Two new businesses, Pasta Pasta and Fasta Pasta, opened within three weeks of each other in Little Clarendon Street, Oxford. – Vintage Photograph

Little Clarendon Street in Oxford has recently become home to two new businesses, Pasta Pasta and Fasta Pasta, which opened within three weeks of each other. Mrs Amanda Baird, joint partner in Pasta Pasta, said they were not prepared to enter into a price war and were instead aiming to offer a range of high quality fresh goods. Mr Christopher von Meister, who runs Fasta Pasta with his wife Sally, also said there was plenty of trade for both businesses.Little Clarendon Street in Oxford has recently become home to two new businesses, Pasta Pasta and Fasta Pasta, which opened within three weeks of each other. Mrs Amanda Baird, joint partner in Pasta Pasta, said they were not prepared to enter into a price war and were instead aiming to offer a range of high quality fresh goods. Mr Christopher von Meister, who runs Fasta Pasta with his wife Sally, also said there was plenty of trade for both businesses.

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FASTA PASTAI ASTA PASTA FASTA PASTA FASTA PASTA

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01 NOV 1984 01 NOV 1984 THE trendiest shopping street in Oxford is looking more like spag- and it’s hetti junction nowadays – past-a joke for two of its newest businesses. PASTA PASTA: “Business going extremely well” Double portion The two contenders in the sauce war opened within three weeks of each other in Little Clarendon Street. Pasha Pusta Pasta Pasta – at the Walton Street end- opened its doors on September 21 to cash in on the success of its well established parent company’s chain of shops in London. FASTA PASTA Fasta Pasta – at the Woodstock opened on October 7 hot Road end- on the heels of its fresh pasta shop in Oxford Covered Market. Mrs Amanda Baird, joint partner in Pasta Pasta, said: “There have been plenty of laughs about it. We had no idea there was going to be another pasta shop in the same “We only realised when the builders The ASTA PASTA FASTA PASTA: “Plenty of trade for both of us” of pasta moved in what the shop was going to be. We discovered we had both advertised for staff in the same paper! “It would be much better for one of us if there was only one of us here but we are now hoping to get on with it as best as we can.” ASIA PASTA She added: “I am not prepared to enter into a price war. We offer a range of high quality fresh goods and we will Istick to that. business has been going extremely well we are really en- couraged,” she said. Mr Christopher von Meister, who runs Fasta Pasta with his wife Sally, is equally unconcerned. He said: “Everyone can do what they want as far as I’m concerned. People are becoming more aware of pasta, and there is plenty of trade for both of us. “This hasn’t affected us at all. We’re just carrying on as we intended to do.”