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Volume: IX | Issue: 20 | Week of: May 20, 2015
Inside this issue:
New Item: Golden Kiss Melons
New Item: Golden
Kiss Melons
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Chef’s Table
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Trivia Time
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New Items
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Save the Date!
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Meet the Kiss Family (of
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Melons)!
Contact Information
Grillin’ Vegetables
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The Golden Kiss Melon
(Item #: 13156) is a delicious cross of
Galia and Charentais melons. The
unique gold netted skin and green
striped appearance is stunning and
attracts consumers right to the bin.
Once opened, the brilliant orange
interior with small seed cavity and thin
dark green rind have a dramatic
contrast.
With its slightly higher sugar content,
Golden Kiss melons make a great
choice for a simple summer snack.
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Merchandise This Week for Sales and Profits:
 Crazy Fresh Party Trays/
Taco Dip Tray/Salsa Sampler
 Berries
 Melons
 Nectarines/Peaches
 Pineapple/Mangoes
 Cherries/Grapes
Refer to Page 4 for an informative
melon article, including a sales strategy
for your produce department
(Meet the Kiss Family (of Melons)!)
 Peppers/Sweet Corn/Green Beans
Shopping Tips
Choose a melon with prominent
netting, a smooth stem end and a
sweet, musky aroma.
 Bag Potatoes
Storage Tips
Store ripe melons in the refrigerator
for up to four days.
 60ct Avocadoes/Tomatoes
 Vidalia Onions (Bulk & Bag)
Chef ’s Table
Marinating the meat you intend to grill with an
acidic fruit puree will impart its flavor to the meat,
and also tenderize the meat.
pepper.
6. Place the chicken on the grill. If you don't hear a
sizzling sound, it's not hot enough. Wait until
you hear the sizzle. Grill the chicken just until
Melon Chipotle Grilled Chicken Recipe
it's cooked through and nicely marked from the
Ingredients
grill, about 8 minutes for breasts and about 4 for
tenders.
 2 cups Golden Kiss melon, roughly chopped
7.
Remove the chicken breasts or tenders from the
 2 tablespoons fresh squeezed lemon juice
grill and place them on a serving platter; cover
 2-1/2 teaspoons chipotles in adobo sauce
with foil.
 1 tablespoon olive oil, plus a bit more for
8. Pour the remaining marinade, into a small
grilling
saucepan and bring it to a boil. Place a fine mesh
 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, or
strainer over a bowl and pour in the boiled
12 chicken tenders
marinade. Discard the fruit pulp and pour the
 salt and black pepper to taste
juice in the bowl back into the saucepan. Bring
 1/2 teaspoon butter
to a boil once more and then turn the heat down
to a simmer for about 1 minute. Add the butter
 thin slices Golden Kiss melon, for garnish
and swirl the pan until it's melted. Season with
salt and pepper, to taste; drizzle the chicken.
Instructions
Serve with a few, thin slices of the melon.
1. Blend the melon until it's as smooth as possible.
Add the lemon juice, chipotles in adobo sauce,
and 1 tablespoon of olive oil; blend for another Your partner in the produce aisle,
few seconds until everything is incorporated. Set
aside.
2. Trim any excess fat off the chicken breasts or
tenders and place them in a heavy-duty, zip-lock
bag. Pour the melon marinade over the chicken
and move it around a bit to be sure it's well
coated. Seal the bag, squeezing out as much air
as possible.
3. Place the bag in a bowl, in case it leaks, in the
refrigerator for at least 1 hour, up to 6 hours.
4. Remove the chicken breasts or tenders from the
bag, gently wiping off the marinade as you go,
and place them on a large plate. Be sure to save
the marinade as we'll be cooking it later for a
glaze.
5. Preheat your grill and drizzle it with olive oil.
Season both sides of the chicken with salt and
Chef Nate
Trivia Time
True or False: Casaba melons do not have an aroma.
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New Items
 11# Yellow On-the-Vine Tomato
 Vidalia Sweet Onion Petals, 12/3.5oz
 12/1.25# Gusset Rainier Cherry
 Vidalia Sweet Potato Fries, 12/3.5oz
 1-Layer Prima Yellow Nectarine
Organics
 33# Golden Kiss Melon, 9-13ct
 18# 2-Layer Organic Peach
 33# Honey Kiss Melon, 9-13ct
 18# Organic Green Seedless Grape
 Athena Melon Bin, 140-150ct
 18# Organic Red Seedless Grape
 Chilean Ambrosia
 Organic Love Beet Juice, 6/14oz
 Import Clementine, 15/2#
 New Zealand Smitten Apple
 Seneca Sour Apple Chip, 12/2.5oz
 Vidalia BBQ Kettle Potato Chip, 12/4.5oz
 Vidalia Onion Kettle Potato Chip, 12/4.5oz
Save the Date!
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Meet the Kiss Family (of Melons)!
Background: Each of these new varieties is USA grown Store: Store these melons as you would cantaloupe. If
ripening, keep at room temperature. Refrigerate once
and generally available from late May into November.
ripe or cut.
Note each variety’s characteristics below:
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Honey Kiss melon (Item #: 13157): has a light
netting over a yellow exterior with a light salmoncolored interior. This oval shape melon has a sugar
content which can produce dark sugar spots on the
melon’s surface when ripe.
Prepare: Prepare and utilize as you would cantaloupe or
honeydew. For flavor contrast, consider adding lemon or
lime juice, ginger, honey or brown sugar, as desired.
Nutrition: There are approximately 40-50 calories per
3.5 ounce serving (wedge) of melon. Also, it is a good
Golden Kiss melon (Item #: 13156): has both gold source of fiber and is fat free.
netting and green striping making it a unique melon To sell more: Introduce customers to these new melons
to see. It has an orange interior and a small seed
with wording noted above on signs. Sampling to adults
cavity. It has a slightly higher sugar content than
would also be helpful. Display in appropriate amounts
Honey Kiss.
(perhaps a case stack display, if advertised) with other
melons in your department.
Summer Kiss melon (Item #: 13158): has a dark
gold netted exterior and green interior. Its flavor is
Sources: www.sandstonemelons.com,
sweet and mellow, and the texture is creamy—not as www.producepete.com, and www.friedas.com.
firm as some melons.
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Sugar Kiss melon (Item #: 13155): has a softer,
creamy texture and is the sweetest member of the
Kiss family of melons.
Choose: Look for characteristics similar to those of a
cantaloupe when selecting at the store. These melons
will also ripen from the inside > out and produce a
noticeable aroma when ripe.
Answer:: True.
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