Ocean Mist Farms Wins National Innovation In Packaging Award
October 26, 2015 | 2 min to read
CASTROVILLE, Calif. – Ocean Mist Farms is one of the five fresh produce companies named a packaging innovator by the Produce Marketing Association (PMA), which bestowed its eighth annual Impact Awards: Excellence in Packaging at the organization’s international convention and exposition in Atlanta.
The award recognizes companies with exceptional produce packaging that demonstrates “out-of-the-box-thinking” and makes an impact with consumers.
The newest addition to Ocean Mist Farms’ value-added Season & Steam™ product line, Kalettes™, received the 2015 PMA Impact Award: Excellence in Packaging. The company’s SuperShreds SuperFood™, Quick Cook Sprouts™, Baby Sprouts and whole Brussels sprouts received the award in 2012 and microwaveable artichokes in 2011.
All items in the Season & Steam product line use Ocean Mist Farms’ Steamfast microwavable package that gives users the option to pre-season the contents to their flavor preference, reseal with the zip lock and steam by microwave all within the same bag.
Ocean Mist Farms’ Season & Steam Kalettes™ are cleaned and ready to cook and have a suggested retail price of $3.29-$3.99 depending on the region. The company is one of six Kalettes™ growers in the United States.
The PMA Impact Award: Excellence in Packaging recognizes and encourages excellence in fresh produce packaging. PMA received more than 71 entries from 57 countries that were narrowed down to 20 finalists and submitted to a panel of judges who selected the five winners based on the following attributes: Marketing, sustainability, food safety, and convenience and supply chain efficiency/functionality.
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About Ocean Mist Farms
Ocean Mist Farms, a fourth generation family-owned business and the largest grower of fresh artichokes in North America, is committed to delivering the highest standards in the industry for food safety, product quality, customer service, innovation and sustainability. The company’s full line of 30 fresh vegetables includes the award-winning Season & Steam and Ocean Mist Organic product lines.
Source: Ocean Mist Farms