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Old-fashioned potato
chips with modern
sustainability
B y L a u r i e S c h r e i b e r
"H
ang on, I've got to pull a rack
of chips from the fryer," says
Kelly Brodeur — co-owner with her
husband Scott of the startup Vintage
Maine Kitchen — before settling into
a recent phone interview.
Celebrating their first year in business
on Aug. 1, it seems the Brodeurs are pull-
ing countless racks as their small-batch,
hand-made potato chips soar in popular-
ity. From a first run of 12 cases produced
from 100 pounds of potatoes for a local
store, they are today producing chips for
about 100 locations in Maine and beyond,
and enjoy robust online sales.
C O N T I N U E D O N PA G E 2 4
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20 Definition of an entrepreneur
A Portland man
couldn't find a
comfortable
pack for bicycle
commuting, so he
created his own.
28 MCED moves forward
Thomas Rainey,
who has experience
raising money in
several states, takes
over the role formerly
held by Don Gooding.
37 A 'Big Bang' moment
A tech firm that won
much-needed start-up
capital in a pitch
competition, has now
won a contract with
the city of Portland.
S E E W H O ' S N E X T O N PA G E 4 2
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Bowdoin College tops our list of
Maine's largest nonprofit organizations.
Forrest Butler, co-founder of Royal Rose Simple Syrup,
moved his company from Brooklyn, N.Y., to Brunswick.
But the larger challenges of beverage and specialty
foods industries provide an ongoing education.
In the beverage business,
details matter
B y T i n a F i s c h e r
bottle
Mission
in a
$2.00
September 5, 2016
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