Dirigo Spirit Company Issues Statement in Response to State Releasing RFP for Maine Wholesale Spirits Business

AUBURN, Maine, Oct. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- "Today the State released RFP# 201309606 entitled 'Maine Wholesale Spirits Business' seeking a new contractual arrangement for the period 2014–2024. Since 2004, the private contract to run Maine's wholesale liquor operation has been a famously bad deal for the State of Maine. The Governor and the Legislature have now adopted a very well thought out plan to solicit competitive proposals that will improve the State's financial standing by tens of millions of dollars annually. It is rare for a small state like ours to find such dramatic benefits and financial gains without making sacrifices or imposing new taxes; this is going to be a large and long overdue windfall for Maine. For two years we have been on a mission to help make it a reality. Dirigo Spirit is 100 percent Maine-owned, financed and managed, and we are submitting a proposal designed to be a win for the State, a win for the agency retailers and a win for all Mainers." – Ford S. Reiche, President, Dirigo Spirit Company

About Dirigo Spirit Company, LLC
Formed in February 2012 by successful Maine entrepreneur Ford S. Reiche, Dirigo Spirit Company, LLC will compete for the State of Maine's wholesale liquor distribution contract. The 10-year contract with Maine Beverage Co. is scheduled to expire in June 2014. Reiche is co-founder and former president of Safe Handling, Inc., Maine's largest logistics company.

SOURCE Dirigo Spirit Company