Even the most local or non-adventurous eaters among us probably eat food from overseas. So how are the Trump administration tariffs affecting our grocery bills?
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Are there any unionized retail grocery store workers in Maine? | Fact brief
Some workers at Stop & Shop and Giant stores, which are owned by Hannaford parent company Ahold Delhaize, are unionized in other parts of New England.
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Preparing home-cooked meals can be expensive. Here are some ways to save.
Whether it is due to the cost of goods or inability to access benefits, food insecurity is a reality of life for many.
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Hannaford faces backlash over eggs, food prices
Protesters are angry the grocery chain delayed its promise to sell only cage-free eggs. Meanwhile, signs asking ‘What happened to Hannaford?’ have popped up around Greater Portland.
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Kingfield grocery store reopens with lower prices, greater variety
After a 10-day closure for remodeling, Mainely Provisions reopened Thursday morning as an independent Hannaford affiliate.
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How Mainers are cutting costs as prices rise
People are clipping coupons, thrifting and buying store-brand items to tighten their budgets as groceries, apparel and transportation have become more expensive.
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Maine’s first Aldi store will open later this year, hire up to 20 workers
Earlier this year, the discount supermarket chain signed a lease in the Pine Tree Shopping Center on Brighton Avenue in Portland.
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These THC-infused drinks face little oversight in the US. Maine is scrambling to regulate sales.
Drinks with low doses of the psychoactive compound found in cannabis are proliferating at markets and breweries because of a federal loophole. Maine’s pot shops are not pleased.
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Bills targeting grocery price gouging fail to win lawmakers’ support
A legislative committee agreed with business advocates who say the bills are unnecessary and will make it impossible for businesses to manage risk.
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Hannaford says delayed credit card charges are unrelated to cyber issue
Maine’s largest supermarket chain suddenly charged a South Portland man for a purchase he made 2 months earlier.