Resources for Small Food Businesses in Maine
The University of Maine’s Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition and Cooperative Extension work together to support many food-based industries in Maine. We help farmers, processors, entrepreneurs, growers, small home-based food businesses, and Maine citizens.
It is our mission to assist food businesses with food safety and quality testing, technical assistance, and education. Our services include:
- Experienced staff members, faculty, Pilot Plant facilities, a commercial scale kitchen, and our Consumer Testing Center
- Food Testing
- Education (workshops, fact sheets, videos)
- Assistance for starting small, home-based food businesses
Additional Resources
- Recipe to Market — How to Start a Specialty Food Business, Bulletin #3101: Are you interested in starting a food business in Maine? In this bulletin, UMaine food scientists who help entrepreneurs with testing and development answer the most commonly asked questions about starting a small food business in Maine.
- UMaine Food Science & Human Nutrition
- Dr. Matthew Highlands Pilot Plant
- Small Business Education | Online Small Business Library
- New England Small Food Processors Project
- More…
“We have been so appreciative of all that Beth has been able to contribute to our business, new product exploration, testing, analysis, scaling up for production and general assistance and ideas. I have found Beth to be enthusiastically supportive and always ready to respond to my questions and concerns.”
– C. Waite Maclin, Owner of Pastor Chuck Orchards, Portland, ME
If you have further questions, please feel free to contact us:
Dr. Beth Calder, Extension Food Science Specialist
Assistant Professor, Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition
Hitchner Hall Orono, ME 04469-5735
Phone: (207) 581-2791, (207) 581-2791 or 1-800-287-7170 (in Maine)
FAX: (207) 581-1636
E-mail: beth.calder@maine.edu
Dr. Alfred Bushway, Professor
Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition
109 Hitchner Hall
Orono, ME 04469-5735
Phone: (207) 581-1629, (207) 581-1629
FAX: (207) 581-1636
E-mail: bushway@maine.edu
Jason Bolton, Assistant Extension Professor for Food Safety
307 Maine Avenue
Bangor ME 04401-4331
Phone: (207) 942-7396 or 800-287-1485 (in Maine)
FAX: (207) 942-7537
E-mail: jason.bolton@maine.edu
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