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Canadian man plans Rockland lobster processing plant in old newspaper building

A New Brunswick man is a few weeks away from opening a lobster storage and processing plant in Rockland’s Industrial Park that will add jobs and provide another place for lobstermen to sell their catches. Read more at The Bangor Daily News

Maine lobster fishery achieves 'sustainable' status
March 11, 2013
BOSTON, Mass. -- The Marine Stewardship Council has certified the Maine lobster fishery as sustainable, Gov. LePage announced at the Boston Seafood Show on Sunday. Read more at The Working Waterfront


Portland Jetport $75 Million Passenger Terminal includes a new food court featuring Linda Bean's Perfect Maine Lobster Roll October 2, 2011
The 145,000-square-foot terminal includes a skybridge connection from the parking garage to the new concourse, an energy-efficient geothermal heating system, an expanded security screening area with upgraded technology, and a new food court featuring Linda Bean's Perfect Maine Lobster Roll, Starbucks and Burger King Read more: http://www.pressherald.com/life/audience/flights-of_2011-10-02.html


Linda Bean makes a stir in Canada with her support and actions toward bringing lobster processing back to Maine September 17, 2011
'There's a move afoot to process Maine lobsters Down East, a slow changing of the tide...' "It started with a few strong comments from Linda Bean. She seems to be a strong rival of Canadian lobsters altogether," said Christian Brun, executive secretary of the Maritime Fishermen's Union. Bean .. in just a few years has made a big splash on the Maine lobster scene. Read more: http://nbbusinessjournal.canadaeast.com/journal/article/1440735


The WSJ recommends starting your Maine road trip with Linda Bean's Maine Lobster Roll May 14, 2011
The Route: Maine midcoast and Penobscot Bay via coastal Rte. U.S. 1. Distance: 94 miles. The northernest bit of New England has a classic grace all its own. Ditch the big highways and take coastal Route 1 from the outlet town of Freeport up to Searsport, the "Antique Capital" of Maine, spinning through tidy port towns—stopping to scarf plenty of fresh seafood along the way. Start out by gearing up at the famed outdoor store L.L. Bean (open 24/7). Ask if you can check out the 1911-and-forward archives library, then get a head start on the local signature dish at Linda Bean's Perfect Maine Lobster Roll, a hole-in-the-wall next door to the main emporium. L.L. Bean, 95 Main St., Freeport, llbean.com; Linda Bean's, 57 Main St. Read more: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703859304576305623872721338.html?mod=WSJ_LifeStyle_Lifestyle_6


LePage inaugural reception will feature Linda Bean's Maine lobster December 31, 2010
LePage declined to have a formal ball, opting for a reception instead and saying a ball was not appropriate, given the state's fiscal troubles. The reception will feature lobster, however, thanks to a donation from Linda Bean, who owns several lobster-related businesses, including a processing plant and eight lobster restaurants Read more: http://LindaBeansMaineLobster.com/News/54


Bean's lobster business on roll December 12, 2010
ST. GEORGE -- For years, Linda Bean had admired the picturesque wharfs and waterfront businesses in the villages on the St. George peninsula on Penobscot Bay. She even went so far as to offer her name and phone number at one point to David Albano, owner of the Bay Lobster Co. an... Read more: http://www.kjonline.com/news/beans-lobster-business-on-roll_2010-12-11.html


New Law Nets Its First Big Catch As Walmart, Linda Bean Ink Deal December 1, 2010
“Linda Bean is an aggressive promoter of Maine lobster, and Walmart is a huge market,” Department of Marine Resources (DMR) Commissioner George Lapointe said Monday afternoon. “My hat’s off to her.” Read more: http://fenceviewer.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53600


Linda Bean expands real estate on Vinalhaven waterfront November 12, 2010
Vinalhaven — Three years after launching her brand of lobster products, Linda Bean's Perfect Maine, in Port Clyde, Linda Bean continues to grow her business, this time with the Nov. 5 purchase of a former Inland Seafood Company wharf on Vinalhaven. The acquisition expands her supply line, ... Read more: http://LindaBeansMaineLobster.com/News/50


Case Study: Making Lobster Affordable... and Profitable November 11, 2010
Linda Bean Talks Lobster: Move lobster from special occasion to every day. An operator's story on making lobster affordable and profitable. Read more: http://www.kraftfoodservice.com/BusinessSolutions/SuccessStories/MakingLobsterAffordable.aspx


