Also, Noble Pizzeria and Barbecue hits launch snag and When Pigs Fly closes on Hanover Street.
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Under new owner, Mainely Custard expands niche offerings
The shop is offering expanded vegan and gluten-free options, inspired by the new owner’s daughter with celiac disease, an autoimmune disease that causes severe reactions to eating gluten.
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The Wrap: Brewery to open in North Yarmouth; Kneading Conference moves
Also, Wine Spectator names restaurant award winners; the 57th Yarmouth Clam Festival coming soon; a British paper touts Maine restaurants; Community Plate announces its summer dates; and more.
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The Wrap: Blue Lobster gets bigger; Maine Cheese Guild hires new executive director
Also, a lightning strike damages George + Leon’s; Local 188 marks 25 years; Portland’s food scene basks in more national media attention; and Mast Landing’s Wavy Days Beer Fest returns.
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The Wrap: Smoked opens in Portland; Buttermilk Kitchen aims for April launch
Also, new owners for Old Port’s Buzz Coffee; Foulmouthed Brewing in SoPo and Trudy Bird’s in North Yarmouth to close; a panel discussion on coffee; and more.
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The Wrap: Congress Street book bar Novel and Camden restaurant Costa Media to open next week
Also, Lucky Thai is opening a second location in Westbrook, a bar with a ‘nightclub vibe’ comes to Bayside and a New Vineyard restaurant project pops up in Carrabassett Valley.
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Collaboration at trade shows boosts Maine brands
Maine food and beverage producers and promoters are collaborating in national trade shows in the hope of finding more buyers, retailers and investors.
Posted inTimes Record
The Recycle Bin: The impact food has on climate
What we eat can make a large difference in reducing climate warming. Shifting our meat choices to animals that are produced with less feed — and therefore take much less energy — reduces the amount of greenhouse gas emissions, land use and heating of the atmosphere. Twenty-five percent of all world agricultural lands are used […]
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SCORE Maine and Fork Food Lab partner to help and educate industry entrepreneurs
Portland-based businesses SCORE Maine and Fork Food Lab are teaming up to offer a three-part webinar series designed specifically for food and beverage entrepreneurs in Maine. The series will cover a range of topics, from starting and growing a business to funding, scaling and getting advice from successful small business owners. The first webinar, titled […]
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Arizona lobster roll chain buys processing plant and wharf in Maine
Owning the facilities eliminates middlemen, which the company says allows it to pay its workers competitive wages and keep lobster roll prices cheap for customers in the Southwest.