Frequently asked questions

• Online: You can buy 6-packs directly from our website. Please note that currently we ONLY ship to the lower 48 states. We are working to expand this.
• In Store: If you want to grab individual packages of Taste Republic, you can find us in a store near you across the US & Canada. Please see our Find in Store page for a list of retailers that carry Taste Republic and call ahead to be sure your specific store has what you’re looking for.
• Please ask your local store manager to bring in Taste Republic if we're not already there - thanks!

All Taste Republic products are manufactured in a Certified Gluten-Free facility on dedicated gluten-free equipment. They are certified gluten-free by the Gluten-Free Certification Organization (GFCO).

Our Red Lentil Fusilli and Chickpea Linguini are grain-free, gluten-free, and Certified USDA Organic.  We also carry a line of Certified USDA Organic items that are sold exclusively at Erewhon stores. 

Our Cauliflower Linguini is gluten-free, grain-free, and certified paleo by the Paleo Foundation.

All of our products, with the exception of our filled (tortelloni, ravioli) pastas, are dairy-free. 

• Unfortunately, both of our Vegan options have been discontinued from our available offerings. While initially hopeful that these items could do well at retail, they unfortunately were always the slowest movers at any account that did decide to bring them in (i.e. Target) and thus always resulted in being discontinued from the sets first.
• Without a core anchor customer, like a larger retailer, it makes it really difficult for us to continue making these items due to the minimum quantities of ingredients required by the suppliers of things like vegan cheese. Simply put, it was a situation where the amount of ingredients we had to order for these items resulted in us needing to throw away 50% or more of the finished product because our ecommerce business alone couldn't move through enough cases to support making this item. 
• We have always been committed to doing our best to provide meal solutions for anyone no matter their dietary restrictions or lifestyle choices but our small brand just isn't able to support the amount of waste resulting from the continued production of these two Vegan items. 
• Our intent is to explore an alternative Vegan pasta item down the road so please don't hesitate to check back in with us. 

Xanthan gum is produced by the fermentation of a sugar (glucose)—much like the way yogurt is made. In our case, it's a non-GMO ingredient derived from corn that adds volume. There are no corn proteins in xanthan gum, and the ingredient itself is a very small percentage of the product. That said, if you have an allergy to corn, we advise checking with your doctor before consuming.

Glucono-delta-lactone is a natural acidifier also found in wine and honey.

Konjac is a perennial plant. As an ingredient, konjac, is used as a plant-derived thickening agent.

We use salt in our fresh pasta to help ensure quality, inhibit microbial growth and prolong the shelf life so it remains fresh, safe and delicious for long as possible. By utilizing salt, we are able to avoid using less common ingredients with names you likely haven't encountered before.

The good news is that for our unfilled pasta, ~60% of the sodium transfers into the water during cooking leaving only 40% in the finished pasta. For our filled pasta, ~30% transfers into the water during cooking. Due to this phenomenon, it is not necessary to salt the water prior to cooking as is typically recommended when cooking pasta.

In-Store Purchases
Please see the use or freeze by date printed on the front or side of the package. If you choose to freeze your pasta, use within 1 year for the best experience. There is no need to thaw. Just place your frozen pasta directly into boiling water, stir until the pasta is separated, and cook per the packaging instructions. 

Online Orders
If you refrigerate your pasta, it will stay fresh for up to 5 days after arrival. If you freeze your pasta, use by the date shown on pack. All pasta should arrive with 3+ months of remaining shelf life. Please contact us if you receive pasta with fewer than 3 months of shelf life remaining. 

If you’d like to cook pasta from frozen, place the frozen pasta directly into the boiling water (no thawing necessary) and stir until the pasta is separated.

Absolutely! If you freeze your pasta, for best results, use by the on pack date (online orders) or within 1 year of purchasing (in-store). If you’d like to cook pasta from frozen, place the frozen pasta directly into the boiling water and stir until the pasta is separated.

Orders cannot be modified or cancelled after checkout. We use a third party fulfilment service that receives your order once it's placed. The order cannot be intercepted and changed at that point. If your order arrives with issues, please contact us and our team will work with you on a resolution. 

• All orders placed on Monday and Tuesday will ship out within a few business days. Orders placed after Tuesday may ship the following Monday to ensure packages are not in transit over the weekend.
• Once shipped, your package will arrive within 1-2 days. You will receive an email with the tracking number once your package ships. Delivery times will be adjusted during holidays. 

• All orders are shipped frozen with dry ice. Dry ice is much colder than regular ice and could result in injury if handled without gloves or a towel. Never allow dry ice to come in direct contact with your skin.
• Our fresh, gluten-free pasta is perishable, and, as such, should be placed in the freezer (for up to 1 year after the produced on date shown on pack) or refrigerator (for up to 5 days) immediately upon arrival.

• You live in one of the few zip codes in the continental U.S. which cannot be reached in 2 days or fewer via ground transportation from our distribution centers. As our fresh, gluten-free pasta is perishable, we must ship your pasta via air to ensure that it arrives cold.
• Air shipments cost significantly more. To help offset this additional cost, we need to charge a slightly higher flat rate. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer any free shipping to these select zip codes due to cost.

• If you refrigerate your pasta, it will stay fresh for up to 5 days after arrival. If you freeze your pasta, use by the date shown on pack. All pasta should arrive with 3+ months of remaining shelf life. Please contact us if you receive pasta with fewer than 3 months of shelf life remaining. 
• If you’d like to cook pasta from frozen, place the frozen pasta directly into the boiling water (no thawing necessary) and stir until the pasta is separated.

• For direct orders from this website, we currently ONLY ship to the lower 48 states. We are currently working to expand this.
• For Canadian consumers, please see our Find in Store page to find a retailer carrying Taste Republic near you. Please ask your local store manager to add us if we're not already there.
• For retailers and distributors, we sell to the lower 48 states, Hawaii, and Canada.

Taste Republic is also available on Instacart and other great retailers. You can find those in the Find Online section of our store locator page. 

We are 100% committed to customer satisfaction and offer refunds and/or replacements on a case-by-case basis. If you aren’t satisfied with your order, please reach out to us directly through our Contact Us page. We will then request from you the following: description of the product, lot number, and photos of product and packaging. We want to hear your feedback!