FRYEBURG, Maine — A crowd of about 100 people gathered in downtown Fryeburg last Saturday to "sound the alarm" that Nestle may sell Poland Spring to private equity firm One Rock Capital.
Nestle announced last June that Poland Spring was among its U.S. brands that could be sold off as part of a new direction for the international company.
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