Rochester-based LiDestri Foods has a new name; it's now called "LiDestri Food and Drink." Company officials say they changed the name to better reflect LiDestri's capabilities as a modern contract manufacturer.
The company says the previous name, LiDestri Foods, reflects an era when the company was almost exclusively a contract manufacturer of pasta sauces and salsas. They say the new name reflects the addition of fast-growing divisions for beverage and spirits in recent years.
LiDestri says it has also added an Innovation Center in Rochester that has increased its R & D capabilities for the products it provides for national brands and private label customers.
LiDestri also established a new website, LiDestriFoodandDrink.com. The website change was an initiative of Stefani LiDestri, who transitions this week from chief marketing officer to co-president of the company alongside her brother John LiDestri.
Giovanni LiDestri will remain CEO for the forseeable future and continue to oversee manufacturing operations.
