Based in New York City since 2010, Culinary Argan Oil produces USDA-organic extra-virgin culinary argan oil from wild-harvested fruit gathered in Morocco’s Argan Bio-Reservoir near Taroudant. Kernels are cracked by hand, artisan-roasted and cold-pressed in small batches, yielding a nutty oil with hazelnut and pistachio notes. The company maintains relationships with the argan-producing community and emphasizes sustainable sourcing, quality testing and documented traceability.
USDA Organic
Mandia Int'l Trading CorpFounded by Steve Mandia after his olive-oil work in Italy, Mandia Int'l Trading Corp imports and supplies bulk olive oils and other edible oils to food manufacturers and foodservice customers from its East Coast facility. The Utica company draws on more than three decades in the trade and a sourcing network spanning 15 countries across five continents, with oils packed and stored for delivery in formats ranging from jugs to tankers. Mandia is an SQF Level 2 facility and also offers USDA Organic, Kosher, and Non-GMO-certified products.UTICA, NY
Rou OrganicsRou Organics turns wild-harvested African seeds and fruits into cold-pressed botanical oils, combining tribal harvesting knowledge with modern processing at its solar-powered facility in Modimole, Limpopo. The company sources from communities around more than 50 villages, with every bag tracked from its harvesting location to the plant and local harvesters equitably paid. Its fresh-fruit approach also puts byproducts to work rather than sending them to waste.POTOMAC, MD
The BAAL ProjectSixth-generation Lebanese olive oil producers Noura and Gus launched The BAAL Project in 2021 to make small-batch extra virgin olive oil and olive oil soap from their family’s North Lebanon groves. The family’s 200-year-old trees are hand-harvested, with olives pressed within hours and the oil bottled in Lebanon, while recovered olives and soap shavings help keep the process low-waste. Based in New York and made with family-grown Lebanese olives, BAAL also supports the preservation of Lebanon’s olive-oil heritage and sustainable farming traditions.
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