Linda Bean Purchases Building Across from L.L. Bean Flagship Store September 27, 2010
Linda Bean, whose brand name is building new markets for Maine lobster, is expanding with the purchase of the three-story building at the corner of Main and Bow Streets in Freeport, directly across from the LL Bean flagship store. The 7,600+/-sf building was previously home to Bath & ... Read more: http://www.maineahead.com/linda-bean-purchases-building-across-from-l-l-bean-flagship-store/


Local Love: Lobster Rolls @ Linda Bean's in Delray Beach!! June 12, 2010
I am originally from Boston and summer in Gloucester and Rockport every year where my family has a clam & lobster bake. I know my lobster rolls and have eaten thousands of them. I was in Delray for a wedding last weekend and was driving down Atlantic Blvd when I saw a sign for Read more: http://blindtastes.blogspot.com/2010/06/local-love-lobster-rolls-linda-beans-in.html


Designated: "Official U.S. World Cup Soccer Bar" May 20, 2010
With less then a month to go before the 2010 World Cup, Portland's bar and restaurants are gearing up for the soccer siege incited by the world's largest and most widely-viewed sporting event. Sports pubs, bars and even at least one seafood shop are planning to screen the competition, to ... Read more: http://LindaBeansMaineLobster.com/News/46


Lobster's New Champion - Linda Bean, of the iconic Maine family, is remaking the lobster business from the seafloor up. December 24, 2009
Lobstering never figured in Linda Bean's life plan. She got into the business fortuitously, rather late in life and through the back door. The granddaughter of L.L. Bean, founder of the renowned Freeport, Maine, sporting goods emporium, she sits on the board of the her grandfather's company, enjo... Read more: http://www.zesterdaily.com/environment/295-lobsters-new-champion


Industry expects council to take the bait, now exploring marketing ideas November 30, 2009
A year after the economic meltdown, the Dow Jones uphill trudge to 10,000 points in October and optimistic talk of a pending economic recovery lit no fires in Down East Maine. With prices still submerged around $2.50 a pound, lobster industry talk is all about the impending bait problem co... Read more: http://www.nationalfisherman.com/top_news.asp?ItemID=1948&rcid=407&pcid=406&cid=407


L.L.Bean heiress aims to franchise Maine lobster November 23, 2009
Can the L.L. Bean catalog heiress buoy Maine’s flagging lobster industry? Linda Bean, granddaughter of L.L. Bean’s founder, aims to franchise restaurants across the U.S. that will serve tasty lobster rolls, with the main ingredient coming from fishing wharves she runs along the... Read more: http://www.examiner.com/x-7110-Portland-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m4d21-LL-Bean-heiress-aims-to-franchise-the-lobster-roll

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Maine Seafood Industry: From the Outside Looking In (PDF file) November 1, 2009
BOSTON: Salmon sliders. Fish eggs in a rainbow of colors. Stacks of green-black squares of nori. Louisiana shrimp, Wellfleet oysters, Alaskan sablefish. This year's Boston Seafood Show was the usual dizzying maze of over 2,000 exhibit booths. Wandering the floor, I explored the samples galore—a crab... View PDF: http://lindabeansperfectmaine.com/pdf/seafood_schmitt.pdf?storyid=20090923048321000574

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Bringing Lobster to the Masses: Interview with Linda L. Bean October 30, 2009
View video: http://lindabeansperfectmaine.com/news/video-interview.html


Can the lobster roll really save the lobster industry September 27, 2009
Thinking big, Linda Bean wants lobster rolls to be the next big thing Could the delicate culinary alchemy known as "lobster roll" help save lobstering? That might be a bit dramatic — it could be the lobster industry doesn't really need salvation — but the push by Linda Bean's Perfect Maine Lobster... Read more: http://LindaBeansMaineLobster.com/News/39


Linda Bean rolls out her lobster franchise July 1, 2009
FREEPORT, Maine - Down the street from a giant L.L. Bean duck boot parked outside the iconic retailer’s flagship store are parking lots crammed with outlet shoppers, a Rotary Hot Dog Stand, Ben & Jerry’s, and Li’s Chinese Xpress. With summer’s throngs of visito... Read more: http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/food/articles/2009/07/01/linda_bean_rolls_out_her_lobster_franchise/


