The state’s No. 3 standing nationwide as a top maple syrup producer apparently isn’t good enough for one of the nation’s largest discount outlets.
Costco as it turns out isn’t even buying its popular pure organic syrup domestically but from … Canada.
Mashed.com did an investigation of “the five best Costco products that fly under the radar.”
It found that Costco’s maple syrup is among the five.
Then, realizing how popular the chain’s syrup is, Mashed investigators began trying to figure out where Costco gets it from.
Two Canadian companies – Citadelle and Lantic Maple – are the culprits that allow our northern neighbor to produce 70 percent of the world’s maple syrup.
Maine has plenty of pure maple syrup to offer, if and when the Costco suits get a conscience.
The state is the third-largest producer in the country, putting out roughly 600,000 gallons each season.
The No. 1 producer is Vermont, which cans 3 million gallons a year, followed by No. 2 New York at 800,000.
Costco Ain’t Got No Couth, Uses Canadian Maple Syrup Over Maine’s Finest
By Ted Cohen
