<p><strong>Salinas, CA</strong><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Mann Packing Company is debuting a new leaf lettuce that makes burgers better. Mann’s Better Burger Leaf™ will be debuted at Sunday’s PMA Foodservice Expo. The lettuce is a Nunhems exclusive seed variety and is a green leaf iceberg hybrid developed as part of Nunhems “Sandwich Concepts.” The new item was launched officially at Fruit Logistica in February, according to a press release.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Two years ago, Mann Packing identified the unique leaf variety during trial visits in England. The Director of Foodservice Sales, Rick Russo, identified the variety. The leaf is now being marketed under the Better Burger Leaf™ brand.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Mr. Russo, states, "We loved the leaf variety because it filled the shape of sandwich breads and burger buns better than traditional green leaf. It has a tender crunch and a sweet iceberg flavor." Mann Packing will also be featuring its line of petite whole leaves, Mann’s Arcadian Harvest® Classic™ and Mann’s Arcadian Harvest® Emerald™, and a new line of washed and trimmed leaf lettuces. Chef Kevin Hincks and Chef Owen Klein will serve Mann’s Arcadian Harvest® Sundae Salad featuring Naturipe® ready to eat blueberries as part of the PMA’s Sensory Experience recipe contest.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Don't forget to stop by Naturipe's booth. Mann’s Better Burger Leaf™ will be served at Naturipe’s booth in a Blueberry Sonoma Chicken Salad Wrap and the Britannia Arms Pub, located on Alvarado Street in downtown Monterey, will serve Mann’s Better Burger Leaf™ on burgers and sandwiches all weekend. Mann and Naturipe® will also be raffling two Apple® iPads to attendees who visit both company booths.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Mann Packing is booth #137 and Naturipe® is booth #22.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.veggiesmadeeasy.com" target="_new"> Mann Packing</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
