Did You Know?
ARAMARK Higher Education Dining has announced the selection of  McCain Foods, USA Inc. as the exclusive supplier of potato products to be served in dining venues of  the University of Maine campuses at USM, Farmington, Machias, Presque Isle, and Fort Kent.  As part of the "Buy Maine" initiative, we will only be purchasing McCain products grown and produced in Maine.  The selection of  McCain Foods, USA Inc. by ARAMARK will have a positive annual impact on businesses processing local potatoes for McCain, which operates a plant in Easton, ME.

The Maine potato industry is over 240 years old and was brought to the state by the Scottish/Irish around the year 1750.

Maine seed potatoes have earned the reputation as a 'healthy producer.'  Potato farmers throughout the Eastern US know they can depend on exceptional yields.

Cull potato piles are not allowed between June 10th and October 1st of any year.

Compostable Packaging
As much as 50% fewer fossil resources are needed for PLA manufacturing compared to petroleum based plastics.

In a nutshell, field corn is harvested and broken down into its various food and feed components, one of which is corn sugar, or dextrose.  The dextrose is fermented and distilled into a substance called lactic acid.  The lactic acid is transformed into polylactide(PLA), which in turn can be formed into packaging containers.  The containers can break down into compost, which can be used to grow more corn.

Your food comes from nature.  Now, so does the package.

For more information on compostable packaging, use the link below.
http://www.natureworksllc.com