Linda Bean expands her lobster holdings June 25, 2009
Linda L. Bean recently purchased the Carver’s Harbor, Vinalhaven, lobster wharf and buying station formerly owned by Shafmaster of New Hampshire, doing business as Little Bay Lobster Co. Bean, a member of the Freeport retailing family, also purchased the lobs... Read more: http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Linda-Bean-expands-her-lobster-holdings/12382/


Big Lobster Roll Raises $6,155 for Swim Lessons June 22, 2009
Read more: http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/06/22/big_lobster_roll_raises_6155_for_swim_lessons/?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Maine+news


The roll of a lifetime June 19, 2009
A take-out joint with a Maine lobster theme is luring customers A slice of the Maine coastline has washed ashore on Nantasket Beach. Tim and Hilary Martin of Hingham opened Linda Bean’s Perfect Maine Lobster Roll on Nantasket Avenue on May 30. Their first customers were sur... Read more: http://www.patriotledger.com/business/x2098568825/The-roll-of-a-lifetime


We Did It June 9, 2009
Read more: http://www.wenamaine.org/default.htm


Record roll tops 61 feet June 8, 2009
PORTLAND — Mayor Jill Duson studied the yellow measuring tape and the sandwich next to it. ''Let's look at it, think it over,'' she said to her fellow judge. ''Looks good to me.'' Dane Somers, executive director of the Maine Lobster Promotion Council, agreed with her assessment. The l... Read more: http://www.pressherald.com/archive/record-roll-tops-61-feet_2009-06-07.html

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Portland boasts world's longest lobster roll June 7, 2009
View video: http://www.necn.com/Boston/New-England/2009/06/07/Portland-boasts-worlds/1244415260.html


Maine shows off giant lobster roll June 7, 2009
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — What could be the world's longest lobster roll turned out to be even longer than expected. The giant sandwich unveiled Sunday during Maine's Old Port Festival in Portland measured 61 feet 9.5 inches — more than ... Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2009-06-07-maine-lobster_N.htm


Giant lobster roll rolls into Portland, Maine June 7, 2009
PORTLAND, Maine — What could be the world’s longest lobster roll turned out to be even longer than expected. The giant sandwich unveiled Sunday during Maine’s Old Port Festival in Portland measured 61 feet 9.5 inches — more than a f... Read more: http://bostonherald.com/news/national/northeast/view.bg?articleid=1177384


On Sirius Radio, Jay Thomas Show: "Linda Bean - Holiday Road" June 2, 2009
Linda Bean - Holiday Road Founder and visionary of Linda Bean’s Perfect Maine, about the making a giant lobster roll. Linda is the granddaughter of the famous Maine retailer, L L Bean, headquartered in Freeport ME. She owns the Port Clyde General store which is part of her g... Read more: http://www.jaythomas.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=161:june-2009&catid=79:june-2009&Itemid=178


Linda Bean's Lobster Dreams June 1, 2009
Most people who catch, buy, process, or serve lobster are bracing for what’s expected to be another challenging season. There’s a global recession on, and consumers seem to be cutting back on everything from new cars to four-dollar lattes and, yes, pricey seafood entrées. Last ... Read more: http://www.downeast.com/node/10794


Huge lobster roll to be colossal creation May 27, 2009
Read more: http://www.journal-news.net/page/content.detail/id/520122.html?nav=5066


Five Wacky Events for Memorial Day and Beyond May 27, 2009
Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Vacation/Story?id=7647471&page=2


World's Largest Lobster Roll To Be Transported By Flatbed Truck May 24, 2009
Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/25/worlds-largest-lobster-ro_n_207328.html


Huge lobster roll to be colossal creation May 24, 2009
Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30917415/


The World's Longest Lobster Roll May 21, 2009
Read more: http://exceptionmag.com/news/current-events/0001045/worlds-longest-lobster-roll


Linda Bean’s Perfect Maine Attempts World’s Longest Lobster Roll May 20, 2009
Read more: http://blog.mainefoodandlifestyle.com/2009/05/linda-beans-perfect-maine-attempts-worlds-longest-lobster-roll.html


Maine Lobster Promotion Council Officially Appointed to Certify World's Longest Lobster Roll May 19, 2009
Read more: http://www.lobsterfrommaine.com/pressdetails.aspx?contentid=25


Eat Part of the World's Longest Lobster Roll May 14, 2009
Read more: http://www.mainetoday.com/enternews/040938.html


