Brewer company ships local products worldwide [Video]

A company in Maine is gathering foods and products from the Pine Tree State to give a true feel of home to people who have left Vacationland.Box of Maine started eight years ago in a basement. It now has 12 employees who work hard at a Brewer warehouse to sort and ship locally-made products across the country and the world.The company typically moves 50 to 75 boxes daily, but things go into hyperdrive during the holiday season.”The minute Black Friday hits, it’s four hundred, five hundred, six hundred packages every single day,” said Daniel Finnemore, Box of Maine’s president and chief executive officer. “We’re like little elves in a workshop over here, just packing all these gifts for Christmas to get out in time.” Customers are looking to get their hands on a sampling of items that scream Maine, like whoopie pies from Skowhegan, maple syrup from Newfield, and blueberry …