Photograph courtesy of Cousins Maine Lobster.
This weekend marks the arrival of a Cousins Maine Lobster meals truck within the Pacific Northwest. It’ll make its first native look on the Oregon Path Brewfest in Oregon Metropolis on July 22.
It is the fifth CML meals truck unit for brothers Raj and Rahuh Mohan, in line with a press launch.
The duo joined the model in 2019 launching their first CML truck in San Francisco and now personal and function three vehicles in that space. They’re additionally in growth of a brick-and-mortar location in that space.
In early 2023 the Mohans expanded into Denver with the primary CML truck in that territory.
“Portland has an incredible meals scene and meals vehicles and meals carts are extremely common. The world is residence to vibrant breweries and wineries. We discover nice synergies with beverage firms and love collaborating with different small enterprise house owners,” Raj Mohan stated within the launch. “Proper now, there are restricted choices for lobster out there and we’re assured that the standard of our product and our service might be successful with seafood lovers all through the area.”
“In 1885, Asa Lovejoy of Boston, Massachusetts and Francis Pettygrove of Portland, Maine flipped a coin for the naming rights to a burgeoning city on the banks of the Willamette River. Pettygrove gained and Portland, Oregon acquired its title,” stated Sabin Lomac, Cousins Maine Lobster co-founder and Maine native, stated within the launch. “We’re thrilled to convey Maine’s most iconic product to the very metropolis named for our hometown and we have now little doubt that Raj and Rahul will lead an distinctive workforce and operation of their latest market.”
The model was based in 2012 by real-life cousins and Mainers, Jim Tselikis and Sabin Lomac, and commenced with two issues: a meals truck, and a shared imaginative and prescient to increase the highest-quality Maine lobster to the lobster-starved plenty by making it inexpensive and accessible.
After showing on Shark Tank the cousins partnered with Barbara Corcoran and commenced franchising, working with native house owners and entrepreneurs to convey Maine lobster to over 40 cities throughout the nation.
