Ocean Mist® Farms’ Brian Scattini Details Steady Green Onion Supplies Ahead of Thanksgiving
CASTROVILLE, CA - Whether it’s sautéed or used as the quintessential garnish, you can’t deny that green onions play an essential role when it comes to simple meals or lavish feasts. Your shoppers will be well-prepared this busy holiday season, as Ocean Mist® Farms has got the supplies ready to back you up.
“Ocean Mist Farms grows the finest green onion varieties for our valued customers, who have come to expect our exceptional quality,” Brian Scattini, Commodity Account Manager, tells me. “Our onions are currently hand-harvested in Baja California, Mexico; carefully bunched; gently packed; and transported to be cooled within four hours of harvest. They are then transferred up to our Castroville, California facility for distribution. Once the desert season is fully underway, we’ll be shipping everything from our Coachella facility in Southern California.”
Ocean Mist offers green onions in a variety of iced and iceless pack sizes from retail to foodservice packs, including 4x12 cts, 2x24 cts, and 24x5.5 oz bags. And with the holiday season stretch fast approaching, these flavorful and visually appealing bunches will emphasize any plate. Don’t worry about supplies, as Brian assures us that Ocean Mist has got it covered.
“We have a steady supply scheduled and are on target to fulfill all of our orders and meet all of our commitments—including promotional volumes—through the holiday season and into the new year,” continues Brian. “Our Baja team produces remarkable quality products, and the fields are kept in pristine condition. We have always been more focused on the quality than the volume of our fresh vegetable products, and with each green onion harvest, it’s apparent. Needless to say, the quality of the holiday harvest is looking very good.”
If your shoppers are curious as to how to use green onions this Thanksgiving, be sure to tell them: Any which way! Cooking with fresh green onions brings flavor and texture to dishes, and they can also be used as a garnish in a variety of applications—from soups to salads and mashed potatoes to protein roasts. Their bright green color also adds a visual element, and the mild flavor appeals to a wide spectrum of palates.
Since green onions are such a vital ingredient in so many dishes, make sure to have plenty on hand to help bring your customers’ holiday favorites to life. And keep a lookout for more seasonal updates from ANUK.
