Maine

Karen Getz couldn’t find a cracker good enough to serve alongside her award-winning cheese, so she made one in her Maine kitchen. That decision set off a chain reaction that now stretches from a six-generation buckwheat farm near the Canadian border to doorsteps across the country.
The Maine Crisp Company’s story is about what happens when a small business finds the right tools — and what rural American communities stand to gain when it does. Selling in Amazon’s store solved a logistics puzzle that Maine’s geography made nearly impossible, and opened doors that traditional retail couldn’t.

“Amazon has been an essential spoke in our wheel as we grow the business,” says CEO Lewis Goldstein, “because of its ability to have us be available to so many people in so many parts of the country.”

For the Bouchard family, buckwheat farmers in Fort Kent, Maine, the growth couldn’t have come at a better time.

Bonsie Skin to Skin Babywear was born from a mother’s love for her children. Launched by mother and clinical social worker Anna Turcotte, the Maine-based family business sells footies, baby bag sets and cuddle sacks, all designed to make skin-to-skin contact easy.

Since 2020, Bonsie has tripled its sales with Amazon and is on track to generate $350,000 in sales this year. In 2024, Turcotte is aiming to transition to Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) as part of the company’s growth strategy and she has her sights set on bringing Bonsie Skin to Skin Babywear to customers in Canada.