McLellan Appointed Executive Chef of Linda Bean's Perfect Maine April 9, 2009
Read more: http://www.freepressonline.com/main.asp?SectionID=47&subsectionid=69&articleid=506&tm=33830.45


L.L. Bean Heiress Wants to Be the "Frank Purdue of Lobster" April 9, 2009
Read more: http://boston.grubstreet.com/2009/04/ll_bean_heiress_wants_to_be_th.html


Granddaughter of famous retailer L.L. Bean hopes to elevate the Maine lobster April 8, 2009
Read more: http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/lifestyle/food/x1243558522/Granddaughter-of-famous-retailer-L-L-Bean-hopes-to-elevate-the-Maine-lobster


Granddaughter of famous retailer L.L. Bean hopes to elevate the Maine lobster April 8, 2009
Read more: http://www.morningsun.net/business/x1098992047/Granddaughter-of-famous-retailer-L-L-Bean-hopes-to-elevate-the-Maine-lobster


Maine Lobster Chef of the Year Appointed Executive Chef of Linda Bean’s Perfect Maine April 3, 2009
Read more: http://blog.mainefoodandlifestyle.com/2009/04/margaret-salt-mclellan-appointed-executive-chef-of-linda-beans-perfect-maine.html


The Calm In The Storm March 1, 2009
Read more: http://www.groceryheadquarters.com/articles/2009-03-01/The-calm-in-the-storm


Mainers Find Clever Way to Hawk Lobsters December 3, 2008
Read more: http://www.lindabeansperfectmaine.com/news/clever.html


Linda Bean Launches New Way to Promote Maine's Lobster Industry December 1, 2008
Read more: http://lindabeansperfectmaine.com/news/Foodserviceeastfall.2008.html


SKF Interview: Linda Bean's Lobstering in the Future November 15, 2008
Read more: http://lindabeansperfectmaine.com/news/Asmainegoes11.15.html


Is “green” certification an answer? November 3, 2008
Read more: http://workingwaterfront.com/articles/Is-green-certification-an-answer/12786/


Lobster Industry in Crisis as Prices Collapse November 1, 2008
Read more: http://lindabeansperfectmaine.com/news/Waterfrontcollapse11.03.08.html


Linda Bean Leads the Charge for "Rebranding" of Maine Lobster October 30, 2008
Halifax, NS - Linda Bean, grand daughter of the world renouned L.L Bean, is using her family name to help rebrand Maine Lobster. Along with her vision of a "new" Maine Lobster brand she is also leading the charge towards Marine Stewardship Council certificatio... Read more: http://LindaBeansMaineLobster.com/News/9


Lobster Buyer a Proponent of More Local Processing October 25, 2008
PORT CLYDE, Maine — Linda Bean, president of Port Clyde Lobster, has identified a weakness in the lobster industry’s current financial difficulties. “The problem is not low production, as some earlier predicted,” she said in a recent e-mail to the Bangor Daily News. “It is a combination o... Read more: http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/91857.html


Lobster Prices Tank as Diners Claw Back Spending October 24, 2008
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - The price of Maine lobster, which accounts for 80 percent of the U.S. catch, is tanking. The primary factor, a drop-off in demand by penny-pinching diners, has been in place since summer. But a secondary problem recently surfaced: the global banking crisis left C... Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2008-10-24-3806487077_x.htm

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Branding Maine's Lobster Industry October 23, 2008
(Marnie MacLean, NECN: Freeport, ME) - The international credit freeze is having a crippling effect on Maine's lobster industry. Off-the-boat prices are as low as they've been in decades. Many fishermen say it's no longer worth it to haul their traps. Still despite the rough waters, a... View video: http://LindaBeansMaineLobster.com/News/5


Low Lobster Prices Elsewhere Causing Concerns Here October 23, 2008
The economic turmoil happening around the globe, and in particular in the United States, has been causing deep concern for lobster fishermen in Maine who have been seeing their lobsters selling for $3 a pound and less. And with the lobster fishery set to open off of southwestern Nova Sco... Read more: http://www.thevanguard.ca/Business/Manufacturing/2008-10-23/article-608605/Low-lobster-prices-elsewhere-causing-concerns-here/1


