SUN JOURNAL • June 11, 2020
Nestle is considering dumping Poland Spring and the rest of its North American water business, the company’s board of directors announced Thursday. The company said in a statement that it wants to focus on its international brands and its premium mineral water brands. Its regional spring water brands, which includes Poland Spring and is run by Nestle Waters North America unit based in Stamford, Connecticut, is not part of that new scope. Poland Spring draws from 10 water sources in the state, largely in western Maine. It employs about 860 people and has bottling plants in Poland, Hollis and Kingfield.