LiDestri Food and Drink
Matt Fessler's work experience includes roles in various companies and industries. Matt worked as a Director of Supply Chain Operations and a Senior Scheduling & Planning Manager at LiDestri Food and Drink starting in 2018. Prior to that, they were an Operational Excellence Leader at the same company, where they coordinated strategic mission, performed data analysis, and utilized lean methodologies to improve productivity.
Before joining LiDestri, Matt worked as a Process Engineer at DWK Life Sciences from 2014 to 2018. In this role, they facilitated ISO 9001 certification, managed the quality management system, and supported continuous improvement efforts.
Matt also had experience as a Manufacturing Engineer at Dresser-Rand from 2013 to 2014, as well as at The Gunlocke Company from 2011 to 2013. Additionally, Matt had an Engineering Co-op position at The Gleason Works from 2005 to 2009.
Matt Fessler obtained a Masters Degree in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering from Kettering University between 2005 and 2010. Matt also has additional certifications including ISO 9001:2015 Internal Auditor and OSHA 10-Hour training.
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LiDestri Food and Drink
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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.