<p><strong>Castroville, CA</strong><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Ocean Mist Farms is using the timing of this year’s PMA to emphasize its ability to work with retailers on holiday promotion planning.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">“The date of Fresh Summit – end of October -- is when our retail customers are planning their holiday ads and promotions,” said Kori Tuggle, Director of Marketing and Business Development. “Most of the items used for holiday promotions include our cooking vegetables such as celery, broccoli, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Ocean Mist Farms will launch their newest Brussels sprout microwavable zip lock packaging that will give consumers the option to season the vegetables before cooking.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">The company will also welcome the Brussels sprouts menu created by Chef Tony Baker of Montrio Bistro at PMA at the Ocean Mist Farms’ booth.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">“At PMA we want to demonstrate the key holiday ingredients that we grow -- and will be top of mind with consumers directly after the Fresh Summit -- and that we are a resource for holiday planning by providing recipes, social media content, point of sale and more to our retail customers,” says Tuggle.<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/vegetabletype/4/recipe_results.aspx?veg=Brussels-Sprouts" target="_new"> Ocean Mist Farms </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">