Retailers Reduce Summer Prices to Drive Consumer Demand October 14, 2008
News outlets were abuzz this summer with reports that while food prices skyrocketed, the cost of one of the season's favorite luxuries was dropping. Retail lobster prices were unusually low, causing speculation the lobster industry was in trouble. Lobstermen assert the fishery is fine ... Read more: http://www.seafoodbusiness.com/archives.asp?ItemID=3897&pcid=192&cid=193&archive=yes


Linda Bean Brings Together Two New England Icons October 1, 2008
The granddaughter of Maine retailer L.L. Bean bought two lobster wharves in midcoast Maine last year and has quickly become one of the largest wholesalers in the state. She’ll sell about 2.2 million pounds of lobster this year under the Linda Bean’s Perfect Maine label (lindabeansperfectmaine.com... Read more: http://LindaBeansMaineLobster.com/News/3


Lobstermen Optimistic on Sustainability September 26, 2008
ROCKLAND, Maine — Three public meetings this week in Ellsworth, Rockland and Portland on sustainable lobster fishing practices and market certification produced the support organizers had wanted. “We had a lot of good ideas and very positive support,” said John Hathaway, chairman ... Read more: http://LindaBeansMaineLobster.com/News/2


Certification Effort Draws Questions from Wary Lobster Harvesters September 25, 2008
ELLSWORTH — The quest to have the Maine lobster fishery certified as sustainable by the international Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) took a small step forward this week as members of a working group appointed by Governor John Baldacci began meeting with lobster fishermen to answer questions abo... Read more: http://LindaBeansMaineLobster.com/News/1

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ST. GEORGE -- For years, Linda Bean had admired the picturesque wharfs and waterfront businesses in the villages on the St. George peninsula on Penobscot Bay.

She even went so far as to offer her name and phone number at one point to David Albano, owner of the Bay Lobster Co. an... Read more:
http://www.kjonline.com/news/beans-lobster-business-on-roll_2010-12-11.html

New Law Nets Its First Big Catch As Walmart, Linda Bean Ink Deal
December 1, 2010
“Linda Bean is an aggressive promoter of Maine lobster, and Walmart is a huge market,” Department of Marine Resources (DMR) Commissioner George Lapointe said Monday afternoon. “My hat’s off to her.” Read more:
http://fenceviewer.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53600

Linda Bean expands real estate on Vinalhaven waterfront
November 12, 2010

Vinalhaven — Three years after launching her brand of lobster products, Linda Bean's Perfect Maine, in Port Clyde, Linda Bean continues to grow her business, this time with the Nov. 5 purchase of a former Inland Seafood Company wharf on Vinalhaven.

The acquisition expands her supply line, ... Read more:
http://LindaBeansMaineLobster.com/News/50

Case Study: Making Lobster Affordable... and Profitable
November 11, 2010
Linda Bean Talks Lobster: Move lobster from special occasion to every day. An operator's story on making lobster affordable and profitable. Read more:
http://www.kraftfoodservice.com/BusinessSolutions/SuccessStories/MakingLobsterAffordable.aspx

Linda Bean Purchases Building Across from L.L. Bean Flagship Store
September 27, 2010

Linda Bean, whose brand name is building new markets for Maine lobster, is expanding with the purchase of the three-story building at the corner of Main and Bow Streets in Freeport, directly across from the LL Bean flagship store.

The 7,600+/-sf building was previously home to Bath & ... Read more:
http://www.maineahead.com/linda-bean-purchases-building-across-from-l-l-bean-flagship-store/

Local Love: Lobster Rolls @ Linda Bean's in Delray Beach!!
June 12, 2010 I am originally from Boston and summer in Gloucester and Rockport every year where my family has a clam & lobster bake. I know my lobster rolls and have eaten thousands of them. I was in Delray for a wedding last weekend and was driving down Atlantic Blvd when I saw a sign for Read more:
http://blindtastes.blogspot.com/2010/06/local-love-lobster-rolls-linda-beans-in.html

Designated: "Official U.S. World Cup Soccer Bar"
May 20, 2010

With less then a month to go before the 2010 World Cup, Portland's bar and restaurants are gearing up for the soccer siege incited by the world's largest and most widely-viewed sporting event.

