Pasta dishes continue to be a favourite among consumers around the world – especially those featuring rich cheese flavours and an authentic Italian twist.
At Lactosan, we support you in creating innovative pasta recipes using traditional Italian-style cheeses such as Mozzarella, Gorgonzola, Pecorino, Parmesan, Blue, and indulgent 4-cheese blends. Our cheese powder solutions deliver the flavour consumers love while helping you meet your labelling and declaration requirements.
Cheese powder can make all the difference to your lasagne, pasta, sauces, or pasta fillings. It not only delivers a rich, authentic flavour but also ensures consistent quality and easier handling compared to fresh cheese.
Lactosan cheese powders for pasta and cheese fillings offer a highly versatile solution, enabling you to develop a range of new applications while using the same base pasta and production process. By simply changing the cheese powder blend or adding another variety, you can easily tailor your product to meet evolving market trends and declaration requirements.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 = baseline year
9%
21%
15%
24%
24%
2025
Cheese
13.8%
Chicken
9.28%
Bolognese Sauce
7.44%
Spinach
6.15%
(Source: Innova Market Insigths, March 2026)
Pasta products in 2026 are expected to focus on quality ingredients, health benefits, innovative flavours, digestive health, and plant-based formulations to meet evolving consumer demands.
There is ongoing interest in traditional positionings for launches within this category with use of descriptors such as classic, authentic and artisan proving popular. Consumers are also drawn to traditional preparation methods, regional recipes, and heritage ingredients. For brands looking to add value, an emphasis on provenance and heritage varieties, and traditional processing of the ingredients is becoming a necessary strategy.
Flavours
Consumers are increasingly interested in novel and exciting flavours. Pasta brands are responding by introducing unique flavor combinations and fusion cuisines, appealing to adventurous eaters seeking new taste experiences.
For authentic taste
For cleaner labelling
For uniform and easy handling compared to fresh cheese
At Lactosan, we’ve been helping customers for years to make exciting new cheese pasta dishes that stand out. Our Cheese Powders are the perfect ingredient to add authentic Italian cheese flavours, enhance other flavours or to develop the ideal umami and kokumi. Contact us today to find out what we can do for you.
