BANGOR DAILY NEWS • April 11, 2025
After numerous technical delays, construction is underway on a $55 million potato chip plant on the former Loring Air Force Base, with plans to open for production about a year from now. The Taste of Maine Potato Chip Co. expects to begin producing chips in spring of 2026, then reach full capacity that June. The 80,000-square-foot facility could employ up to 100 people and use more than 1,500 acres worth of Aroostook potatoes.