Sports pubs, bars and even at least one seafood shop are planning to screen the competition, to ... Read more:
http://LindaBeansMaineLobster.com/News/46

Lobster's New Champion - Linda Bean, of the iconic Maine family, is remaking the lobster business from the seafloor up.
December 24, 2009

Lobstering never figured in Linda Bean's life plan. She got into the business fortuitously, rather late in life and through the back door. The granddaughter of L.L. Bean, founder of the renowned Freeport, Maine, sporting goods emporium, she sits on the board of the her grandfather's company, enjo... Read more:
http://www.zesterdaily.com/environment/295-lobsters-new-champion

Industry expects council to take the bait, now exploring marketing ideas
November 30, 2009

A year after the economic meltdown, the Dow Jones uphill trudge to 10,000 points in October and optimistic talk of a pending economic recovery lit no fires in Down East Maine.

With prices still submerged around $2.50 a pound, lobster industry talk is all about the impending bait problem co... Read more:
http://www.nationalfisherman.com/top_news.asp?ItemID=1948&rcid=407&pcid=406&cid=407

L.L.Bean heiress aims to franchise Maine lobster
November 23, 2009

Can the L.L. Bean catalog heiress buoy Maine’s flagging lobster industry?

Linda Bean, granddaughter of L.L. Bean’s founder, aims to franchise restaurants across the U.S. that will serve tasty lobster rolls, with the main ingredient coming from fishing wharves she runs along the... Read more:
http://www.examiner.com/x-7110-Portland-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m4d21-LL-Bean-heiress-aims-to-franchise-the-lobster-roll

Download Maine Seafood Industry: From the Outside Looking In (PDF file)
November 1, 2009
BOSTON: Salmon sliders. Fish eggs in a rainbow of colors. Stacks of green-black squares of nori. Louisiana shrimp, Wellfleet oysters, Alaskan sablefish. This year's Boston Seafood Show was the usual dizzying maze of over 2,000 exhibit booths. Wandering the floor, I explored the samples galore—a crab... View PDF: http://lindabeansperfectmaine.com/pdf/seafood_schmitt.pdf?storyid=20090923048321000574

Watch Bringing Lobster to the Masses: Interview with Linda L. Bean
October 30, 2009
View video: http://lindabeansperfectmaine.com/news/video-interview.html

Can the lobster roll really save the lobster industry
September 27, 2009
Thinking big, Linda Bean wants lobster rolls to be the next big thing Could the delicate culinary alchemy known as "lobster roll" help save lobstering? That might be a bit dramatic — it could be the lobster industry doesn't really need salvation — but the push by Linda Bean's Perfect Maine Lobster... Read more:
http://LindaBeansMaineLobster.com/News/39

Linda Bean rolls out her lobster franchise
July 1, 2009

FREEPORT, Maine - Down the street from a giant L.L. Bean duck boot parked outside the iconic retailer’s flagship store are parking lots crammed with outlet shoppers, a Rotary Hot Dog Stand, Ben & Jerry’s, and Li’s Chinese Xpress.

With summer’s throngs of visito... Read more:
http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/food/articles/2009/07/01/linda_bean_rolls_out_her_lobster_franchise/

Linda Bean expands her lobster holdings
June 25, 2009

Linda L. Bean recently purchased the Carver’s Harbor, Vinalhaven, lobster wharf and buying station formerly owned by Shafmaster of New Hampshire, doing business as Little Bay Lobster Co.

Bean, a member of the Freeport retailing family, also purchased the lobs... Read more:
http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Linda-Bean-expands-her-lobster-holdings/12382/

Big Lobster Roll Raises $6,155 for Swim Lessons
June 22, 2009
Read more:
http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/06/22/big_lobster_roll_raises_6155_for_swim_lessons/?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Maine+news

The roll of a lifetime
June 19, 2009

A take-out joint with a Maine lobster theme is luring customers

A slice of the Maine coastline has washed ashore on Nantasket Beach. Tim and Hilary Martin of Hingham opened Linda Bean’s Perfect Maine Lobster Roll on Nantasket Avenue on May 30.

Their first customers were sur... Read more:
http://www.patriotledger.com/business/x2098568825/The-roll-of-a-lifetime

We Did It
June 9, 2009
Read more:
http://www.wenamaine.org/default.htm

Record roll tops 61 feet
June 8, 2009

PORTLAND — Mayor Jill Duson studied the yellow measuring tape and the sandwich next to it.

''Let's look at it, think it over,'' she said to her fellow judge. ''Looks good to me.''

