Our business

‘The Fresh Olive Company of Provence’ was born in 1991, when founders George Bennell and Adam Wells realised that the sad tinned olives available in the UK weren’t a patch on the olives of Provence. With the help of an old van they began transporting buckets of fresh olives from Provence to London, where young chefs and trendy delis snapped them up. A little later they introduced a unique range of authentic aromatised Provençal olive mixes which firmly established their reputation.

Today, our dynamic business distributes an extensive range of authentic, premium quality Mediterranean foods and ingredients, including olives, antipasti, vinegars and olive oils.

We’ve always taken pride in our expertise and personal service and we’re closely involved in every aspect of the supply chain. We have investments and partnerships with producers in France, Italy, Spain and Morocco, including organic olive groves in Catalonia and a children’s school in Morocco financed by our Argan oil sales. We are the category leaders for fresh olives in the UK catering and manufacturing sectors and our product list presents over 150 personally selected delicacies, which are sold throughout the UK and exported around the world. Read about sourcing and supply...