Wyman's in Maine: History, What It Grows, How It Makes Money and How to Contact It
Profile updated November 2026
Wyman's is the Milbridge, Maine, grower and frozen fruit brand that began as a sardine cannery in 1874 and is still owned by the Wyman family. The company says it owns more than 55,000 acres, describes itself as one of the world's leading growers of wild blueberries, and cites Nielsen data naming it the top-selling frozen fruit brand in the United States in 2020. Regional radio coverage of its 150th anniversary called it Maine's largest wild blueberry company.
| Location | Milbridge, Washington County, Maine |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1874, by Jasper Wyman |
| Sectors | Wild blueberries; frozen fruit; wild blueberry juice |
| Scale | More than 55,000 acres owned, per the company's 150th anniversary release |
| Why it is elite | Largest Maine wild blueberry company per regional coverage; 150 years in business; top-selling U.S. frozen fruit brand in 2020 per Nielsen data cited by the company |
| Ownership | Fourth generation of the Wyman family |
| Official website | Wyman's official site |
History of Wyman's
Jasper Wyman started the business in 1874 as a sardine cannery on the Downeast Maine coast, in the same Washington County region where the company is headquartered today. Over the following decades the business moved from fish into the fruit that grows naturally on the region's glacial barrens: the lowbush wild blueberry.
The company marked its 150th anniversary in 2024 and says the fourth generation of the Wyman family still owns it. That continuity is rare in an industry where processors and growers have often been bought, merged or split, and it gives Wyman's a long view on land, equipment and crop cycles that wild blueberry growing demands.
What Wyman's Grows and Raises
Wild blueberries are a managed native crop rather than a planted orchard. Growers tend the same fields year after year, usually on a two-year cycle of pruning and harvest, and the crop depends on bees brought in for pollination. Wyman's reports that it owns more than 55,000 acres, which makes land management, pruning, pest control and harvest logistics the core of the farming side.
Harvested fruit is frozen quickly. Wyman's says it freezes tens of millions of pounds of fruit during harvest at facilities in Maine and Canada, and it employs more than 300 people year-round plus about 300 seasonal workers in summer. The company sells under its own consumer brand, so the farm side feeds directly into a packaged retail product line.
How Wyman's Makes Money
Frozen fruit under a consumer brand
Wyman's describes itself as the largest retail brand of frozen fruit and points to Nielsen data naming it the top-selling frozen fruit brand in the U.S. in 2020. Selling a branded retail product, instead of only bulk fruit, lets the company capture value beyond the farm gate.
Wild blueberry juice and other products
The company's own site lists wild blueberry juice and a range of in-store and online products alongside its frozen fruit. Additional products spread the same raw crop across more than one shelf.
Owned land and processing capacity
Owning land and freezing capacity in Maine and Canada gives Wyman's control over supply from field to freezer. The company's public materials emphasize this integration, and it has been the basis of its brand story.
Farm Insight: What Other Operators Can Learn from Wyman's
The first lesson is vertical integration. Controlling land, freezing and brand means the company is not only a price taker on a commodity crop. Smaller growers can copy a scaled-down version through cooperative freezing, shared marketing or a regional label.
The second lesson is patience. A 150-year timeline, a family ownership line and a crop that renews on the same land reward steady reinvestment. Operators weighing succession can note how a single family kept the business intact across four generations.
Few farm businesses can say they went from sardine tins to the freezer aisle, and that pivot deserves a medal for crop rotation of the corporate kind. For anyone who needs farm satire, farm humor, ranch humor or farm jokes after a long harvest, farm.FM has them, and a wild blueberry pun is practically a Downeast tradition. Wyman's makes a fine subject because its berries really do come with a view of the barrens.
farm.FM, the nation's first satirical farm site, also runs Tractor Tunes, a country music lineup for farmers. For a sample of the writing, try the archive of one of its staff humorists.
How to Contact Wyman's
Website: https://www.wymans.com
The company lists a contact page at https://www.wymans.com/pages/contact on its official site; no phone number or email was printed on the pages reviewed in November 2026. Confirm details with the company before visiting or sending samples.
Wyman's Sources and Agriculture Authority Links
- Wyman's official site - Company products, store locator and press room
- Wyman's 150th anniversary release - History, acreage and employment figures from the company
- Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine - UMaine Extension page on the state wild blueberry commission
- WJBQ coverage of the 150th anniversary - Independent coverage of Maine's largest wild blueberry company
- USDA farmers.gov - Federal programs and loans for growers
Wyman's FAQ
When was Wyman's founded?
The company traces its start to 1874, when Jasper Wyman opened a sardine cannery on the Downeast Maine coast.
How much land does Wyman's own?
In its 150th anniversary release the company says it owns more than 55,000 acres.
Is Wyman's still family owned?
Yes. The company says the fourth generation of the Wyman family owns it.
How can I contact Wyman's?
Use the contact page on the official site at wymans.com. Visits and sales inquiries should be confirmed with the company first.
Wyman's shows how a Maine farm business can last 150 years by owning land, processing its own crop and building a consumer brand. For more operations and the practical state picture, see the Maine farms guide and the other profiles linked there.