Dane Somers, executive director of the Maine Lobster Promotion Council, agreed with her assessment. The l... Read more:
http://www.pressherald.com/archive/record-roll-tops-61-feet_2009-06-07.html

Watch Portland boasts world's longest lobster roll
June 7, 2009
View video: http://www.necn.com/Boston/New-England/2009/06/07/Portland-boasts-worlds/1244415260.html

Maine shows off giant lobster roll
June 7, 2009

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — What could be the world's longest lobster roll turned out to be even longer than expected.

The giant sandwich unveiled Sunday during Maine's Old Port Festival in Portland measured 61 feet 9.5 inches — more than ... Read more:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2009-06-07-maine-lobster_N.htm

Giant lobster roll rolls into Portland, Maine
June 7, 2009

PORTLAND, Maine — What could be the world’s longest lobster roll turned out to be even longer than expected.

The giant sandwich unveiled Sunday during Maine’s Old Port Festival in Portland measured 61 feet 9.5 inches — more than a f... Read more:
http://bostonherald.com/news/national/northeast/view.bg?articleid=1177384

On Sirius Radio, Jay Thomas Show: "Linda Bean - Holiday Road"
June 2, 2009

Linda Bean - Holiday Road
Founder and visionary of Linda Bean’s Perfect Maine, about the making a giant lobster roll. Linda is the granddaughter of the famous Maine retailer, L L Bean, headquartered in Freeport ME. She owns the Port Clyde General store which is part of her g... Read more:
http://www.jaythomas.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=161:june-2009&catid=79:june-2009&Itemid=178

Linda Bean's Lobster Dreams
June 1, 2009

Most people who catch, buy, process, or serve lobster are bracing for what’s expected to be another challenging season. There’s a global recession on, and consumers seem to be cutting back on everything from new cars to four-dollar lattes and, yes, pricey seafood entrées. Last ... Read more:
http://www.downeast.com/node/10794

Huge lobster roll to be colossal creation
May 27, 2009
Read more:
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Five Wacky Events for Memorial Day and Beyond
May 27, 2009
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World's Largest Lobster Roll To Be Transported By Flatbed Truck
May 24, 2009
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/25/worlds-largest-lobster-ro_n_207328.html

Huge lobster roll to be colossal creation
May 24, 2009
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30917415/

The World's Longest Lobster Roll
May 21, 2009
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http://exceptionmag.com/news/current-events/0001045/worlds-longest-lobster-roll

Linda Bean’s Perfect Maine Attempts World’s Longest Lobster Roll
May 20, 2009
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http://blog.mainefoodandlifestyle.com/2009/05/linda-beans-perfect-maine-attempts-worlds-longest-lobster-roll.html

Maine Lobster Promotion Council Officially Appointed to Certify World's Longest Lobster Roll
May 19, 2009
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http://www.lobsterfrommaine.com/pressdetails.aspx?contentid=25

Eat Part of the World's Longest Lobster Roll
May 14, 2009
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http://www.mainetoday.com/enternews/040938.html

McLellan Appointed Executive Chef of Linda Bean's Perfect Maine
April 9, 2009
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http://www.freepressonline.com/main.asp?SectionID=47&subsectionid=69&articleid=506&tm=33830.45

L.L. Bean Heiress Wants to Be the "Frank Purdue of Lobster"
April 9, 2009
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http://boston.grubstreet.com/2009/04/ll_bean_heiress_wants_to_be_th.html

Granddaughter of famous retailer L.L. Bean hopes to elevate the Maine lobster
April 8, 2009
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http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/lifestyle/food/x1243558522/Granddaughter-of-famous-retailer-L-L-Bean-hopes-to-elevate-the-Maine-lobster

Granddaughter of famous retailer L.L. Bean hopes to elevate the Maine lobster
April 8, 2009
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http://www.morningsun.net/business/x1098992047/Granddaughter-of-famous-retailer-L-L-Bean-hopes-to-elevate-the-Maine-lobster

Maine Lobster Chef of the Year Appointed Executive Chef of Linda Bean’s Perfect Maine
April 3, 2009
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http://blog.mainefoodandlifestyle.com/2009/04/margaret-salt-mclellan-appointed-executive-chef-of-linda-beans-perfect-maine.html

The Calm In The Storm
March 1, 2009
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http://www.groceryheadquarters.com/articles/2009-03-01/The-calm-in-the-storm

