Articles by Jenn Dobransky, Bangor Daily News

Seven days a week, Allison Lakin makes these five distinct cheeses by hand. She is the owner and cheesemaker of Lakin’s Gorges Cheese LLC located in Rockport, Maine. Lakin’s Gorges Cheese ships everywhere in the United States. One day per week, however, Lakin delivers cheese to retail and wholesale customers in Maine. She utilizes the road time to identify and meet with potential customers, as she delivers her products up and down the Route 1 corridor from Belfast to Kennebunkport. …

Arbor Investments, in partnership with management and CEO Timothy Fallon, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Columbus Manufacturing, Inc., a portfolio company of Endeavour Capital.  Columbus, headquartered in Hayward, California, is a branded manufacturer of retail ready, super premium, artisanal salumi and related deli meat products.  Terms of the sale were withheld. …

Alouette® Cheese, Chavrie® Fresh Goat Cheese and Ile de France® Cheese today announced the launch of the Master Holiday Chef Challenge — a national chef recipe competition at www.masterholidaychef.com featuring 14 leading chefs from across the U.S. Well-known chefs from major cities around the country will be competing to create the best locally inspired holiday meals using varieties of Alouette, Chavrie and Ile de France cheeses. …