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Rastelli Foods Group Acquires New Jersey Sausage Brand, Production Capacity

Rastelli Foods Group has acquired select assets from C.W. Brown LLC — including the Botto’s Genuine Italian Sausage brand and use of the company’s Mt. Royal, N.J., processing plant — effective Nov. 3, 2025, according to a release shared with Food Processing. Read…

Northeast Processor Expands Operations, Product Line Via Acquisition

Rastelli Foods Group has announced an expansion of its fresh sausage and retail meat offerings through the acquisition of select assets of C.W. Brown LLC. The Swedesboro, N.J.-based provider of meats and foods to hotels, institutions and retail markets expects to…

The Rastelli Brothers standing behind an assortment of their offerings

Rastelli’s Food Group Advances Growth Strategy with Acquisition of Select C.W. Brown, LLC, Assets

The recent acquisition includes the purchase of the Botto’s® Genuine Italian Sausage brand and the long-term lease of the original Mt. Royal, NJ manufacturing facility SWEDESBORO, NJ. – Rastelli’s Food Group, a leading world-class provider of meat and food products…

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Rastelli’s acquires Botto’s Genuine Italian Sausage, processing plant

SWEDESBORO, NJ. — Rastelli’s Food Group, a provider of meat and food products, has acquired the Botto’s Genuine Italian Sausage brand and use of C.W. Brown LLC’s Mt. Royal, NJ, manufacturing facility. Effective Nov. 3, the added assets will expand Rastelli’s current…

Rastelli’s Food Group acquires manufacturing facility and Botto’s Genuine Italian Sausage brand

Botto’s Genuine Sausage portfolio joins Rastelli’s house of branded retail products. Rastelli’s Food Group, a provider of meat and food products since 1976, announces the purchase of select assets from C.W. Brown LLC, effective Nov. 3, 2025. Rastelli’s has acquired…

East Coast Processor Launches Case-Ready Holiday Roast Program

Rastelli Food Group said it launched a case-ready holiday roast program, expanding the availability of the Swedesboro, NJ – based processor’s signature products in the U.S. this fall and winter. Rastelli’s Roast Program offers holiday staples prime rib, beef…

Rastelli’s Food Group Launches Case Ready Holiday Roast Program in U.S. Market; Ray Rastelli III and Chef Lou Wilson Comment

Rastelli’s Food Group is expanding its footprint as America’s personal butcher, creating an affordable, holiday-focused retail offering that is widening the availability of Rastelli’s signature products this fall and winter. As consumers look to purchase holiday…

Rastelli’s Food Group launches case-ready roast program

Rastelli’s roast program offers seasoned and unseasoned packaged roasts ranging in size from 2.5 to 4 pounds. Meat and seafood provider Rastelli’s Food Group is creating a holiday-focused retail offering program called Rastelli’s Roast Program. As consumers look…

Rastelli’s debuts case-ready holiday roast retail program

SWEDESBORO, NJ. – Rastelli’s Food Group is expanding availability of its signature products with the launch of a case-ready holiday roast retail program for the US market. The offerings include ready-to-cook prime rib, beef tenderloin and pork loin. Rastelli’s roast…