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LiDestri Food and Drink

Fairport, New York, US • 1000 - 4999 Employees
Food Processing

LiDestri Food & Drink has grown from our roots as a pasta sauce and salsa manufacturer to become an R&D engine, formulating and then producing innovative food and beverage for national and retailer brand partners. A family-run company based in Rochester, NY, LiDestri employs more than 1,200 people at five U.S. locations. We have decades-long partnerships with some of the most respected consumer packaged goods (CPG) and the most highly inventive retailer brands. In food, LiDestri has deep experience in making pasta sauces, salsas, dips and spreads, and in the beverage category, we manufacture juices, energy drinks, and milk products. We offer state-of-the-art processing, which is key to unlocking growth in the healthy and natural beverage market, including high pressure processing (HPP), cold fill aseptic and hot fill. Customers tell us they appreciate our commitment to creating the highest quality products using efficient state-of-the-art facilities and equipment and following the best manufacturing practices. Our Innovation Center provides our national brand and private label partners with the facilities, equipment, and expertise necessary to develop products from scratch in an environment that accurately simulates full-scale production. Our product development connoisseurs, certified tasters, process improvement experts, and packaging designers help our partners improve their existing products to craft and produce some amazing original offerings.