Ciccio’s Olives brings its family’s Calabrian olive oil from the Pugliano groves in Vena di Maida to tables in West Reading and beyond. Family owned and operated, the company produces unfiltered, single-origin Carolea extra virgin olive oil and has followed the farm-to-table chain—from farmer and producer to importer and retailer—for three generations. Alongside the oil, Ciccio’s shares Southern Italian food traditions through private pasta classes, artisan goods, and small-group trips hosted in Calabria.
Deliba Olive OilSince 1967, the Cosmano family has grown, pressed and shipped single-estate extra virgin olive oil from Molochio in Calabria, Southern Italy. Deliba’s two native Calabrian oils are cold-extracted within four hours of harvest, with harvest dates, lot details and independent laboratory reports made public for each batch. The family also manages the route to U.S. customers through its own import and distribution company.7008, NY
LiokareasFor more than five generations, the Liokareas family has grown, hand-picked, and pressed Koroneiki olives into Greek extra-virgin olive oil on its family-owned orchard in the foothills of Southern Kalamata. The company still uses old-world methods and simple hand tools, while its distinctive Rx high-phenolic oil has earned repeated awards in international health and olive-oil competitions. From its Pittsburgh roots, Liokareas also carries the family’s Greek harvest traditions to customers through specialty oils and pantry goods.BETHEL PARK, PA
Pompeian, IncSince 1906, Pompeian has grown from roots in Lucca, Italy, into a Baltimore-based company owned entirely by the farmers behind its olive groves. Its family of growers and olive-oil craftsmen oversees the journey from farm to bottle, including production at its own 1,050-acre Sunrise Olive Ranch in California, while master tasters and traceability standards help preserve the character of each bottle.BALTIMORE, MD
FLOR DE LA JARARooted in a three-generation olive-growing family, Jorge and Tiffany produce premium extra virgin olive oil from their family orchard in Spain’s La Jara region. FLOR DE LA JARA hand-harvests its olives and cold-presses them within the family, offering the latest harvest in oils that preserve the character of the Mediterranean grove.New York, NY