<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0jtomu_1E2R7tzX00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0jtomu_1E2R7tzX00" width="1600" height="900" ><figcaption>From field to fryer, the Taste of Maine Potato Chip Co. is cooking up a new chapter in Limestone. (WAGM)</figcaption></figure>LIMESTONE, Maine (WAGM) - From field to fryer, the Taste of Maine Potato Chip Company is cooking up a new chapter in Limestone. The company has been producing kettle-cooked chips for two weeks, using only locally grown potatoes. It took nearly two years to build but the Taste of Maine Potato Chip factory is now up and running. Owner Bruce Sargent says production is going smoothly so far. “Well, it feels good. I mean, we had some delays getting started. Some permitting delays and stuff like that, so we had almost 2 years building the plant. Last week our product came out in the state of Maine. We’ve got into all the majors: the IGAs, Walmart, Hannaford’s. “The company launched with five flavors including a locally inspired Aroostook BBQ. The factory has already created around 20 jobs, and Sargent says growth is just getting started. Sargent continued, “I’m in the process of hiring a second shift. So, we’ll go 24 hours a day starting in September and that’ll be 3 to 4 days a week probably. And as we grow, we’ll just keep adding on another shift. So, when we’re all done we’ll have 4 shifts, 2-day, 2-night running 7 days 24 hours a day.”When fully staffed, Sargent says the factory will employ around 70 people but that isn’t the only way they’re planning to grow.“Our reception was very good in the state of Maine. Hopefully, we’re gonna be into New England within the next month. We have distribution people in New England ready to go. We just got to get a few of the chains opened up so that we can get our product in there,” said Sargent. For Limestone, this means new jobs and a homegrown product on shelves across the region.</div></body>

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LIMESTONE, Maine (WAGM) - From field to fryer, the Taste of Maine Potato Chip Company is cooking up a new chapter in Limestone. The company has been producing kettle-cooked chips for two weeks, using only locally grown potatoes. It took nearly two years to build but the Taste of Maine...

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