Straight From the Block

Stories, updates, and a closer look at the craft of Rastelli’s.

Go behind the scenes with our team to explore what’s new, what’s next and what makes Rastelli’s different. From sourcing insights and product spotlights to expert tips and innovations in butchery, this is where we share the real story — straight from our block to yours.

Rastelli’s Launches Ready-to-Cook Chicken Wings and Drumsticks

Hand-crafted in SQF-certified facilities, Rastelli’s chicken wings and drumsticks are packaged fresh as catch weight offerings in proprietary vacuum-skin packaging sealed for flavor and shelf life. Rastelli’s chicken wings and drumsticks come in a variety of options…

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Rastelli’s Gains Traction in the Meat Case with Innovative Wing and Drumstick Offerings

As demand for convenient meal solutions transcends time-pressed shoppers, Rastelli’s latest innovation brings ready-to-cook chicken wing and drumstick options to the market for consumers to enjoy over their favorite seasonal activities. Read More

Sausage Production’s New Era

When Rastelli Foods Group acquired the Mt. Royal, NJ, manufacturing facility and the historic Botto’s Genuine Italian Sausage brand in November of 2025, the move represented far more than a brand expansion. Read More

Rastelli Foods Group Launches Ready-to-Cook Chicken Products

Rastelli Foods Group is leaning into consumer demand for convenient meal solutions with its latest offering of ready-to-cook chicken wings and drumsticks. Read More

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…

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…