McConnon quoted in Mainebiz about Stonewall Kitchen
James McConnon, a professor of economics at the University of Maine, was interviewed in a Mainebiz article about Stonewall Kitchen, an iconic Maine brand.
McConnon says as Stonewall Kitchen has grown, it has inspired a generation of artisanal food makers in Maine. The number of food and beverage companies in Maine grew 19 percent between 2010 and 2013. The bulk of that growth has come from people who, like Stonewall’s founders, make products, sell at farmers’ markets and work to earn more wholesale customers, McConnon says.
“What Tom’s of Maine did for the health care products industry, I think Stonewall has done for the gourmet specialty food industry here in Maine,” said McConnon.
The Portland Press Herald also published the article.