SACAMENTO, CA - My mom used to pile sprouts onto every sandwich she made me, and a sprouts fan was born. For those both in the industry and out, sprouts are a welcome addition in a product portfolio and Rä Foods Wild About Sprouts™, a Sacramento-based fresh sprouts produce company, has opened a new production facility to expand production of Wild About Sprouts to meet the increasing demand for the leafy shoots.

“Wild About Sprouts is on a mission to reach consumers across the country with fresh, living, safe, healthy, flavorful sprouts,” said Dan Sholl, General Manager. “In order to do this, we needed to expand our cold greenhouse space to meet the increasing demand we are experiencing. We’ve customized a few key details, but the overall operation was already in place for us to grow our business in this facility.”

According to a press release, Wild About Sprouts are different from traditional sprouts given that they are grown in individual 3 oz containers using a patented Cold Grown® process. This process prevents the growth of pathogens and eliminates handling that could introduce contaminants and promote spoilage. Wild About Sprouts seeds are planted directly in 3 oz retail packages. As an additional safety step, final product testing occurs on every shipment.

The sprouts come in six varieties: the 100 percent Clover, the Broccoli/Clover blend, the “Spicy Blend” of radish and clover, Alfalfa, the Clover/Alfalfa blend, and 100 percent Broccoli. They’re produced in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way, are herbicide-free and pesticide-free and use only ¼ cup of water per package.

“We are here to support our grocers in their efforts to keep quality fresh produce on stores shelves during this difficult time of COVID and our new facility and increased growing capacity will help us to accomplish that,” said Sholl. “We are also continuing to support our local food shelves with a recent donation of more than 600 cases of Wild About Sprouts. This is added to the more than 6,000 cases we have donated to food shelves this year.”

Wild About Sprouts are versatile, compact, and easy to store.

“In addition to adding growing space, we are excited to announce Wild About Sprouts has partnered with Ilana Muhlstein, RDN, MS, author, public speaker, influencer, and member of the Leadership Team for the American Heart Association. The goal is to help introduce and educate consumers about the benefits of adding Wild About Sprouts to your healthy eating routine. There is a generation of consumers that don’t really know what sprouts are and we are taking on the challenge of helping people understand the benefits of these powerful little plants,” concluded Sholl.

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