“Value Added”, “Convenience, “Precut” and “Triple Washed” are more than just buzzwords, it's here to stay in the kitchen to cut down your prep time while upping your nutrition! Just ask Kevin Tottino, Value-Added Production Manager at Ocean Mist Farms.
If you’ve enjoyed packaged convenience vegetables like our Cooking Spinach, Brussels Sprouts, and Season & Steam product line, you’ve already experienced the finished products that were processed in the Value-Added Department Kevin manages. And even if you haven’t purchased our value-added veg items at the grocery store, you’ve likely had our convenience veg products served at your favorite restaurants. Yes, we offer convenience vegetables for food service distribution, too!
We caught up with Kevin to learn more about his role at Ocean Mist Farms and the Value-Added department he has been instrumental in building over the past few years. Keep reading below!
I have worked at Ocean Mist Farms full-time for 9 years. My very first job was servicing the cooler forklifts during the summer.
Being patient, that changes will always take longer then we expect, and to always stay focused on the end goal.
As a child, I wanted to be a race car driver but I knew that wouldn't work out as I got older 😂. I've always enjoyed working with family throughout the years and I've always been passionate about working with anything mechanical, problem solving and optimizing processes. Agriculture is a tight community and there are many careers within it beyond traditional farming.
Making breakfast with my family and going on an adventure after to the beach, hike, bike ride, etc. Doing anything outdoors always makes for a great weekend!
I would love to get my pilot license. Flying has always interested me and I love the idea of being able to go where you want when you want.
You're only as good as the people you have around you.