Growing Maine's Food and Beverage Companies

Aurora Mills & Farms LLC is an organic farm and processor that mills and sells organic stone ground flour, rolled oats, legumes, and cover crop seeds. For over 28 years, Aurora Mills & Farms has been a leader in Maine’s grain economy. Founded by Matt Williams, a pioneer in Maine’s grain resurgence, Aurora began growing organic, food-grade wheat in 1997 and started milling in 2001 to meet the demand from local businesses.

Cape Seafood is a dealer and processor for Maine lobster as well as other seafoods.

Fishermen’s Net, a Family-Asian owned business, is a testament to the American Dream. Founded in 2018 by Quang Nguyen, Hoa Truong, and Devin Rolph, this family-run enterprise combines over 30 years of aquaculture expertise with a passion for sharing delicious food. Beyond the restaurant, Fishermen’s Net is a thriving seafood company that ships Maine lobster and other seafood nationwide, bringing the taste of Maine to other states.

Glidden Point Oysters Company has been proudly growing and distributing Maine oysters for 40 years. The company consist of two oyster farms (Glidden Point and Nonesuch), a retail storefront and e-commerce business, as well as a wholesale business that buys and sells oysters from 20 other Maine oyster farms.

Jordan’s Farm is a fifth generation mixed-vegetable farm located in Cape Elizabeth, ME. For over 120 years, they’ve utilized responsible and sustainable growing practices to cultivate specialty crops, approximately 20 different vegetables and fruits, with sweet corn, lettuce, kale, tomatoes, carrots, potatoes, pumpkins and winter squash, and strawberries being core products.

Maine Garum Company (MGC) is America’s first fish sauce brand reviving the forgotten tradition of umami in western cuisine to fight food waste in Maine’s seafood industry. Based in Waldoboro, MGC makes a versatile and delicious premium fish sauce with byproducts purchased from seafood producers.

Ocean’s Balance is a vertically integrated seaweed company established in 2016 that offers organic dried Gulf of Maine seaweeds and value-added products in retail, wholesale and bulk formats.

Pemberton’s Gourmet Foods, LLC is a specialty foods manufacturer established in 2002, located in Gray, Maine. They principally manufacture acidified hot foods to their client’s recipe formulations.

Singing Pastures is both a farm and a Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) brand, founded by 9th generation family farmers. Singing Pastures produces the highest quality pork Craft Meat Sticks and Salami on the market today. They are superior in taste because we use fermentation and slow smoking, rather than the synthetic methods used by most other brands. They source premium, pasture raised pork from their farm and other family farms.

Thirty Acre Farm (TAF) is a MOFGA certified organic vegetable farm that has been producing lacto-fermented foods since 2005. TAF discovered fermentation when Simon Frost, founder & co-owner encountered a harvest so bountiful, it begged the question “How do we preserve it all?” Since that day in 2005, TAF has expanded its fermentation knowledge and expertise and grown its product portfolio to 11 fermented vegetables (Sauerkraut & Kimchi) and 5 hot sauces. Annually, we cultivate 14 acres of mixed vegetables and produce tens of thousands of gallons of fermented foods and sauces in our newly constructed 6000 sq ft facility in Bremen, Maine.