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This Pasta Maker Got So Popular It's Moving to a Facility 10 Times Bigger We visited Sfoglini in Brooklyn, N.Y., to see how it makes its artisanal pastas.

By Stephen J. Bronner Edited by Dan Bova

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After Steve Gonzalez and Scott Ketchum couldn't find a space for a restaurant, they made a pasta pivot. Instead of serving artisanal pastas, they would now make them out a factory in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Six years after founding Sfoglini Pasta, the entrepreneurs had experienced such great demand for their products, they needed to find a new facility. The company's new factory is almost 10 times bigger than its original one.

Related: Brooklyn Pizzeria Nails Viral Marketing With Its Safe, Edible Take on the Tide Pod Challenge

Entrepreneur had the chance to visit the original factory and speak with Ketchum to learn how Sfoglini makes its pasta. In the video below, he also shares his advice to aspiring entrepreneurs.

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