Banza (pasta)

Banza is a brand of high protein pasta made from chickpeas.

History
Banza was founded by brothers Scott and Brian Rudolph. They debuted the product in 2014 on the show Restaurant Startup and after received funding to launch the project later that year. Its first retail location was Meijer in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It launched with a gluten free protein pasta made from chickpeas. Time named it as one of the best inventions of 2015.

It later launched other products, including mac and cheese in 2016 and rice in 2019. By 2023, it was available in 25,000 retail locations in the United States. Banza pasta has twice the protein and four times the fiber of regular pasta.