Wegmans has discontinued Mario’s pasta sauces….and the Daniele Family is crying foul.
Danny Daniele says the sauce was pulled after more than 12 years on sale at Wegmans. He says Wegmans is retaliating against his family’s company for trying to bring the first Whole Foods to the Rochester area. Wegmans has opposed the development on the former Mario’s Restaurant site on Monroe Avenue in Brighton.
Wegmans says the only reason they pulled the sauce is because of declining sales. They say the gradually dropped to one variety last summer, and the third in January, replacing them with products that are more in demand.