shapes are formed entirely by hand. No die, no extrusion pressure. The surface is textured and slightly porous — it absorbs and holds sauce rather than just carrying it. This is the difference between fresh pasta that tastes good and fresh pasta that a knowledgeable diner recognises as exceptional.

For kitchens running Italian menus where pasta is a featured category, this distinction matters. A menu that says “handmade Puglian orecchiette from Australia’s only traditional Puglian pasta maker” is telling a story that no competitor can replicate.

IQF: Why Our Wholesale Pasta Ships Nationally

All VEDE pasta is IQF frozen — individually quick frozen — immediately after production. This locks in quality and makes national wholesale distribution practical. The product ships overnight via refrigerated cold-chain freight and arrives frozen, in the same condition it left our Brisbane facility.

IQF pasta has a 12-month shelf life at -18°C. Each piece is frozen separately and free-flowing in the bag — you can portion exactly what you need from frozen and return the rest to the freezer with no waste. For high-volume kitchens and caterers, this makes bulk ordering practical in a way it never is with standard fresh pasta.

How to Order Wholesale Pasta from VEDE

Brisbane and South-East Queensland: VEDE pasta is available through MOCO Food Services — Brisbane’s leading Italian wholesale food distributor. MOCO carries VEDE’s full range alongside 5,000+ other Italian and Mediterranean products. Order through your MOCO account or call 1300 466 626 to set up an account. See our full guide to Italian wholesale food suppliers Brisbane.

Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and all other interstate locations: VEDE supplies direct via overnight cold-chain freight. Contact us to discuss your venue’s requirements, confirm minimum orders for your location, and arrange your first delivery.

To order direct or discuss interstate supply, contact us at contact@vedepasta.com.au or via our contact page.

Wholesale Pasta by City

• Wholesale pasta Brisbane — via MOCO Food Services or direct
• Wholesale pasta Sydney — direct overnight cold-chain
• Wholesale pasta Melbourne — direct overnight cold-chain
• Wholesale pasta Adelaide — direct overnight cold-chain
• Wholesale pasta Perth — direct overnight cold-chain

→ Artisanal Italian Food Wholesale — The MOCO × VEDE story

→ Wholesale Pasta Suppliers Australia — How VEDE Works With Kitchens

Supplying Melbourne restaurants specifically? See our dedicated guide: Fresh pasta for Melbourne’s Italian restaurants — Carlton, Fitzroy, Brunswick and beyond.

Egg pasta vs eggless pasta: what’s the difference? VEDE produces eggless durum wheat pasta — vegan, firm-bite, and ideal for Australian restaurant kitchens.