Mainers Find Clever Way to Hawk Lobsters
December 3, 2008
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http://www.lindabeansperfectmaine.com/news/clever.html

Linda Bean Launches New Way to Promote Maine's Lobster Industry
December 1, 2008
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http://lindabeansperfectmaine.com/news/Foodserviceeastfall.2008.html

SKF Interview: Linda Bean's Lobstering in the Future
November 15, 2008
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http://lindabeansperfectmaine.com/news/Asmainegoes11.15.html

Is “green” certification an answer?
November 3, 2008
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http://workingwaterfront.com/articles/Is-green-certification-an-answer/12786/

Lobster Industry in Crisis as Prices Collapse
November 1, 2008
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http://lindabeansperfectmaine.com/news/Waterfrontcollapse11.03.08.html

Linda Bean Leads the Charge for "Rebranding" of Maine Lobster
October 30, 2008

Halifax, NS - Linda Bean, grand daughter of the world renouned L.L Bean, is using her family name to help rebrand Maine Lobster.

Along with her vision of a "new" Maine Lobster brand she is also leading the charge towards Marine Stewardship Council certificatio... Read more:
http://LindaBeansMaineLobster.com/News/9

Lobster Buyer a Proponent of More Local Processing
October 25, 2008

PORT CLYDE, Maine — Linda Bean, president of Port Clyde Lobster, has identified a weakness in the lobster industry’s current financial difficulties.

“The problem is not low production, as some earlier predicted,” she said in a recent e-mail to the Bangor Daily News. “It is a combination o... Read more:
http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/91857.html

Lobster Prices Tank as Diners Claw Back Spending
October 24, 2008

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - The price of Maine lobster, which accounts for 80 percent of the U.S. catch, is tanking.

The primary factor, a drop-off in demand by penny-pinching diners, has been in place since summer. But a secondary problem recently surfaced: the global banking crisis left C... Read more:
http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2008-10-24-3806487077_x.htm

Watch Branding Maine's Lobster Industry
October 23, 2008 (Marnie MacLean, NECN: Freeport, ME) - The international credit freeze is having a crippling effect on Maine's lobster industry. Off-the-boat prices are as low as they've been in decades. Many fishermen say it's no longer worth it to haul their traps. Still despite the rough waters, a... View video: http://LindaBeansMaineLobster.com/News/5

Low Lobster Prices Elsewhere Causing Concerns Here
October 23, 2008 The economic turmoil happening around the globe, and in particular in the United States, has been causing deep concern for lobster fishermen in Maine who have been seeing their lobsters selling for $3 a pound and less.

And with the lobster fishery set to open off of southwestern Nova Sco... Read more:
http://www.thevanguard.ca/Business/Manufacturing/2008-10-23/article-608605/Low-lobster-prices-elsewhere-causing-concerns-here/1

Retailers Reduce Summer Prices to Drive Consumer Demand
October 14, 2008

News outlets were abuzz this summer with reports that while food prices skyrocketed, the cost of one of the season's favorite luxuries was dropping. Retail lobster prices were unusually low, causing speculation the lobster industry was in trouble.

Lobstermen assert the fishery is fine ... Read more:
http://www.seafoodbusiness.com/archives.asp?ItemID=3897&pcid=192&cid=193&archive=yes

Linda Bean Brings Together Two New England Icons
October 1, 2008

The granddaughter of Maine retailer L.L. Bean bought two lobster wharves in midcoast Maine last year and has quickly become one of the largest wholesalers in the state. She’ll sell about 2.2 million pounds of lobster this year under the Linda Bean’s Perfect Maine label (lindabeansperfectmaine.com... Read more:
http://LindaBeansMaineLobster.com/News/3

Lobstermen Optimistic on Sustainability
September 26, 2008

ROCKLAND, Maine — Three public meetings this week in Ellsworth, Rockland and Portland on sustainable lobster fishing practices and market certification produced the support organizers had wanted.

“We had a lot of good ideas and very positive support,” said John Hathaway, chairman ... Read more:
http://LindaBeansMaineLobster.com/News/2

Certification Effort Draws Questions from Wary Lobster Harvesters
September 25, 2008

ELLSWORTH — The quest to have the Maine lobster fishery certified as sustainable by the international Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) took a small step forward this week as members of a working group appointed by Governor John Baldacci began meeting with lobster fishermen to answer questions abo... Read more:
http://LindaBeansMaineLobster.com/News/1