59 Best Maine Food and Beverage Companies and Startups

October 25, 2021

This article showcases our top picks for the best Maine based Food and Beverage companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Food and Beverage industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.

We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.

We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Management
  • Societal impact

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Top Maine Food and Beverage Startups

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NibMor

NibMor

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NibMor is a producer of chocolate products used to offer affordable chocolate options with health attributes.

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R.E.D.D (Radiant Energy Deliciously Delivered) is low sugar, plant-based nutrition for a new generation.

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Ocean Approved

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Ocean Approved is a provider of domestic, fresh, and healthy alternative to imported seaweed products.

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Demers Food Group

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Demers Food Group primarily manufactures seafood appetizers and sell to a club and retail stores.

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Gelato Fiasco

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Gelato Fiasco owns and operates an ice cream shop that offers ice cream in gelato and sorbetto flavors.

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Black Point Seafood

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Black Point Seafood hand-selects the finest Maine lobster, seafood, and now beef products, and distribute throughout the U.S.

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Maine Crisp Company

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Maine Crisp is a company that manufactures crisp snack products.

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Tootie’s Tempeh

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Tootie’s Tempeh produces organic, plant-based food that is locally made, and friendly to the earth, human health, and animals.

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Modernist Pantry

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Modernist Pantry is a branded manufacture of magical modern cooking ingredients and tools.

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Points North Institute

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Points North Institute is a Producer of the Camden Film Festival.

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Stonewall Kitchen

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Stonewall Kitchen produces a line of pre-prepared meals that can be found in grocery stores.

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Banded Brewing

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Banded Brewing is a beer brewery that produces bottled and canned beers.

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Simply Served

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Simply Served crafts sauces that taste great, with affordable prices, and are fun to cook with and eat.

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Jasper Wyman & Son

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Jasper Wyman & Son brings you the finest quality fruit from our own fields.

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Songbird Farm

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Songbird Farm is a small certified organic mixed vegetable and grain farm.

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Native Maine Produce & Specialty Foods

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Native Maine Produce & Specialty Foods is the largest independent fresh foodservice distributor in Maine.

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Pacifico Aquaculture

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Pacifico Aquaculture is a leader in sustainable, ocean-raised aquaculture that produces premium ocean-raised striped bass.

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4Pure

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Organic lemonades sweetened with maple syrup and containing only 4 ingredients.

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Shipyard Brewing Company

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Shipyard Brewing Company is a food & beverages company specializing in brewed and hand-crafted ales.

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Backyard Farms

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Backyard Farms is a food production company that offers tomatoes.

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Maine Coast

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Maine Coast is a seafood supplier, specializing in Maine and Canadian lobster.

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Pine State Trading Co.

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Pine State Trading Co. is a wholesale company specializing in beverage products.

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Ingredients Solutions

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Ingredients Solutions focusses on hydrocolloid supply that includes carrageenan, pectin, alginate, gellan gum, agar-agar & tara gum.

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JSI Store Fixtures

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JSI Store Fixtures manufactures and sells grocery store displays & store fixtures.

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Bar Harbor

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Bar Harbor sits on a picturesque wharf on a beautiful sheltered cove in Downeast Maine.

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Maine Course Hospitality Group

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Maine Course Hospitality Group is a hotel management firm that deals with establishing the main course culture.

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Allagash Brewing

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Allagash is committed to promoting responsible drinking.

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Sure Winner Foods

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Sure Winner Foods is a food & beverages company that offers ice cream, yogurt, and frozen foods

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Atlas Distributing, Inc.

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Atlas Distributing is a wholesale company offering beer and beverage distribution services.

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Ground Round IOC, LLC

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Ground Round IOC is a restaurant specializing in sports themed restaurant and dining services.

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Dennis Paper & Food Service

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Dennis Paper & Food Service is a food & beverages company providing lunch and dining services.

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Crate To Plate

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Crate To Plate is a food and beverage company located in Rockland.

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Coffee Newså¨

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Coffee News is a publishing company providing restaurants, dishes, and specialty content.

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Renys

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Renys is a seller of merchandise for all your household needs.

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EMPACADORA DE AGUACATES SAN LORENZO S.A. DE C.V.

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ALEJANDRINA AVOCADOS SSThe main reason we have been producing the best avocado in the world for more than 60 years .

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Nova Seafood

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Nova Seafood is an international wholesale seafood distributor company located in Portland.

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Entosense, LLC

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Entosense carries a variety of edible insects for both retail &wholesale. Mini-Kickers Flavored Crickets, Gourmet Black Ants, Chapulines…

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Caravan Beads

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Caravan Beads is a wholesale supplier and retail shop for Miyuki seed beads, delica beads, as well as C-Lon beading thread and cord.

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Ready Seafood Co.

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Ready Seafood Co. is a processors, distributors and marketers of lobsters.

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Tradewinds

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Tradewinds offers groceries, food & beverage along with offers fitness centers that are equipped with training equipment & aerobics studio.

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Coffee By Design

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Provide you with superior quality coffee beans, beverages, and food products.

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Black Dinah Chocolatiers

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Black Dinah Chocolatiers offers a full line of chocolate confections, ice cream, and signature cookies.

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Phoodie

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Phoodie is an experiential marketing agency focused on helping food and beverage brands thrive.

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Blue Hill Co-op

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Blue Hill Co-op is a cooperatively-owned grocery store that specializes in selling local & organic foods.

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DQS CFS

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DQS CFS works to success of their clients on the consumer goods, including food and feed, consumer products, textiles and cosmetics.

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D’Avocado

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D’Avocado creates packaged food products made with avocados.

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The Wolak Group

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The Wolak Group owns & operates Dunkin’ restaurants and specializes in the acquisition and development of the commercial real estate.

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Hancock Gourmet Lobster Co.

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Hancock Gourmet Lobster Co. is a delicious, pure Maine experience made from scratch delivered to their door.

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Harmon Brook Farm

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Harmon Brook Farm is an online Bait shop in Canaan, Maine.

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Belleco

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Belleco is a specialists in food equipment solutions offering commercial and industrial conveyor toasters and ovens.

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Gold Star Honeybees

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Gold Star standard for natural beekeeping! Treatment-free bees, top bar hive kits.

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Rising Tide Brewing Company

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Rising Tide Brewing Company is a family-owned craft brewery located in Portland, Maine.

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Dirigo Food Safety

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Dirigo Food Safety works with small businesses across the country to create powerful food safety plans.

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Gilded Nut Snack

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Gilded Nut Snack provides naturally delicious flavored pistachios.

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The Velveteen Habit

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If you’re looking for an awesome traditional dining experience in New England, then The Velveteen Habit is a place you want to check out.

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Baby Bleu

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Baby Bleu is a manufacturer and supplier of blueberry jams, preserves, and canned foods.

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Le Plate

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Le Plate you will have a better way to eat.

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Stripers Forever

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Stripers Forever is a non-profit conservation organization that seeks game fish status for wild striped bass on the Atlantic Coast.

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LaBree’s Bakery

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LaBree’s Bakery is a family-owned business that produces quality, home-style baked goods including donuts, mini muffins, cupcakes, etc.

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