VEDE is a Brisbane pasta manufacturer supplying foodservice with two products no one else in the country makes: Australia’s only sourdough-fermented pasta, and its only authentically stretched Puglian pasta. Both are produced in one kitchen, frozen IQF, and built for the realities of a commercial kitchen. For a distributor, that’s not another semolina line competing on price — it’s a genuine category of one.

A wholesale line your competitors can’t stock

Most fresh and dried pasta — even good pasta — skips fermentation and is pushed through a die. VEDE does neither for its core ranges. Long shapes are made from slow, wild-fermented sourdough dough; short shapes are stretched by a hand-method rebuilt for volume. The result is pasta with more flavour, more structure, and a bite that holds through a busy service. For your chef clients, it’s a point of difference they can put straight onto a menu. For your reps, it’s a line that sells itself on a single tasting.

Why VEDE works for distribution

• IQF frozen, up to ~18-month shelf life. Individually quick-frozen means no clumping, no preservatives and no pressure on your cold chain — portion exactly what’s needed, when it’s needed.
• Two true “only in Australia” claims. Real menu differentiation for your venues, not marketing language.
• Foodservice pack formats. Sized for commercial kitchen throughput, not retail shelves.
• Full product and sales support. Education, samples and back-up direct from the people who make it.
• Exclusivity by state. We’d rather build one strong partner per region than spread thin.

The range

Long shapes — slow-fermented sourdough, bronze-extruded for a rough surface that grips sauce: Spaghetti, Linguine, Squid Ink Linguine, Mafaldine, Pappardelle and Fettuccine. The fermentation gives these a gentle tang and a resilience straight semolina can’t match.

Short shapes — stretched by hand-method, never die-cut: Orecchiette, Cavatelli, Fogliette d’Ulivo, Strascinate Nero and Strozzapreti. Each piece has a silky interior and a textured, sauce-holding exterior — the way Puglia has made pasta for generations, engineered here for the demands of a professional kitchen.

Built for foodservice logistics

Because every shape is IQF frozen, a kitchen takes only the portion a ticket calls for and the rest stays in peak condition. There’s no spoilage on a quiet night and no compromise on a busy one. For a distributor, that means a product that moves predictably, stores simply, and doesn’t punish a venue for ordering ahead. It’s fresh-quality pasta with the handling profile of a frozen staple — the combination commercial kitchens actually want.

Where VEDE delivers today

VEDE is currently distributed across South-East Queensland and Northern NSW through MOCO Food Services, with weekly delivery to restaurants, hotels, caterers and venues. If you’re a Brisbane or SEQ venue, that’s your fastest route to supply — see our Brisbane wholesale page for delivery areas and click & collect.

Become a VEDE distributor — NSW, VIC, SA & WA

We’re actively appointing foodservice distribution partners outside Queensland. If you run a distribution business with a premium Italian or fresh category and you want a line no one else can offer, we want to talk — including exclusivity by state, freight arrangements and minimum volumes. Our format suits your logistics: shelf-stable frozen, IQF packed, and designed for commercial kitchens at any scale.

For multi-site restaurant groups

Groups outside Queensland can enquire about direct supply while we establish a distributor in your state. Tell us your locations and approximate weekly volume and we’ll work out the logistics case by case.

The story behind the pasta

VEDE began inside Factory 51, a Brisbane restaurant where pasta was never an afterthought. The pasta made for its own tables kept improving — new shapes, a longer ferment, a custom stretching machine built from scratch — until it became a product in its own right. That origin matters to the kitchens we supply: VEDE is made by a chef and a restaurateur who understand a service from the inside, not a factory chasing a category.

Consistency, delivery after delivery

The thing chefs tell us they value most is consistency — the same product, the same bite, every single time. In fresh pasta that’s genuinely rare, and it’s exactly what a controlled IQF process protects. For a distributor, consistent product means fewer complaints, more repeat orders, and venues that stay on the line once they’re on it.

Less waste, better margins

Because venues portion straight from frozen, nothing is scraped into the bin at the end of a slow night. It’s a quieter selling point than flavour, but a real one: for the kitchen it protects margin, and for you it means a product venues can justify keeping on every order rather than cutting when budgets tighten.

How a partnership starts

It begins with a sample pack and a conversation. We send product for your team to cook and taste, talk through the shapes that suit your venues, and agree volumes, freight and exclusivity by state. From there you get ongoing product education and sales support, so your reps can sell the difference rather than just list another SKU. The first step is simply getting VEDE into your chefs’ hands.

Frequently asked questions

What is IQF pasta? IQF (individually quick frozen) pasta is frozen piece by piece rather than in a block, so it never clumps. You take exactly the portion you need straight from frozen — no thawing, no waste.

How long does VEDE pasta last? Frozen IQF, up to around 18 months, with no preservatives — far longer than fresh refrigerated pasta.

What makes sourdough pasta different? The dough is wild-fermented with a sourdough culture before shaping, giving long shapes a gentle tang, more depth of flavour and a firmer bite that holds through service.

Do you supply outside Queensland? Currently SEQ and Northern NSW via MOCO. Interstate venues and distributors can enquire directly while we appoint partners in NSW, VIC, SA and WA.

Ready to talk? Enquire about distribution or email contact@vedepasta.com.au — we answer every wholesale enquiry within one business day.