Buitoni is a brand of pasta and noodles produced by the Buitoni company, a subsidiary of the Nestlé company. The company has been producing their pasta and noodles since the 1960s and has been in continuous operation since. Buitoni's pasta and noodles are sold in over 100 countries around the world. The product line includes about 20 different types of pasta, from lasagna to spaghetti, and about 10 different types of noodles, from linguine to fettuccine. Buitoni's main product line is their variety of dried pastas, which come in many shapes and sizes, as well as in a range of flavors. The company also produces a variety of sauces with which to accompany their pastas and noodles. In addition to selling their products through retailers, Buitoni also sells their products directly to consumers through their website. Buitoni's pastas are made with high quality ingredients and include simple flavors, such as garlic or tomato sauce, or more complex flavors like pesto and gorgonzola. In terms of ingredients, most Buitoni pastas are wheat flour based with eggs, water, and salt added to them. Other ingredients that may be added include herbs like basil or oregano or spices like ground pepper or nutmeg. The company also produces a variety of sauces that can be used with their products including pesto sauce, tomato sauce, Alfredo sauce, barbecue sauce, dipping sauces such as soy sauce or teriyaki sauce, marinara sauce, and barbecue sauce. Buitoni offers a wide range of pasta shapes and sizes that can be used for a variety of dishes: spaghetti is thin strands made from durum wheat flour; lasagna is sheets made from semolina wheat flour; rigatoni is short tubes made from durum wheat flour; macaroni is small tubes made from durum wheat flour; penne is medium sized tubes made from durum wheat flour; fusilli is slightly twisted ribbons made from durum wheat flour; linguine is flat ribbons made from durum wheat flour; pappardelle is long ribbons made from durum wheat flour; tortellini are small balls made from semolina wheat flour; tagliatelle is long ribbons made from semolina wheat flour; rigatoni bolognese are short tubes filled with a mixture of beef chunks and tomato paste; gnocchi are semolina