Gneiss Brewing Co., which specializes in German-inspired wheat beers, is selling its last few cases and kegs. The brewery has had to deal with numerous business challenges, and the owner says, "We can no longer stress ourselves."
The grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture are intended to help the processors modernize so they can pursue new markets and better meet customer demand.
The Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce expected its Business to Business Showcase to draw over 2,000 attendees last March. But because of the pandemic, the chamber won't hold the event until the spring of 2021.
Johnny's Selected Seeds has come a long way since company founder and Chairman Rob Johnston Jr. started the company in 1973 at age 22 with $500 in savings in a New Hampshire farm attic during the back to the land movement.
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