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Friday Food Insider: Donut shop closing, burger spot opening in Portland's shifting restaurant scene
Updated: March 27, 2025HiFi Donuts will leave its downtown location, while Hank & Artie's will peddle smash burgers in a trailer at Argenta Brewing Co.
Updated: March 27, 2025
Kelp burgers, seaweed-infused chocolate? Welcome to North America’s largest seaweed food fest
March 26, 2025Maine leads the nation in seaweed farming; one million pounds of kelp were harvested last spring. Seaweed Week is the largest seaweed food and drink festival in North America.
March 26, 2025
Hannaford to expand Gray supermarket by 12,000 square feet
Updated: March 26, 2025Hannaford plans to enlarge its store in Gray with expanded food sections, more parking and more self-serve registers.
Updated: March 26, 2025
Maine seafood brands shine at Boston B2B event
Updated: March 25, 2025The Maine Seafood Reception, held in conjunction with the Seafood Expo North America, drew more than 200 industry attendees from across the United States.
Updated: March 25, 2025
In Auburn, former Big Lots store will become an Ocean State Job Lot location
March 20, 2025Ocean State Job Lot is moving into former Big Lots store locations, including the Auburn store.
March 20, 2025
Business Leaders: Allagash Brewing founder Rob Tod puts a priority on sourcing local ingredients
Updated: March 24, 2025Maine's largest brewer aims to source its ingredients as locally as possible from suppliers including Maine Malt House, Aurora Mills & Farm, and Blue Ox Malt House.
Updated: March 24, 2025
Baseball season starts early for Maine’s newest sports team
March 19, 2025The Portland Sea Dogs will take the field as the Maine Candlepins on Aug. 2, continuing an annual alter-ego tradition that started in 2019.
March 19, 2025
Friday Food Insider: Maine maple producers are ready to take on the weekend
Updated: March 21, 2025Going into Maine Maple Weekend, some sugarhouses still are feeling the effect of last year's loss and Maine's first cold and snowy winter in several years.
Updated: March 21, 2025
Portland studies proposal to raise minimum wage to $20
March 19, 2025Early review of a proposal to hike the minimum wage within the city found both strong support and opposition from the public at a hearing.
March 19, 2025
How a ship’s cook launched a startup making traditional Asian foods
March 18, 2025Enrolled in this year’s Top Gun competition, Belfast-based Red Kettle Foods makes traditional kimchi and other products.
March 18, 2025
New bookstores will ‘bookend’ Saco and Biddeford
March 18, 2025In coming months, Sherman's Maine Coast Book Shop plans to open in Saco, while the sister city will see the debut of Biddeford Book Co.
March 18, 2025
How to cut costs while going green
Updated: March 18, 2025While Maine employers already have a lot to worry about these days, climate change should not be overlooked as an urgent priority.
Updated: March 18, 2025
High egg prices have Maine bakeries scrambling for solutions
Updated: March 17, 2025Bakeries are absorbing higher costs, but Maine establishments said they are reluctant to raise the price of baked goods, especially with so many consumers wary about the economy.
Updated: March 17, 2025
Furniture retailer Chilton, with two other area locations, sells Scarborough site
Updated: March 17, 2025After testing the Portland market for four years, the owners of furniture retail company Chilton decided to close and sell its Scarborough location after more than 30 years there.
Updated: March 17, 2025
Friday Food Insider: Portland distillery closes; Portland Wine Week on pause
March 13, 2025A roundup includes Portland Wine Week taking a pause, a Portland brewery closing and National Pi Day.
March 13, 2025
5 years after COVID, here's how business in Maine has changed
March 11, 2025Five years ago, when the first positive case of coronavirus was confirmed in Maine, business would be forever changed for companies from food vendors to manufacturers.
March 11, 2025
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