For Immediate Release
March 12, 2010
Westbrook, Maine - Native Maine Produce & Specialty Foods, 10 Bradley Drive

Native Maine Produce & Specialty Foods (NMPSF) is pleased to announce that an agreement with Freeaire® Refrigeration Systems of Vermont has been reached.  Design, plans and installation of this project is by AAA Energy of Scarborough, Maine. This agreement includes an ecologically designed system that will literally blow cold air from Mother Nature into the 350,000 cubic feet of refrigerated warehouse space, thus significantly reducing the need for electrically powered compressors. This system will work within the organization’s headquarters and food distribution center located at 10 Bradley Drive, Westbrook, Maine.

Installation is expected to begin in April, 2010. This is the largest cold-air efficiency project currently in Maine.

“There is no more ecologically sound way to refrigerate something than a Freeaire System, with outside air, unless you count storing your food in a snow bank! A Freeaire system's cooler controller uses a microprocessor with highly accurate and reliable temperature sensors to precisely and reliably control the refrigeration. This new system installed throughout our enormous refrigerated space will allow NMPSF to suck in more of Maine’s frigid winter air to naturally temper the air inside of our already modern, Freon free, fossil-fuel free electrically compressed coolers.” 
---Mike Posey, Systems & Facilities Administrator, NMPSF

Since 2008, Native Maine Produce & Specialty Foods has operated its warehouse facilities without the use of fossil fuels for electricity as all electricity utilized for refrigeration is purchased only from renewable sources. NMPSF’s major investment in this Freeaire system demonstrates a continued commitment to sustainable, environmentally responsible business practices. Native Maine Produce & Specialty Foods, LLC is a leading distributor of fresh fruits and vegetables in Maine. The company delivers wholesale produce and specialty food orders daily to hundreds of Maine restaurants, hospitals, institutions, education and retail accounts in 14 Maine counties. NMPSF is a Maine owned and operated, Silliker® audited company with an unwavering commitment delivering to the highest standards of food safety, security and quality in the most environmentally conscious manor. Future strategies to furthermore increase a reduction in the company’s carbon footprint includes plans for solar and wind energy alternatives.

Contact Troy Andrews, Marketing Manager for more information at 207-856-1100.