Family Values Since 1908

Rich in history, the Dennis Paper & Food Service Company has been serving Central and Eastern Maine with pride for generations. Five Russian immigrant brothers originally founded the company as a bottling service known as Washington County Bottling Works. Deliveries were made by horse-drawn wagon, limiting the territory covered to the Cherryfield area. Eventually, Max Dennis bought his brother's share of the business and moved the company into Ellsworth in the early 1920's. Though troubling times were ahead, Max Dennis was able to keep the business running during the depression and World War II, with the help of his wife and son.When his son, Lawrence Dennis, took over operations in 1945, productions had increased dramatically. The company had developed its own brand of soft drink known as University Club Soda, and was now bottling and distributing national brands such as Hires Root Beer and Nesbitt's Orange. In 1949, the company incorporated and came to be known as the Dennis Bottling Company.

In the 1950's Dennis Bottling Co. began distributing malt beverages. This development was so well received by the community that a warehouse was opened in Brewer to accommodate distribution and in 1968 the company's headquarters were moved to Veazie. Distribution then became the main focus of the company, resulting in a change of name to Dennis Beverage Company.Soon after the move to Veazie, Dennis Beverage Company expanded its operations once again, this time to include paper and plastic disposable products and janitorial supplies. In an effort to best reflect the nature of the business, the name changed to Dennis Paper Company. The company continued to grow, thanks in large part to the dedication and hard work of Lawrence's wife Lee, his sister Bertha and the children of Lawrence and Lee: Hayden, Ron, Mark and Michele Dennis. After close to 40 years in the Veazie area, the Dennis Paper & Food Service Company moved to Bangor in 2002 and operations are now based at the new 50,000 square foot distribution center on Thatcher Street. This move has once again opened up the windows of opportunity as the company has expanded to a full food service broad line distributor, selling fresh, frozen and dry goods.

Through all the changes in the past and the ones yet to be made in the future, one thing remains a constant: The focus, vision and dedication of the Dennis Paper & Food Service Company has and always will be the complete satisfaction of the valued customers we serve.

McCaw Rd Facility

Due to our very rapid growth between 2002 and 2005 we outgrew the Thatcher St. location. in December of 2005 we moved again, to a 55,000 square foot facility with additional land so that we will be able to build in the future.

This new building provides us with a much larger freezer capacity, higher ceiling heights, and a layout that reduces our operational costs substantially. These gained efficiencies translate into reduced street pricing to our customers.