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Posted inBusiness, Food, Maine
USDA to continue classifying potato as a vegetable, not a grain
The decision comes amid updates to U.S. dietary guidelines that generated pushback from Maine lawmakers.
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Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, The Buzz
Mason’s Brewing Company suspends plans to build brewery in Auburn
Mason’s new brewery initially was projected to be completed and ready to open by last summer.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, The Buzz
Poland Spring rolling out water in aluminum bottles
Poland Spring parent company BlueTriton announced the aluminum bottles are part of a long-term sustainability plan.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, The Buzz
Brazilian steakhouse ‘Food Point’ almost ready to open in Lewiston
The Buzz: Mason’s Brewing Company suspends plans to build brewery in Auburn; Poland Spring switching to aluminum bottles; Auburn law firm closing after 93 years.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, The Buzz
Nutty Netties Cafe adding a second location in Auburn
The Buzz: Popular purveyor of chocolates and breakfast and lunch spot will phase in a new location on Main Street.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Business
Working: Springworks Farm’s Brady Sinclair is growing produce and the aquaponics operation
The three greenhouses put out over 2 million heads of organic lettuce a year, and the farm raises about 150,000 pounds of tilapia
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, The Buzz
Freihofer’s Bakery Outlet closure in Lewiston part of wider consolidation
The Buzz: A company spokeswoman said that as the company has increased efficiency, it has less product to offer to the thrift stores.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, The Buzz
El Rodeo to open on Sabattus Street in Lewiston
The Buzz: Androscoggin Bank to close Subaru Drive location in Auburn; Freihofer’s Bakery Outlet closure in Lewiston part of wider consolidation.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Veggie or grain? Maine’s congressional delegation acts to defend, promote potatoes
All 4 members have joined bipartisan efforts to prevent the potato’s reclassification from vegetable to grain under federal dietary guidelines, and to encourage Japan to drop barriers to buying more U.S. potatoes.