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Maine Farm Bureau, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, and the Maine Department of Agriculture worked together to help create this company. Start-up funding was provided by Stonyfield Farm, Oakhurst Dairy and Smiling Hill Farm. The farm families involved are… Read more ›
The story of Franz Family Bakeries began in 1897. Engelbert Franz made the journey from Rothsaifen, Austria to Portland, Oregon to work in his uncle’s bakery. He was truly dedicated to his trade and quickly saw the value of baking… Read more ›
The Isle of Jura can be found nestled off the west coast of Scotland. After a lengthy crossing, the Paps of Jura, the islands three magnificent peaks, break through the clouds to greet you. To a Diurach this is their… Read more ›
Four times a year we hand the keys to our massively talented brewers and let them throw down. Whoever comes up with the most insanely delicious new brew gets to share it with the entire beer-geekosphere. It’s something we call… Read more ›
Unique Pretzels History The Spannuth Family started baking hard and soft pretzels back in the late 1800′s. The demand for our hard pretzels increased rapidly because of our “Unique” baking process. We would let the raw pretzel set to perfection… Read more ›
It all started for us over 25 years ago, when we began selling natural and organic foods with the belief that good food came from simple ingredients farmed from sources you could trust. Today, there are a lot of food… Read more ›
OUR NATURAL HERITAGE In 1969, Celestial Seasonings began picking fresh herbs in the forests and canyons of the Rocky Mountains and blending them to create healthy, flavorful teas. This tradition of turning the best of nature into delicious taste experiences… Read more ›
In 1909, Harry Warehime founded the Hanover Pretzel Company and began baking pretzels on the belief that everyone would love his Olde Tyme recipe. Pretzels made from wholesome ingredients, kneaded, individually twisted and slow-baked to seal in all the flavor.… Read more ›
THE LEGENDARY NOTEBOOK It all started many years ago, with a pocket-sized black object, the product of a great tradition. The Moleskine notebook is, in fact, the heir and successor to the legendary notebook used by artists and thinkers over… Read more ›
In 1985, my brother, Chef Larry Raymond perfected the family’s recipe and entered our sweet and tangy barbecue sauce into the county’s largest rib cookoff. He named it after the nickname I got while playing basketball on Chicago’s West Side… Read more ›