Tag: Restaurants

Bean’s lobster business on roll

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 … Continue reading

Linda Bean Purchases Building Across from L.L. Bean Flagship Store

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.

L.L. Bean heiress aims to franchise Maine lobster

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 … Continue reading

Can the lobster roll really save the lobster industry

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 … Continue reading

Linda Bean rolls out her lobster franchise

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 … Continue reading