<p>This spring, Ocean Mist Farms is adding a new vegetable to its lineup of more than 30 fresh vegetables that the company grows and sells, according to a press release.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><B>Baby broccoli</b> is being offered as a <B>year-round program</b> and will <B>start shipping this week</b>, according to a press release. The unique commodity comes in an 18-count pack, iced or iceless.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Baby broccoli is actually a cross between broccoli and Chinese kale, and has a sweeter flavor than ordinary broccoli. It features long, thin stalks and small floret clusters that often contain edible yellow flowers.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">"This is a logical addition to our product line," said Joe Feldman, Vice President Sales and Marketing. "Ocean Mist Farms added baby broccoli to its product line in order to meet growing consumer demand for the vegetable."<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">The Ocean Mist hang tag features "quick cook" recipes to educate consumers about how easy and versatile it is.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">The baby broccoli category has grown by 12.7% in dollar sales and 12.6% in volume sales year-over-year, with dollar sales topping $9.5 million, according to data from Nielsen Perishables.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">I'm looking forward to seeing this new item in stores!<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.oceanmist.com/" target="_new"> Ocean Mist Farms </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
