Category: Food Service

LiDestri Food and Drink Announces the Sale of the Francesco Rinaldi Sauce Brand to Sugo Brands, LLC

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FAIRPORT, NY, dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — LiDestri Food and Drink, a company that specializes in contract manufacturing of food and beverage products for the consumer-packaged goods industry, announced the sale of the Francesco Rinaldi Sauce brand to Sugo Brands, LLC.

Sugo Brands, LLC is a newly formed consumer-packaged goods company looking to build on the long and successful history of the Francesco Rinaldi Sauce brand business, which was started in 1941 by Francesco Rinaldi himself. Based on a family recipe handed down for generations, the Francesco Rinaldi Sauce classic spice blend has remained unchanged since 1971. The iconic label, distinguishing taste, and superior quality of the Francesco Rinaldi Sauce brand make it a family favorite for those who have loved and consumed the sauce over the decades and for younger consumers looking for healthy, nutritious, and affordable meal options for their families.

Sugo Brands, LLC will bring the Francesco Rinaldi Sauce brand a renewed focus on the long-standing traditions of the brand while delivering innovation to meet the preferences and attributes of today’s consumers. Through expanded marketing initiatives, Sugo Brands looks to grow the brand with the valued customers loyal to the Francesco Rinaldi Sauce brand while expanding distribution in key markets and attracting new and returning consumers to the brand. The Francesco Rinaldi Sauce brand will continue to be manufactured by LiDestri Food and Drink, maintaining the high-quality and exquisite taste that consumers expect.

About LiDestri Food and Beverage

LiDestri is a premier private label and contract manufacturer of food and beverages supplying over 50 million cases of products each year. LiDestri’s core competencies include producing aseptically filled, hot filled, cold filled, retorted, and HPP products in glass and plastic containers for retail and food service customers. Established 48 years ago, LiDestri now operates four SQF, level-3- certified, state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Fairport, NY; Rochester, New York; Fresno, CA; and Pennsauken, NJ.

About Sugo Brands, LLC

Established in 2022, Sugo Brands, LLC is a privately held, consumer-packaged goods company focused on brands rich in history with legacies of providing healthy, nutritious, and affordable products for consumers. With decades of experience in consumer-packaged goods manufacturing, sales and distribution, Sugo Brands strives to bring high-quality products to customers and consumers with passion and integrity, all in service of being good corporate citizens.

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Pink sauce, butter boards and more

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Social media sites like Twitter and Instagram are hubs for all the latest food trends, but TikTok in particular continues to bring about very interesting culinary creations.

We’re all looking for ways to spice up our meals or just have a little fun in the kitchen, which is why it’s no surprise that #foodtiktok pulled in 106.6 billion views in 2022.

But some food trends reigned supreme and raked in the most views on the app this year — and had users do taste tests across the globe.

Chiquito, a restaurant chain in the UK, sources the food trends with the most clicks. These were the top food trends on TikTok in 2022.

No.1 TikTok food trend of 2022: Cloud bread

At a minimum in nature, cloud bread can be made with just three ingredients. And its most popular recipe is simply eggs, cream cheese and cream of tartar.

The popularity of this dish likely stems from its flexibility for dietary restrictions; Cloud bread is gluten-free, low carb and qualifies for those on a Keto diet.

Top 10 food trends on TikTok in 2022

  1. Cloud bread: 3.4 billion views
  2. Baked oats: 1.3 billion views
  3. Charcuterie boards: 1.2 billion views
  4. Pasta chips: 1.1 billion views
  5. Mug cakes: 1 billion views
  6. Birria tacos: 922.2 million views
  7. Pink sauce: 599.8 million views
  8. Cinnamon rolls: 597 million views
  9. Nacho tables: 415.1 million views
  10. Butter boards: 358.4 million views

Baked oats snagged the second spot and are so popular on the web that food blogs are titling their recipe ‘TikTok Baked Oats.’

All over the app, you can find users pouring blended oats into baking pans and adding chocolate chips for extra flavor.

Charcuterie boards landed at no. 3 on the list which is not at all shocking — its era was undeniable. I, myself, fell down a rabbit hole and made one at home, to get a taste of the #softlife.

Another trend that just cannot be ignored? Pink sauce.

The creator of the viral concoction, Chef Pii, began selling and shipping homemade dipping sauce containing dragonfruit to those interested in trying it.

And despite the initial food safety concerns and cumulative journey, pink sauce may soon be sold in local stores.

“I’m like, this is the Madonna,” Chef Pii said in an interview with NBC News. “This is the Beyoncé of those sauces.”

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McDonald’s Testing a Faster Drive-Thru Option

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Just as cars changed the way restaurants were built, inspiring the advent of the drive-thru, apps are now changing how the drive-thru operates, too. And McDonald’s is taking notice.


Drive-thrus were constructed to allow customers to place and receive orders with ease. But now that customers can order remotely through apps, restaurants are realizing a pick-up window may be all that’s necessary. In June, Taco Bell revealed its restaurant of the future, which features multiple pick-up-only lanes, and this week, McDonald’s followed suit, unveiling a similar concept at its new test location just outside of Fort Worth, Texas.


Among several new features at this small-format, take-away-focused location is the “Order Ahead Lane,” described by McDonald’s as “a brand new way to pick up your order.”




Separate from the traditional drive-thru, this new lane is specifically for customers who placed their orders in advance via the McDonald’s app. Their orders are delivered to cars via a conveyor, reducing human interaction even further.


“The technology in this restaurant not only allows us to serve our customers in new, innovative ways, it gives our restaurant team the ability to concentrate more on order speed and accuracy, which makes the experience more enjoyable for everyone,” Keith Vanecek, the franchisee operating this new location, stated.


Courtesy of McDonald’s of North Texas



Customers willing to exit their vehicles can find an even faster way to grab their food via a dedicated pick-up shelf inside. Even if you don’t feel like using the app, you won’t lose anything, as the location also has digital ordering kiosks. And things should be easier for delivery drivers because the test restaurant has dedicated delivery drivers parking spaces and a separate delivery pick-up room.


Tweaks have been made behind the scenes, as well. McDonald’s says this test location features a new kitchen format with streamlined operations. And thanks to its “enhanced technology,” the Order Ahead Lane even identifies when customers are near the restaurant to know when it’s time to start preparing their order.


“At McDonald’s, we’ve been setting the standard for drive-thrus for more than 45 years,” Max Carmona, senior director of global design and restaurant development at McDonald’s, added. “As our customers’ needs continue to change, we are committed to finding new ways to serve them faster and easier than ever before.”

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