“French fry demand has just been outstanding lately, and so supplies can’t meet the demand,” Travis Blacker, industry-relations director with the Idaho Potato Commission, said in a phone interview.
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Bates College offers upper-class cuisine to students and public
Bates College’s mission to feed young minds extends to nourishing student bodies — and the public — with nationally recognized fare. Go curry!
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Local salsa maker survives some growing pains to hit the $1 million mark
Plucked began in Kelly Towle’s basement, and now its freshly made salsa is sold in dozens of Hannaford and Whole Foods stores.
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Eats: Meet pumpkin’s savory side
Now take a deep breath, all you pumpkin-spice lovers, and if you can allow yourself to do it, let’s consider the pumpkin from another angle — minus the sugar and spice.
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Scratch Bakery closes its toast bar because of worker shortage
The South Portland bakery says the second location may reopen in the spring.
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Reduce plastic packaging without getting drastic
Maine environmentalist Sarah Nichols offers simple ways to reduce plastic containers and wrap when grocery shopping.
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Congress Bar & Grill to reopen Friday with new owner
The Portland restaurant, now called simply CBG, is under new ownership.
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THC, cyanide and razor blades: How sketchy urban myths taught parents to fear Halloween candy
The October tradition of needlessly freaking out about strange sweets.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Dunkin’ ready to serve Beyond Meat’s sausage sandwich in 9,000 stores
Beyond Meat, the faux-meat maker that’s become a Wall Street darling, is announcing one of its biggest restaurant roll outs yet.
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Restaurants sound off about online reviews
Chefs and restaurateurs say putting up with unfair, inaccurate and just plain nasty reviews on sites like Yelp and TripAdvisor is ‘a necessary evil.’