Prepare for Paddy’s Day!
While the meat counter and beverage aisle will be busy turning essentials like beef and beer, the produce department holds equal responsibility in ensuring shoppers’ St. Patrick’s Day festivities are delicious. From organic cabbage to potatoes and even an array of roots and greens, be sure that you’re ready for the big push ahead of this food-heavy holiday!
Eaters will be stocking up on all the makings for corned beef and cabbage and other traditional fare like colcannon, a buttery mix of mashed potatoes, green onions and kale. Be sure to take advantage of shoppers’ propensity to purchase products connected to this holiday’s themes of green and comfort foods, too.
Rundown this checklist and get prepared for St. Paddy’s Day!
Potatoes
As a side for corned beef or the foundation of a creamy bowl of colcannon, revelers will be consuming potatoes in volume! Be sure you’re stocked with plenty of Russet, red and yellow. The holiday is also a great opportunity to showcase Ladybug Brand organic, high-quality potatoes in convenient grab-and-go paper bags!
Green Cabbage
Go big on promotions to encourage stocking up. Rare is the opportunity to get shoppers to add a second head of cabbage to their cart, and this celebratory feasting day is certainly it!
Yellow Onions
Most recipes for corned beef call for two to four yellow onions. Bring in plenty of this essential ingredient!
Kale
You can’t make colcannon without some sort of green, and kale is second only to cabbage in traditional recipes.
Green Onions & NW Leeks
Each household has its own version of colcannon, but that bowl of buttery potatoes and greens are left a little lifeless without these essential flavor components.
Carrots
Bunched, bulk, traditional orange or a resplendent rainbow, carrots move on St. Patrick’s Day.
Roots
When in a potato state of mind, adding additional roots to shopping carts isn’t far-fetched. Parsnips, turnips and rutabaga add dynamic flavor to traditionally potato-centric recipes. Creative culinaries will seek these out, so stack them high!
Brussels Sprouts
Traditional? No. But eaters looking to incorporate more vegetable sides into their meat-heavy meal will likely look to Brussels sprouts. Quality is great right now on this fridge-hearty crucifer.