California Olive Ranch is the largest producer of extra virgin olive oil in the US. Our goal is to create a revolution in olive oil that replicates the success of California wine…if we are successful, California will rank alongside Italy in home and professional chefs’ minds as the home of great olive oil.
At our heart, the company is a farm. We own and/or manage over 15,000 acres of land. All of our oil is sustainably crafted by California family farmers at our own mill. The quality of our products has been recognized worldwide – we have won over 50 awards for quality and are regularly featured as an ‘Editors Pick’ by experts at Consumer Reports, The New York Times, Cooks Illustrated, Real Simple, Saveur, etc.
California Olive Ranch oils are sold primarily in grocery stores (over 20,000 stores, from Target to Whole Foods) and to leading chefs via a Foodservice business. We have achieved some notable success – California Olive Ranch is a top brand in both Natural and Conventional grocery channels, and over 20 James Beard Award winning chefs use our oil.
The company has grown at over a 50% rate for each of the past 7 years! And this growth will accelerate as we recently purchased Lucini Italia, an artisan producer of high quality Italian extra virgin olive oils and specialty foods that is also a leader in the grocery space.
As we’ve grown we have become a much more sophisticated organization, and rely heavily on data to build our business.