State Garden Inc., a leading supplier of organic and conventional tender leaf greens, spinach and celery hearts, based in Chelsea, MA, is offering a new line of organic and conventional lettuce fillets. These new products will be additions to the Olivia’s Organics and Simple Beginnings lines.

“There’s a big demand for this product,” Ken Reagan, vice president of sales for State Garden, said in a press release. “Its versatility makes it a useful addition to any meal and it has universal appeal.”  

Lettuce fillets are washed and ready to eat for added convenience, and can be used for chopped salads and Caesars, in sandwiches and are ideal for wraps.

“If you want a great way to cut carbs, just wrap your tuna in a fresh and crunchy Romaine leaf,” Reagan added. “It’s almost a bread substitute.”

Reagan said that because the fillets are produced on the East Coast, “there’s a quicker turn-around time.  We only need 48 hours advance notice. Our customers typically wait five to six days on orders for product produced on the West Coast.”

Another added value is order size. “You can order just one case if you like, and we’ll deliver it in two days,” he said.

Olivia’s Organics Romaine Leaves and Simple Beginnings Romaine Leaves and Green Leaf Lettuce Leaves are Non-GMO Verified. They are available now and come in seven-ounce clamshells, six units per case.

In other news from State Garden, the company added a new baby lettuce variety to its five-ounce organic line.

“It’s absolutely beautiful,” Mark DeMichaelis, president and owner of the company, said about the red variety of butter lettuce with striking bands of green. “It looks beautiful on the farm, in the package and on a plate. It has a smooth texture and a taste to match.”

Sometimes called Bibb or Boston Lettuce, Butter lettuce is known for its melt-in-your-mouth leaves. The Butter lettuce plant reaches maturity in about 60 days, but Olivia’s Organics harvests it when it reaches 25-30 days, so it’s even more tender and sweet.

Olivia’s Organics baby Butter lettuce is Non-GMO Verified and is washed, packed and sold fresh daily.  It’s available by the six-, eight- or 12-pack case.