Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn has set his sights on McDonald’s, picking a corporate fight with the fast-food giant over the treatment of pigs sourced for its U.S. pork supply. In 2012, McDonald’s made a splashy commitment to end the use of gestation stalls — small crates used to house pregnant pigs — by 2022. […]
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Lewiston-based Sam’s Italian Foods is sold; new owners say no changes planned
The 83-year-old business was acquired by a venture capital firm with the intention of becoming employee owned.
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Five Guys restaurant opening in Auburn this summer
Center Street will be the popular burger restaurant’s seventh Maine location.
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Pot, power, pandemic and pasta: Just some of our top news stories of 2021
COVID-19 set the tone for the year — again — but other stories ranging from tragic to twisted, from havoc to housing, took top billing.
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Break Coffee Shop in Lewiston to close this week
The Lisbon Street coffee shop opened at the beginning of the pandemic.
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Beale Street Barbeque closes after 25 years in Bath
The Beale Street Barbeque building on Water Street is under contract and undergoing inspections, but owner Michael Quigg declined to say who the buyer is or detail their plans for the building.
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Anonymous diner at Legends Sports Bar & Grill picks up all the open tabs, leaves $1,000 tip
As servers let other diners know, “of course, everybody was pretty excited and the holiday cheer was very evident,” owner Melinda Small said.
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Le Mu Eats moves from a food trailer to Main Street in Bethel
BETHEL — The owners of Mu Noi Brunch closed the popular Center Street restaurant in June after almost a year in business to focus on their original Bethel location, teasing at the time about opportunities for growth. That growth is almost official: Le Mu Eats is moving from a food trailer on Mechanic Street into […]
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Waterville downtown restaurant closed for numerous health violations, state report says
Cancun Mexican Restaurant must immediately address violations found by a state health inspector, according to a report dated Dec. 8.
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Domino’s Pizza is slated for Farmington
Fernando Jantorno Stelser, owner of HF Enterprises, Inc. in Bath, received approval for the project Oct. 18.